Resources:
Video recording of Q&A with Jennifer Whitman of Saphier Events – LINK
Breakout Room Notes
Ideas / Things that Work!
- Look to your CRM and other vendors – many of them are offering virtual event platforms as add-ons
- Putting together a toolkit to give to others to spread the word on your event
- Toolkit includes:
- Social media graphics
- Sample email
- Sample text messages
- PowerPoint or video explaining the event
- Toolkit includes:
- Working on how to host a hybrid 5K
- Virtual participants could screenshare their iwatch or garmin or strava
- Everyone could sign up using the same activity tracking app (strava, garmin, mapmyrun, etc) and then share via social or via the app (this might be too complicated)
- Sims Fayola is hosting a golf tournament (outside so people feel more comfortable)
- Foursomes are typically people who are already working together and comfortable with one another
- SOS Outreach held a ceremony for graduating seniors
- Pre-recorded
- Breakout rooms to connect young people with Board members
- Sent pre-packaged box before the event
- First virtual event in January – used a production company and help with online auction
- Didn’t raise what they did in person but cost was half
- Donors could order meal to be delivered
- Leaning towards hybrid event in Jan 2022 but is rethinking after hearing Jennifer talk about how it’s like putting on two events (in person and virtual)
Information/Resources Still Needed:
- Virtual event platform options
- Looking for information on how to reach out to communities they have not accessed for fundraising
- Can mentoring organizations work together to collectively negotiate and get better deals (i.e. credit card processing, t-shirt printing…resources we all have to use)?
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