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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At first glance, it may seem impossible to recreate some of these types of events in a virtual format, but with a little creativity and the right fundraising event tools, you might be surprised at the high-quality experiences you can offer for your donors virtually. A Gala is a well-known charity fundraising event. 3) Cooking classes.

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3 Reasons to Include Virtual Elements in In-Person Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For the past year, virtual events have come to the rescue in helping nonprofits continue to fundraise during the pandemic. While many organizations before this time had ways to give online, the idea of exclusively fundraising virtually was new. Athletic events and luncheons went virtual.

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9 Lessons Learned from Hosting Virtual Fundraising Events

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By Matthew Burnell , F ounder of ClickBid , a mobile bidding provider for online auctions, virtual galas, and in-person events. Since March, we have seen organizations take their annual fundraisers online and go virtual. To help you get the same results, we’ve compiled a list of real examples from our experience with virtual events. .

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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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Adapt and Overcome

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Yet, in the spirit of “adapt and overcome,” peer support group leaders pivoted quickly, and, within the first 10 weeks of the pandemic, more than 200 support groups had been held virtually. Wounded Warrior Project was really helpful with the transition to a virtual platform. By this fall, that number has continued to increase.

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10 Online Fundraising Tools to Watch in 2021

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving. Ideal for virtual events and cause awareness campaigns. Best for local nonprofits, GroupRaise empowers nonprofits to partner with restaurants for fundraising.

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The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Today — 9 Top Fundraising Methods

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Innovation was a “need right now” rather than a “maybe later,” and nonprofits were forced to join the twenty-first century — breeding all kinds of virtual solutions. 2) Virtual fundraisers. As the name suggests, virtual fundraisers aim to do everything their in-person equivalents do, but remotely. 3) Hybrid fundraisers.

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