Special events can be relatively resource heavy and often have little immediate impact. However, done right, they can be one of the most effective ways to raise funds for your mission.
During this Performance Lab, participants will learn:
1) How to engage, retain and nurture event volunteers to reach your financial goals
2) How to successfully grow a small special event into a signature event
3) How to advance your organization’s mission through a special event
4) How to assess events and their overall impact on your organization
How to engage with your donors donor engagement cycleDonorbox
Whether you are a newbie in fundraising or a seasoned expert, you probably know that the key to successful fundraising lies in building relationships.
When a donor is engaged with a nonprofit organization, they are much more likely to donate again and again (and give in other ways too).
Planning a successful fundraiser requires being able to successfully manage multiple moving pieces; from establishing a budget to securing donors and everything in between. We've put together a list of seven tips for anyone who might be planning their first fundraiser.
How to engage with your donors donor engagement cycleDonorbox
Whether you are a newbie in fundraising or a seasoned expert, you probably know that the key to successful fundraising lies in building relationships.
When a donor is engaged with a nonprofit organization, they are much more likely to donate again and again (and give in other ways too).
Planning a successful fundraiser requires being able to successfully manage multiple moving pieces; from establishing a budget to securing donors and everything in between. We've put together a list of seven tips for anyone who might be planning their first fundraiser.
Turn Fans into Fundraisers with Peer-to-Peer Tools and Facebook / Daryl Hatton, FundRazr
Fundraising via social media enables all sorts of new ways to raise money. This session explores techniques to turn Facebook fans into active fundraisers. We’ll discuss some of the available tools, tips for helping your fans run successful campaigns and ways you can manage the risks of damage to your reputation inherent in letting fans run campaigns for you.
Takeaways
- Leading edge techniques for social media fundraising
- Tips for successful peer-to-peer social fundraising
- Ways to reduce risk of embarrassing campaigns
Fundraising Crash Course by Jeanne Minnicks surveys the strategies, goals, and relationships necessary for a successful development department.
For a Follow Up Whitepaper, Visit:
http://go.donorpro.com/5-modern-fundraising-strategies-nuture-prospects
The role of annual giving professions has evolved over the past several years from serving as mailing and phone bank organizers to becoming "mini" major gifts' professions, responsible for face-to-face solicitations with donors and working in collaboration with comprehensive capital campaign executives.
A leadership annual giving program with baseline gifts of a significant level has become an important component of the annual fund at many colleges. Their success hinges on four fundamentals: energetic and frequent community outreach, appropriate donor recognition throughout the year, assiduous donor contact and coordinated solicitation. A holistic approach to solicitation, working in cooperation with the other fund-raising officers of the college in their individualized campaigns, is key, as is internal communications.
In this presentation, annual gift professionals will receive an overview of these new realities. Agostinelli will outline the components of a successful leadership annual giving program while addressing some of the challenges that Carroll's program has met and overcome. The session will end with a discussion of how a leadership annual giving program enhances a comprehensive capital campaign, which Carroll College has currently underway with a $30 million goal.
Presenters:
Gayle Agostinelli, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Pre planning to organize a music festival - Barrett WissmanBarrett Wissman
Whether it's a music gig, a celebration, a gathering or an open address: all occasions require bunches of diligent work and individuals power. Here are some essential points shared by Barrett Wissman which one should have in his mind before organizing a music concert or festival.
Event Fundraising at a glance
What are the factors to contribute to a successful event
10 steps course of action to run a fundraising event
Materials from Give.Asia team
Growing Your Stewardship Program — Going Beyond Just Saying Thank YouAplos Software
Stewardship is at the core of a great fundraising strategy. It is what shows donors that the organization they’ve entrusted their money to is appreciative of the gift, has used it wisely and that they’ve had an impact on the cause.
Unfortunately many nonprofit lose donors over time or donors do not increase giving because donor stewardship is not a priority or gets lost in the hustle and bustle of running a nonprofit.
Increasingly, small and medium sized charities are growing their fundraising programs by running team-based events like runs, walks, and other "-thons".
In this webinar, speakers Paul Nazareth and Shannon Craig from CanadaHelps will share concrete examples of successful small charity peer-to-peer campaigns and provide key insights on how to choose your event type, "right-size" your event, as well as share eight guide posts for maximizing your results.
Turn Fans into Fundraisers with Peer-to-Peer Tools and Facebook / Daryl Hatton, FundRazr
Fundraising via social media enables all sorts of new ways to raise money. This session explores techniques to turn Facebook fans into active fundraisers. We’ll discuss some of the available tools, tips for helping your fans run successful campaigns and ways you can manage the risks of damage to your reputation inherent in letting fans run campaigns for you.
Takeaways
- Leading edge techniques for social media fundraising
- Tips for successful peer-to-peer social fundraising
- Ways to reduce risk of embarrassing campaigns
Fundraising Crash Course by Jeanne Minnicks surveys the strategies, goals, and relationships necessary for a successful development department.
For a Follow Up Whitepaper, Visit:
http://go.donorpro.com/5-modern-fundraising-strategies-nuture-prospects
The role of annual giving professions has evolved over the past several years from serving as mailing and phone bank organizers to becoming "mini" major gifts' professions, responsible for face-to-face solicitations with donors and working in collaboration with comprehensive capital campaign executives.
A leadership annual giving program with baseline gifts of a significant level has become an important component of the annual fund at many colleges. Their success hinges on four fundamentals: energetic and frequent community outreach, appropriate donor recognition throughout the year, assiduous donor contact and coordinated solicitation. A holistic approach to solicitation, working in cooperation with the other fund-raising officers of the college in their individualized campaigns, is key, as is internal communications.
In this presentation, annual gift professionals will receive an overview of these new realities. Agostinelli will outline the components of a successful leadership annual giving program while addressing some of the challenges that Carroll's program has met and overcome. The session will end with a discussion of how a leadership annual giving program enhances a comprehensive capital campaign, which Carroll College has currently underway with a $30 million goal.
Presenters:
Gayle Agostinelli, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Pre planning to organize a music festival - Barrett WissmanBarrett Wissman
Whether it's a music gig, a celebration, a gathering or an open address: all occasions require bunches of diligent work and individuals power. Here are some essential points shared by Barrett Wissman which one should have in his mind before organizing a music concert or festival.
Event Fundraising at a glance
What are the factors to contribute to a successful event
10 steps course of action to run a fundraising event
Materials from Give.Asia team
Growing Your Stewardship Program — Going Beyond Just Saying Thank YouAplos Software
Stewardship is at the core of a great fundraising strategy. It is what shows donors that the organization they’ve entrusted their money to is appreciative of the gift, has used it wisely and that they’ve had an impact on the cause.
Unfortunately many nonprofit lose donors over time or donors do not increase giving because donor stewardship is not a priority or gets lost in the hustle and bustle of running a nonprofit.
Increasingly, small and medium sized charities are growing their fundraising programs by running team-based events like runs, walks, and other "-thons".
In this webinar, speakers Paul Nazareth and Shannon Craig from CanadaHelps will share concrete examples of successful small charity peer-to-peer campaigns and provide key insights on how to choose your event type, "right-size" your event, as well as share eight guide posts for maximizing your results.
9 ways nonprofits can connect with supporters and understand why they givedlvr.it
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https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
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Create A Real Impact With Your Special Event
1. Create a real impact with
your Special Event!
Lauren Barrett
Donor Path
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
2. Why Special Events?
What does your special event do for your organization?
What is the purpose of the event?
Special Events: build relationships, connect constituents to your cause,
help engage new constituents, generate publicity
3. Lauren’s experience
American Cancer Society
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Relay For Life – Daffodil Days
Volunteer for National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
wine tasting and restaurant event
4. Why do people get involved
in your event?
Connection to the cause… but the event makes them feel like they are
doing something to give back, often makes them feel special
5. What makes your event special?
Uniqueness of your event –
what makes it / you stand out from the other events similar to yours?
7. How to engage, retain,
nurture event volunteers to
reach your financial goals
- personal phone calls, emails targeted to specific groups, in person meetings
- happy constituents = more $ raised.
8. How to successful grow a small
special event into a signature
event
-engage constituents, local community, sponsors with a similar mission.
- Patience, gratitude, time, dedication!
9. How to advance your organization’s
mission through a special event
- utilize constituents, local community & publicity from event.
-If you are communicating effectively to your constituents, they should be able to help you
spread the word about your mission.
EX: emailing to team members for fundraising…
always try to include a mission moment, or tie a fundraising request to how that would benefit the mission.
10. How to assess events and their
overall impact on your
organization
How successful is your event?
- Reaching monetary goals
- Reaching goals for # of teams, attendees
- Mission moments being fulfilled?
11. What can you start to do to
engage your constituents?