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What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

The MatrixFiles

Heinan Landa (CEO of Optimal Networks ) asked me last week: As we’re slowly returning to the office and in-person meetings, what lessons from 15 months of virtual meetings should endure? Over the past year, I’ve had many clients bemoan virtual, but I’ve also had many clients express joy over the benefits of virtual.

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Mastering Your Virtual or Hybrid Event: A Program that Keeps Guests Smiling – pt.1

Greater Giving

During the transition to virtual events, nonprofit event planners simply didn’t have a playbook. One of the biggest issues that nonprofits reported with virtual events (detailed in our State of Nonprofit Fundraising publication) was guest engagement. You Don’t Need a “Big Budget” to Achieve Fun. Are there a lot of parents?

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Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event

AccelEvents

However, no matter the theme of your virtual event, you need to develop interesting virtual event ideas so that your attendees are engaged, excited, and continue to think about your event and brand long after the event is done! Here are 21 virtual event ideas to get you started. . Here is another virtual event idea.

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How to Host A Virtual Walk Fundraiser [+ Ideas for Success]

Donorbox

A virtual walk fundraiser is just what it sounds like: a fundraiser where your supporters raise money for your cause by pledging to walk a certain amount or distance and asking their friends and family for donations. The post How to Host A Virtual Walk Fundraiser [+ Ideas for Success] appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

Get Fully Funded

” Any of that sound familiar? You CAN have an organized, efficient, and yes – even FUN — Board meeting. Your Virtual Board Meeting Running a good Board meeting in person can be hard, but when you’re running a virtual meeting, it’s even more difficult. Well, have no fear. I GET IT, and I’m here to help!

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How Big Brothers Big Sisters Used Eventzee to Host a Virtual Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser

Qgiv

Is your nonprofit interested in hosting a hybrid or virtual scavenger hunt fundraiser? Eventzee is an app that makes it easy to host scavenger hunts and quiz nights by giving nonprofits the ability to create unique tasks that can be completed both in person and virtually within the Eventzee app. How to emulate their success.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Should We Host a Major (Virtual) Donor Thank You Party?

Bloomerang

In this world, we are struggling to see if a virtual donor party would be worth the effort as many of our donors are “zoomed out.” Make sure the event sounds enticing however. Even though this is a free donor recognition event, you want to make it sound like something that would be worth paying for. — Worried

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