AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

With so many event professionals being forced to shift from a physical event to a virtual one , the landscape can feel new and uncertain. One of the only ways to tell if you’ve just hosted a successful virtual event—with the promise of more future lead generation and sales—is to ask. Ask a general question first.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A well-planned seating arrangement will ensure that guests feel comfortable and contribute to your events success. Planning for your next fundraising event is a lot of work. However, one of the most important parts of any successful fundraising event is ensuring that guests are seated in an organized manner.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

You may be surprised to learn that multichannel donors contribute four times as often as online-only or offline-only donors. They follow you on social media, rally their friends through crowdfunding, and participate in your events. Continue to embrace virtual events and digital fundraising for a more flexible strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

I’m so excited about these new groups! Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Net Tuesdays are monthly events, organized by local volunteers in over 30 cities around the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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NetWits

MARCH 24, 2011

This interview was initially published in our monthly eNewsletter – Strategies, Tips and Best Practices for Event Fundraising Professionals. The committee dashboard lives within your event website and helps event committee members track their progress in recruiting corporate sponsorships and company teams.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. With users' increasing confidence in participating together online, there's never been a better time to take a leap and try a new tactic to engage a group. Check it out !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Appearing as her super hero alter ego, complete with green cape, Super Green, Kroll spoke about how online activity can be used to inspire offline action. The options for get-togethers can be anything from events to photo-ops, so long as it gives people a reason to show up and do something together.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. Event Kick Off. Host a Mini-Event.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

But, in today’s world of digital over-communication and rowdy town halls overtaken by DC-based interest groups, one, two or even 20 Susans isn’t enough. At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You’ll want to create a Twitter hashtag for the event and make sure it isn’t already being used.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Use these to build your event ticketing plan and get selling! Create Different Ticket Types Your nonprofit’s supporters are not a one-size-fits-all group. Group Tickets: These tickets are designed for groups of people attending together, offering discounts for purchasing multiple tickets.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Offline vs Online. Tags: events issues digitalengagement digitalinclusion socialbysocial. COMMUNITIES.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Offline vs Online. Tags: events issues digitalengagement digitalinclusion socialbysocial. COMMUNITIES.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Especially when you work really hard on an event or an online campaign and you don’t get the results you were hoping for. You should be sharing your nonprofit’s mission online and offline through your social media plan , donor newsletters, events, and other communications. Broken Model #3: Fundraising Events.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

When recruiting board members, think about how you can maximize your organization’s connections offline. The easiest way to start the conversation as a small nonprofit is to attend networking events in your community. Consider joining an affinity group to collaborate with other fundraisers.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Online donors are a generous group. In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. Typically they’re first-time donors who shell out nearly double the amount that offline first-time donors do - to the tune of $62 versus $32 on average, according to our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. Download Now!

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TechImpact

JULY 22, 2014

According to Eleventy Group, approximately 1/3 of all fundraising revenue comes from email. Integrate with offline campaigns. Your direct marketing and other offline marketing campaigns can help support your online campaigns, too. Use events to drive email acquisition. Image courtesy of Amplifymm.

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Media Cause

JUNE 1, 2024

This requires substantial market research and should include conversations with your audiences through surveys, interviews, or even focus groups. It serves your needs but allows people to showcase that they identify with your movement online and offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

7) Encourage Donors to Go Paperless Dive into your database and determine who your donors are that tend to give offline. Personalization is also key, so you should be segmenting your email lists and tailoring your messaging to different donor groups. Remember, your donors should be able to access your donation form easily.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This might be your organization’s event manager for the volunteers executing your yearly fundraisers, the Executive Director working with their Board Members on the program’s initiatives, or your Grant Writer coordinating the organization’s program funding goals. Try to keep discussions to relevant project conversations.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

Ask folks to think about the people in the group and what content would appeal to them. Beyond social media, this could also be interesting to use for donation appeals, event messaging, or any other messages your nonprofit is sending out. Engagement. The cards are collected, mixed up, then each person is given one card.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In years past their annual Duradash fundraiser raised about $5000 when through their event. Let’s take a look at how they raised 6x more with their event: Background On Spinal CSF Leak Foundation. They weren’t able to host the event last year, but after finding CauseVox they jumped into peer-to-peer fundraising with gusto.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

When it comes to campaigning on facebook, the real question is page vs group. For context, think about it this way: in a country of 21 million, where only about 7 million have internet access , about 1 in every 20 is on facebook!

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

Get your donors excited about GivingTuesday by organizing volunteer events, asking for in-kind donations, or inviting supporters to share your messaging. GivingTuesday Participants Want to Be Part of a Huge Group of People Doing Good 52% of GivingTuesday supporters said that they are drawn to the idea of a bigger group of people doing good.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Provide peer-to-peer fundraisers with easy access to information and resources they can use to fundraiser for your event. 2) Educate. 3) Involve.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

On & Offline Engagement. But the action, the real social change, is offline. First, ensuring that there are opportunities to engage and participate both on and offline (especially in the promoting and sharing) can increase participation and ultimately feet in the streets. Online is great for organizing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. ” September’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group?

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

Direct Marketing Direct marketing involves direct communication with potential supporters either offline or online. Event Marketing Event marketing is an impactful way to communicate your mission directly to your community and potential donors. You can customize your ads to ensure your message resonates with the right group.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The church has parishioners, of course, who may access worship services in person or online, and join community-building groups. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap. All events can be found together on the site’s calendar, an important organizing tool for the site.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2023

If they made an offline gift, mail a personalized thank you letter within 48 hours. Consider an invitation to an upcoming free event; list of volunteer opportunities, and perhaps a token gift that will not be perceived as expensive (e.g., If they made an online gift, redirect them to a thank you landing page first.

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

But most of all, within this e-book resides the wisdom of a group of individuals who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place by using their talents to make a real difference. Expanding Beyond the Fundraising Event. Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications?

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Every organization (and by that I mean the dedicated staff) that runs some version of a peer-to-peer fundraising event wants to help their participants be better fundraisers. Make sure your event is all about your cause.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

Meet your new Aunt Mabels – In your event or campaign planning, make sure that you’re spending time with your leaders or influencers (ie through a team captain training or a volunteer/group meeting). Locate the opportunity – Now that you’ve got the need and the champion, what are you gonna do with ‘em? Train your Aunt Mabels.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For example, if the use case needs to take into account lost or stolen devices that may be captured by an armed group, appropriate digital security capabilities, such as remote wipe of those devices, should also be incorporated. Note: This uses “Event Monitoring”. There are offline MFA options for low connectivity areas.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Indeed, if done correctly, such a campaign can see full funding for a particular effort or event. Don’t ignore the offline elements of an online campaign. Crowdfunding—also known as crowdsourcing—has become a potent and viable means of raising money for thousands of non-profits around the globe.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The church has parishioners, of course, who may access worship services in person or online, and join community-building groups. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap. All events can be found together on the site’s calendar, an important organizing tool for the site.

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