sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Host “member for a day” open house events where potential members can experience the benefits of membership firsthand. Consider getting a corporate sponsor to invite their contacts and underwrite the event. These events can feature exclusive tours or free classes. Remember, a vibrant membership community is built over time.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Keynote speakers include Glennon Doyle , New York Times bestselling author, activist, philanthropist, and host of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast; and Simu Liu , actor, writer, producer, and one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People of 2022.” Register now for bbcon 2022. Monday, October 17, 1:00-2:00 pm ET.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 This month brings three examples of museums hosting meetups for online communities: On 8.6.08, the Computer History Museum (Silicon Valley, CA) hosted a Yelp! Me: Have you ever been to this museum?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more. Get creative and host an auction for your arts organization where the artistic experience itself is what’s up for bidding. If you don’t have the sponsors or the budget for high-end prizes, try hosting a trash art auction. Don’t be discouraged.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Partner with a corporate sponsor or a major gifts supporter to host a matching gifts drive. Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Virtual tours for museums. Matching gifts drive.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Host a Passover seder as an alternative to the rubber chicken dinner or spaghetti supper. Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause. Host a watching party for major games at a bar where the tips and certain drinks go to the charity. Pass the Plate at Passover (varies; usually late March/late April).

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The Next Web

JUNE 6, 2013

The organisation’s lack of street cred is hardly a surprise given that it is in fact a “business-led executive non-departmental public body” (NDPB) sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

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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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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. For example, if you’re hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event on a college campus, having college-aged volunteers will help you better connect with your target audience.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

The scope and scale of the events your nonprofit plans to host matter greatly for the type of event management software you choose. To host these events, you’ll need to find event management software with livestreaming capabilities, remote attendee engagement features, and other elements that make virtual events possible.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

When you do it right, hosting a fundraising event that includes an auction brings many benefits. Sporting, museum, or concert tickets. In addition to combing through your CRM for potential donors for your auction, you should also ask any corporate sponsors if they’d be willing to make in-kind donations to the event.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2018

For the past five years, each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has hosted MuseumCamp. This year, to address these issues, we're experimenting with hosting two camps instead of one: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION BOOTCAMP , June 7-8, 2018. And it's not just for museum people. Want to support these events?

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Silent auctions can be hosted in-person or virtually, meaning participants can bid for prized items from the comfort of their homes. Because of the auction logistics, from where it’ll be hosted to what items need to be procured, it is more difficult to host a successful silent auction fundraiser on a whim.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2025

For example, when supporters become members at an art museum or buy season tickets to the ballet, theyre supporting a nonprofit. They also receive tangible benefits discounted admission to the museum, or simply seeing Swan Lake. They are a Greenpeace Supporter, an ActionAider, or a child sponsor. Consider disaster relief.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

100% of the royalties from Celebrating Women go to the International Museum of Women. The International Museum of Women will be hosting a live, online chat on Friday, March 6 at 9:30 AM PT with Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International , an organization that supports women survivors of war. Host your own event.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2015

Trendswatch 2015 , the annual forecasting report from the Center for the Future of Museums , is now available! So when AAM and Blackbaud hosted Trends Watch 2015: Using Open Data and Personalization at Museums with Elizabeth Merritt , Michael Edson , and Stephen Watson , attending it was a definite no-brainer!

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The event was hosted by the World Affairs Council. The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2025

For instance, if youre hosting a 5K event, you might need volunteers to manage parking, check racers in, sell concessions, keep track of time, and pass out water. Or, if youre hosting a garden clean-up day, you may need volunteers helping to rebuild a shed, paint a fence, pull weeds, cut branches, and apply fertilizer.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 17, 2017

Dear Museum 2.0 friends, I want to share two great opportunities to get involved at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in 2017. Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We’re not saying that this will be your one and only chance to party in a venue that was voted one of the ten coolest museums in the world by the New York Times, but we’re saying that you should definitely take advantage just in case. Join us at a special breakfast hosted at City View from 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM. .

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp. We will host 100 diverse people who are making change in the world, our communities, and our institutions for 2.5 Yes you can sleep at the museum.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

I spent Saturday in beautiful Monterey, ocean pounding outside the window of a conference room, where about 40 museum folks were pondering a question more elusive than the origin of the waves: can museums change the world? In two months, 10,000 visitors sent postcards (and fortuitiously, the government acted in favor of protection).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We’re not saying that this will be your one and only chance to party in a venue that was voted one of the ten coolest museums in the world by the New York Times, but we’re saying that you should definitely take advantage just in case. Join us at a special breakfast hosted at City View from 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”. Dodgeball tournament – When conducting a peer-to-peer campaign, a great event to host is a dodgeball tournament. This will make it much easier to host a hybrid auction event or pivot an in-person one to virtual.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Lighthouse, which provides after-school programming for teenagers, has sponsored a public art project for the past several months in Lincoln, Neb., The program’s executive director, Bill Michener, drove one of the bulbs 1,500 miles to the Thomas Edison Museum in New Jersey and received national media coverage.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Lighthouse, which provides after-school programming for teenagers, has sponsored a public art project for the past several months in Lincoln, Neb., The program’s executive director, Bill Michener, drove one of the bulbs 1,500 miles to the Thomas Edison Museum in New Jersey and received national media coverage.

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Now, think about the ticket stubs worth saving; they’re more than likely from a memorable event, and the ticket stub serves as a reminder of the experience you had and the organization that played host. You could also offer sponsor logo space directly on the tickets. Set Expectations. In fact, you have more room to work with.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

WIth the right event management platform, your nonprofit can customize registration forms and offer various ticket options, such as early bird pricing, discounts, and free admission for sponsors or volunteers. Cvent Cvent is an event management solution that supports nonprofits in hosting various events.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

While AR has a host of applications for the commercial sector ( IKEA is using it to allow customers to place furniture in their home before they buy it and car makers like VW will use AR in their upcoming models), it can also be used to create impactful, substance-filled interactions. Don’t miss out on bbcon 2017. Register today!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Participants can seamlessly track their activities through the app, which calculates and converts their efforts into charitable donations from corporate sponsors. This software offers versatility in scheduling, making it a great solution for optimizing your scheduling process no matter the size of the fundraising event you’re hosting.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Then you should check out the Creativity and Collaboration (C2) retreat sponsored by NAME and AAM, May 31-June 2 of this year in Monterey, CA. Registrants are encouraged to come a day early to explore the Faire together on May 30, after which I am happy to host you at my place for the night before the retreat starts. Sounds good?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Museum 2.0 I went alone, sent with a blessing from my boss at the International Spy Museum. As Museum 2.0 I hosted sessions during the day and expanding dinner parties at night. I experienced a 2-day training with a group of fellow grantees sponsored by the Irvine Foundation. But I was shy, painfully shy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. 13) Emily Quinn Emily Quinn (auctionemily.com) consults with nonprofits and foundations seeking to raise funds and create long-lasting relationships with donors and sponsors through fundraising events. 32) Fred Northup, Jr. Fred Northup, Jr.

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