Case Study: Fully Produced Video as a Gala
How EventStream helped The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia move ahead with their annual gala. The pandemic has certainly changed fundraising in 2020. For The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNV) this was no different. The annual gala would need to be taken online due to gathering limitations. Despite being a virtual venue this year, […]
5 “Next-Level” Ways to Promote Your Virtual Gala
Since event fundraising has rapidly pivoted to virtual galas, organizers have focused their efforts to learn how to broadcast a live online presentation. However, many have overlooked the most important aspect to virtual gala success: getting people to tune in. Sure, most will send an email blast and post about the event on Facebook. But […]
Be Ready for GivingTuesdayNow (#GTN)
GivingTuesdayNow (#GTN) is coming up on May 5th. This is an effort to help charities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic raise much needed funds. This is your opportunity to host a donation page on your website, Landing Page, and/or Facebook and gather donors around your cause. Here are a few quick tips to help you […]
Run A Virtual Silent Auction Event
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has put many non-profits into a position of pushing their spring auction to the fall, cancelling it or being creative and running their gala completely online (often called a virtual event). This article is meant to walk through the creative option of running a virtual event online with mobile bidding software and streaming […]
How do we raise money (and thrive) amid Coronavirus?
We are in for what seems like a long haul over the next season of fundraising. According the CDC, COVID-19 is here and will likely be community wide over the next few years. But, before boarding up the doors on our homes, the CDC also says that there are measures we can take to protect […]
Planning Accordingly During an Unsure Spring Season
I’m trying to avoid the hysteria. Even as I try to compose a non-threatening title I’m reminded that it’s easy to slip into panic and worry that the world is changing drastically with the outbreak of Coronavirus. But don’t lose hope. Online auctions can be the key to generating needed funds this spring and summer. […]
Infographic: Flat or Percentage Fee?
In business, trends come and go. Part of what makes a company great is their ability to discern which trends have value before leaping to embrace them. One of our key beliefs at ClickBid is that simplicity and efficiency are the first benchmarks before any and every update we release. In today’s mobile bidding space, […]