CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Sponsors: Sponsors can be a major source of income for an in-person gala, and you don’t want to leave them behind. Luckily the virtual format gives you a lot of flexibility to make sponsors happy. You can also use services like Discord to host a video chat to allow participants to game together, or Twitch to stream games.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

The change required major cuts to their programs, a new focus when working with sponsors, and a drive to make it more inclusive for a broader audience. A hybrid fundraising event combines a traditional in-person fundraiser with a live-streamed virtual event that attendees can access online from anywhere the internet is available.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Features range from live video streaming to pre-recorded, webinar-style sessions, as well as augmented reality and virtual venue spaces. . You can consider hosting some of the same gala ideas in a physical event space, but attendees will view the event through a live streaming hosting platform. . Online Voting Contest.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. To help mitigate costs, ask local businesses if they’d be willing to sponsor your event. You could also have custom race t-shirts designed to feature all of your teams and sponsors. Check out this full description of how to run a virtual trivia night to get inspired.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Get a whole bunch of ducks, find a location with a small stream or pool.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Family members and friends who prefer to stay dry can also get involved by sponsoring someone’s jump. Cookie decorating contest. Snowman contest. Be sure to have a designated drop-off space for the gifts and, if possible, show donors the direct impact they’ve made on the people they’ve sponsored through photos and letters.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event, contests, matching gifts, and challenges. Reach out to local businesses and ask if they would consider sponsoring a matching grant for your campaign or donate in-kind donations. Get creative with social media.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event , contests, matching gifts, and challenges. Reach out to local businesses and ask if they would consider sponsoring a matching grant for your campaign or donate in-kind donations. Get creative with social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Raffle Tickets: If your fundraiser includes a raffle, selling tickets for it can serve as an additional revenue stream. Of course, there’s one other way that businesses and local groups can support fundraisers: They can become event sponsors! Don’t forget to make it clear how much of their ticket price is tax-deductible!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2014

One of the most amazing things about great golf tournaments is their ability to bring in revenue from multiple streams, all from the same 50-200 golfers and meal attendees. Some examples of things you can add include: Putting Contest – $5 for 3 attempts to sink a long putt. Focus on Sponsorships. Be creative!

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Interested in learning how to attract, cultivate, and wow sponsors? You might even host a quick superhero trivia contest to test your attendees on their superhero knowledge. The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! You can stream an entire series (Lord of the Rings marathon?) Movie Nights.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

If your organization has a fiscal sponsor, you are not eligible for Facebook Payments, which is necessary to receive your donations as a direct deposit. Host polls and contests to engage your audience. As a first step, you need to sign your organization up for Facebook fundraising tools. But you have to work for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Couple this with the power of live streaming and your guests may socialize with each other while they eat from the comfort of their own home. If you want to make it a hybrid event, simply have a group of folks come to an in-person dinner on location while having meals delivered to a few others watch the virtual version over a live stream.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual: Online auctions are a category in and of themselves, allowing attendees to view items remotely using live streaming or images while they place online bids. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? Plug donor skills into the work.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. Though a recurring giving campaign may not bring in major gifts upfront, it will give you a system for pulling in a steady income stream for the months following Giving Tuesday and beyond.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

They post everything, including links to live streams of sessions, statements, and legislative updates. Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. The New York State Senate has a Twitter feed.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Traditional Events Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. For performances, your best bet is to use a live-streaming platform such as Twitch (free to use).

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. And for an extra high-touch, incentivize sponsors by including thanks in direct mail programming brochures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away. " The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

A dance-a-thon is a type of peer-to-peer fundraiser where fundraisers commit to dancing for a certain number of hours in exchange for donations and pledges from sponsors. Those connections could help when you start searching for corporate sponsors down the road. Seek out corporate sponsors. What is a dance-a-thon fundraiser?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. In addition to soliciting gifts, why not take the day to recognize those who support your mission, like donors, volunteers, sponsors, grantees and vendors? Live-streaming to keep in touch with supporters. Try hosting a fundraising event centered around social media by live-streaming regularly with your supporters.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

With apps like Teleparty or simple screen share features in services like Zoom, you can stream a movie that everyone can watch together, all from the comfort of their own homes. Have an extra-generous donor or sponsor who’s interested in working with your organization? Haunted porch contest. Virtual movie night.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. But even organizations without those resources can help sponsor and provide support.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Your event does not have to be large-scale to be profitable, but you can boost your budget by making a successful pitch to sponsors, detailing how your event will help them meet their business goals. Many of the virtual events mentioned above for peer-to-peer fundraising translate easily to in-person events.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Reach out to potential sponsors. You can use LinkedIn as a starting point for finding corporate sponsors , too. And nonprofits certainly benefit from this stream of reliable income: monthly donors give 42% more in one year than one-time donors do. Reach out to potential sponsors. Up your storytelling game. Get creative!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ask your congregants to help sponsor the trip you’re taking by donating pre-determined amounts associated with the number of miles you’ll be traveling. Chains like Chipotle, Target, and other major retailers regularly sponsor “spirit nights” for schools, wherein a percentage of their sales is donated to the featured school.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Pivot this to virtual by having each participant upload a photo or live stream themselves walking their “at-home” runway. For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal. They can then vote for their favorite by donating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” Tomorrow, the Lean Start Up is sponsoring a free web cast called, “ Lean Impact: Implementing Lean Startup in Mission-driven Organizations.” The organization delivering services to people at risk and affected by trafficking, and integrates revenue streams into their service model.

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