Events
Trick or treat: 3 Halloween fundraising campaigns to get you in the spooky spirit
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Halloween is my family’s favorite holiday. We go all out—decorating our house and our yard, dressing up in fun costumes—it’s a great time of year. So, what better time than to take a favorite holiday and merge it with another one of my favorite things—nonprofit giving. This year, I have highlighted three great Halloween-themed fundraising […]
How to run a profitable nonprofit fundraising event
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Thinking about hosting a fundraising event? In talking with some of our clients, we’ve learned that some of them struggle with coming out on top after the events are over. Rather than just break even on your next event, here are five tips for managing successful fundraising events that bring in money. Work through them […]
How to make your fundraising event stand out on social media
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Not too long ago, event planners would advertise upcoming events by posting a few flyers, mailing postcards and maybe running an ad in a few newspapers, with hopes that word-of-mouth would do the rest. Today, social media allows anyone holding a fundraiser to communicate with potential attendees as soon as the event is confirmed. Because […]
5 steps to attract sponsors to your nonprofit event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Events are important to nonprofits organizations for a variety of reasons: they help raise awareness for a cause, can be used to raise money and give you opportunities to reach new audiences. Offering sponsorships at your events gives you partners in promotion and helps cover the event cost. Sometimes though, bringing sponsors in can seem […]
3 tips for increasing online event registrations
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
With 71% of ticket buying occurring online, people are quite used to online registration. If you aren’t already using online registration for your event, it’s time to begin doing so, as it benefits both you, the nonprofit, and attendees. Let us explain. Why it benefits you As a nonprofit, you are using your event to source supporters […]
How to market your fundraising event online
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Any experienced event coordinator could tell you that the success of any event, no matter the size, can be attributed to the amount of planning beforehand. Now that an online presence is such a big piece of fundraising work, it’s important to know how to best use your website to promote the events you are planning. Since you will spend so much time planning your event, you must also be sure to also spend the time needed to promote your event through the different online tools at your disposal. These are a few steps you should take:
How to boost donor retention with events
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The opportunities for your nonprofit to host an event are nearly endless. You can host a simple thank you get-together, open your location for tours or an open house to show off your work, celebrate a major breakthrough with your work or gather your major gift donors or some other exclusive club of givers. Whatever […]
Online event promotion for nonprofits: 5 steps to success
Thursday, June 02, 2016
Your nonprofit is hosting its next big event and there’s a lot to plan—schedules, coordinating volunteers, recruiting sponsors/donors, and ultimately promotion of your event to make sure attendance is high. Take these 5 steps to kick off your event promotion and start using online fundraising tools to make nonprofit event planning easier and help you […]
Got events? Use mobile to drive engagement
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
We have reached the point where mobile has surpassed fixed (ie: desktop) Internet access and a whopping 80% of these Internet users’ device of choice is a smartphone. Your donors are mobile and if your organization doesn’t have a mobile marketing strategy, it’s time to put one in place. Here are some tips on how to use […]
10 ways to use SMS marketing at your next event
Friday, April 25, 2014
In case you haven’t heard, communication has gone mobile. 91% of adults have their mobile phone within arm’s reach 24/7 and when they get a text message they open it around 95% of the time. Nonprofits hosting an event can leverage these facts to increase attendance and improve engagement during the event by implementing SMS […]