"Focusing to Support Fundraising Participants": Free Teleconference on 4/25 sponsored by Blackbaud April 25, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ESTRecent studies by Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council show that participants views taking part and fundraising for an event as two separate tasks. In this teleconference, Blackbaud's Amy Braiterman and Amy Boulas of the National MS Society focus on the art of supporting fundraising participants. This dynamic duo will shed light on how to mine your data to uncover who your fundraisers are vs. those who simply want to show their support by being at the event. Then they'll discuss tactics to help the fundraisers reach and exceed their goals.
Sign up today!"Profitably Supporting Events with Social Media": Free Teleconference on 5/8 sponsored by Charity Dynamics May 8, 1:30 to 2:30 pm EST Are you using social media effectively to support your events? Tools such as Facebook and Twitter can measurably improve your event results when done right. In this session led by Charity Dynamics' Stuart Boyd and Blake Groves you'll learn best practices for using social media to: - Attract new participants
- Increase participant retention
- Empower participants to fundraise
- Generate awareness for your event
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From Event Production to Experience Curation
In our increasingly digital world, people are hungry for human interaction which could mean increased interest in thon fundraising events, according to a blog post by Event 360's Sarah Coniglio and Patrick Riley.
At the same time, Coniglio and Riley say "people want to maximize their face-to-face experiences and don't want to deal with small inconveniences that distract from the event."
Creating programs that more successfully satisfy participants requires a shift in mindset from event production to experience curation.
Learn about enabling participants to help build the experience
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