What Should you do to Replace your Annual Gala?
What Should you do to Replace your Annual Gala?
Many nonprofits are considering how to replace their annual galas. COVID-19 threw us all for a loop. Overnight we shift services and developed new structures. However, nonprofits are only able to do their love-changing work through philanthropic support and in-person events still aren’t safe. Below is a curated list of several virtual fundraising ideas to help give you the motivation to run a successful event that helps you continue to keep the lights on and the doors open in the midst of crisis.
Turn your annual dinner-out into an online event complete with entertainment, auctions, and more!
You may not be able to host your 5k fundraiser together but virtual races are an easy way to transfer your annual event to the virtual space.
Saving money on your venue and meals? Why not hire a celebrity to show up at your online event.
COVID-19 made gathering for concerts a temporary thing of the past. However, we all need to find ways to fill up our nights at home. Host a virtual concert fundraiser.
Keep your virtual event mission-focused
Fundraising is about connecting donors to your mission therefore your fundraising events should match your work. Below are two great examples of tying your virtual event to your mission.
Do you run a nonprofit focused on animal welfare? Consider selling Zoom visits.
Consider your organization’s unique service to the community and figure out if there are ways that you can adapt your services to become a virtual event.
For more fundraising ideas and campaigns, contact Spark Group today for a free 30-min consultation.
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