Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As charitable donors grow eager to return to in-person events, our nonprofit clients have been asking us how to provide those exciting live fundraiser experiences while keeping everyone safe and comfortable. Basically, it combines a live benefit gala with the flexibility of a virtual event.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both online and in-person events have the potential to engage a wide range of supporters. In 2020, the pandemic and its resulting social distancing guidelines led nonprofits to experiment with virtual events (many of them for the first time). Plan Engaging Virtual Activities and Performances. Follow Up Afterward.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With proper practice, your organization can leverage your virtual community to drive engagement, boost retention, and attract new members. . Keep guidelines relevant. To ensure your online community is a safe, inclusive, and engaging place, you’ll want to routinely update your guidelines, making them easily accesible.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As in-person events have had to shift to virtual events this year, the silver lining has been that they’ve opened up the opportunity for events to be more accessible to more people, where travel, time, and related expenses aren’t a barrier to participation. Check the accessibility of the virtual event platform(s) you will be using.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

While traditional methods can still impact supporters, more and more organizations interested in starting an advocacy initiative look to virtual campaigns first. Whether your nonprofit is interested in spreading awareness or influencing how their supporters might vote , virtual campaigns have the potential to reach a large audience, fast.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Due to COVID-19, your nonprofit staff members are probably now working from home, you’ve had to pivot fundraising strategies, and your organization’s programming has likely had to adapt to social distancing guidelines. . Planning virtual stewardship events. . This personalization makes an impact! . We’ll cover: . Social media?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. In our 2020 Navigating the Unknown Report , we found that over 50% of nonprofits pivoted to virtual events last year. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay!

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Nimble AMS

MAY 12, 2023

In-person and virtual meetings. Establish your member expectations for both in-person and virtual meetings. Providing these guidelines and reviewing them with your serving members ensures they know the expected conduct. Establishing these guidelines will make it easier for more members to serve on your committee.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

At the onset of the pandemic, catering companies across the country were forced to close for a period of time and identify creative ways to keep their business moving forward without the presence of large in-person gatherings. Tracey: So, you like everyone else have made the jump to virtual events!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Greater Giving client Celebrity Waiters had already planned to hold a virtual fundraiser for their 2021 event when the CDC began to allow small, socially-distanced, in-person gatherings. Guests present in person are socializing, eating dinner, and often drinking, so they’re willing to spend hours participating in a program.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

For the most part, we can expect to remain in a semi-virtual space for the rest of the school year , continuing into next year. . And with a virtual event platform like Accelevents , you can actually do a lot in terms of hosting major school-wide events. . Hosting a Virtual Back to School Event. Virtual Escape Room.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

For the most part, we can expect to remain in a semi-virtual space for the rest of the school year , continuing into next year. . And with a virtual event platform like Accelevents , you can actually do a lot in terms of hosting major school-wide events. . Hosting a Virtual Back to School Event. Virtual Escape Room.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This year, many social good organizations will be having virtual audits, and now is the time to learn about how best to prep for them. The trickiest part of having a virtual audit. Resources on preparing for a virtual audit. Webinar: Preparing for a Virtual Audit. Don’t forget, these guidelines need to be electronic.”.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Then, the pandemic spread across the globe, and the resulting social distancing guidelines left small to mid-sized nonprofits scrambling to move their events online in order to keep supporters and staff members safe. . virtual fundraising has been trending. supercharge your virtual fundraising efforts. ? Social media.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

This not only matters when looking for fundraising ideas during COVID, but also in general since there’s always going to be a level of risk associated with any in-person event. Not having an in-person event? There are several in-person event considerations you should think about regardless of the style of event you’re hosting.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

We highly recommend commercial registered agent services, as your registered agent will be a qualified and reliable person who is familiar with the requirements of the state you’re working within. . Second, pay attention to specific state and local COVID-19 guidelines. You may consider hosting virtual or hybrid events instead.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

By now, most of us have heard about the lawyer who couldn’t turn his cat “filter” off on a Zoom court hearing, so that he appeared in virtual court as a cat. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. I’m sure we each have stories like this. It can be inclusive and participatory.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 22, 2021

You can build relationships without meeting in person. . However, building relationships while following social distancing guidelines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for many of us. . John McClane and Sergeant Al Powell do a great job of showing how to build a relationship without meeting in person!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Don’t miss the Community Brands virtual workshop: New Year, New ME (Member Engagement) , on December 14 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, ET. This 3-hour virtual workshop includes four interactive break-out sessions to drive member engagement at your association in the new year.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Not only do you want to protect anyone interacting with your online event from falling victim to a malicious online attack, but you are also responsible for keeping their personal information secure. If you’re concerned about the digital safety of your virtual event, good! Controlling Who Has Access to the Virtual Event.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

With the shift to virtual fundraising and engagement over the past several months, technology is more important than ever before for the nonprofit sector. At OneCause, we specialize in supporting nonprofit organizations through virtual fundraising, particularly charity auctions. Let’s dive in. Dedicated Online Auction Software.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2020

In reimagining these events, we must take care to harness the essence of the competition by empowering and recognizing participants, while getting creative with building a virtual or socially distanced community, eager to take on the challenges of the activity, as well as fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Chances are virtual events have played a role in your COVID-era tactics. The pivot towards virtual events has been a particularly challenging but (hopefully) rewarding experience for many organizations. For nonprofits looking to expand their virtual event offerings in the Spring 2021 season , we highly recommend virtual auctions.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the events industry has spent the better part of this year adjusting their plans and adopting a virtual event format. . But now that stay at home orders have eased back in some places, event professionals are turning their eye back to hybrid events that combine virtual elements with live event elements. .

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 24, 2021

Dreamforce 2021 is going to be a (partially) in-person event this year! The highly-anticipated event, held completely virtually in 2020, is set to take place September 21 – 23 and will consist of small in-person gatherings and a more widely accessible virtual experience. Here is What We Know About Dreamforce 2021.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 25, 2023

These are individuals who have social media followings, personal networks, and a huge potential to turn your next fundraising campaign into a success by putting it in front of as many people as possible. Make sure you have a point person on hand that ambassadors can turn to whenever they have questions.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

By embracing virtual events, organizers have been able to deliver content to eager audiences. . Virtual social events are now common. A virtual event, however, will never replace the joys of an on-site event and interacting with others. . Hybrid events have virtual components and in-person components.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

The return of safely modified hybrid in-person events will give supporters and staff something positive to look forward to and prepare for. You may think time is on their side for August, but that isn’t stopping them from also staging an in-person event this month! We can do better than “virtual” – in both wording and format.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Because we have attended more and more physical conferences, meetings, or networking events in-person, we have become familiar with their standard processes. The bottom line is that you want to make your event attendees, whether they are in-person or online, as comfortable as possible. Clearly identify non-negotiables.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2021

Virtual volunteering increased, and in-person events had to adapt and change to keep their employees, clients, and volunteers safe from a viral pandemic. Read about how NRG made one small change in their dollars-for-doers program guidelines that resulted in a 55% increase in participation.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Not only do you want to protect anyone interacting with your online event from falling victim to a malicious online attack, but you are also responsible for keeping their personal information secure. If you’re concerned about the digital safety of your virtual event, good! Controlling Who Has Access to the Virtual Event.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 5, 2020

While early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting a virtual event was the obvious solution. Certainly, safety needs to be a priority but that does not mean that your in-person or hybrid event has to be an isolating affair without meaningful networking opportunities and plenty of social interaction. . Choose the Right Venue.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

However, no one could have predicted the effects that COVID-19 would have , with many nonprofit organizations now solely relying on virtual fundraising efforts to continue operations. Virtual fundraising has become more accessible and intuitive than ever before thanks to the extensive internet and the wide variety of donation tools available.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 12, 2020

A successful hybrid event can be tough to pull off because, essentially, it is two separate events: a physical event and a virtual event. If your physical event has been canceled due to social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety requirements, a virtual event was your best option. Hosting a Hybrid Event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

One person (me) handles the bulk of our copy and content projects. Finally, your team can collaborate, and you can often set style guidelines so that the content is consistent. While ChatGPT’s repsonse isn’t as personal as we’d like it to be, it sure gets the ball rolling! Until I tried it.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

With the rise in virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more businesses are seeing that virtual platforms can produce high-quality events. And now that things are starting to open back up, expect more hybrid events, or p artially in-person events. We know that attending a virtual event isn’t always the most fun.

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