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Virtual Fundraising: 5 Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For instance, if a local Italian restaurant donated a gift card but it’s only open for delivery, disclose this in the item restrictions field. For example, if you work at an animal shelter, ask local pet stores or boutiques for grooming gift certificates, dog and cat toys or pet sitting services. 5) Ready your virtual gavel!

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How two local hospices doubled their peer-to-peer event goal using CharityVillage Crowdfunding

Charity Village

In 2020, Hospice Orillia and Mariposa House Hospice were forced to quickly transition their annual Hike for Hospice fundraising event to a virtual format. Despite the hard work of the fundraising team, the 2020 virtual event brought in only half the revenue of previous years and saw registration drop by 60%.

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Virtual Event Networking Opportunities

AccelEvents

Virtual events have allowed event planners and organizers to avoid canceling events and carry on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people attend virtual conferences , trade shows , career fairs , and other similar events hoping to meet other industry professionals and interact with industry thought leaders. Virtual Cocktail Hours.

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13 Virtual Fundraising Event Takeaways From 4 Marketing Professionals

Classy

The best way to learn about virtual fundraising events is to hear from those who’ve experienced them. We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. Get to know their top insights and learning moments to accelerate the impact of your nonprofit’s next virtual fundraising event.

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How to Leverage Higher Attendance at Virtual Events

AccelEvents

For the event industry, coronavirus has created a new normal that relies heavily on virtual and hybrid events. The benefits of virtual events include: Lower overhead costs. Higher attendance rates create the best opportunity for planners creating virtual events. These event formats present a number of benefits to event planners.

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5 Pros and Cons of Virtual Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Achieve

Over the years, virtual fundraising has grown in popularity, especially during the pandemic when meeting in person wasn’t possible. However, virtual fundraising has some potential drawbacks if you don’t take the proper steps to make your event as. What are the pros of hosting virtual nonprofit events? . and smooth as possible.

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The Not-So-Secret Way to Power Your Nonprofit’s Future Growth

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Why event registration and data collection are important to nonprofits It’s true you can post on social media to get supporters’ attention, but that’s kind of like throwing spaghetti at a wall and hoping some of it’ll stick. However, there’s a more efficient way, and that’s using a platform for your event registration.

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