Where next for virtual events?
Planning your next virtual charity event? We've hosted over 300 since 2019 and share our top tips for taking your online events to the next level.
May 7, 2021
Fundraising Everywhere News
How Fundraising Webinars Can Help To Transform Your Campaigns
The Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent social distancing guidelines, have meant that many in-person fundraising events, seminars and training courses have been postponed or cancelled. Instead, there’s been an increased uptake of these events and fundraisers online. Even with lockdown restrictions easing, virtual events appear to be sticking around for a
May 5, 2021
An Insight Into Our May Data Slam 2021 Webinar
In this blog, we’ll give you an insight into our May Data Slam 2021 webinar fundraiser, and why you should get involved. This month, we’re talking all about data and how fundraisers can use this to communicate with their donors and form stronger relationships. Data is very important to any
April 27, 2021
The Latest Industry Trends Charities Should Be Aware Of
Although the coronavirus pandemic is still very much around, with the easing of lockdown restrictions continuing, and the vaccine rollout underway, things are starting to look hopeful for the fundraising industry. There’s no denying that COVID-19 drastically changed the charity sector. Not only did it put a stop to many
April 23, 2021
Top 10 Unique Fundraising Activities
Whether you’re a solo fundraiser or a part of a national charity, it’s likely that you already know the importance of hosting fundraising events. Not only are they a great way to raise money, but they can also spread awareness and attract future sponsors to your chosen cause. Unlike cold
April 15, 2021
How To Reach Fundraising Targets In Just Three Months
Reaching fundraising targets is vital to the success of any non-profit fundraising campaign. It’s the one daunting task that charities are faced with immediately. With so much resting on donations from supporters, there is no avoiding fundraising. If your charity or organisation is desperately in need of some funds, or
April 14, 2021
An Insight Into Our April 2021 Charity Workplace Wellbeing Virtual Summit
The mental and physical wellbeing of fundraisers and charity workers has been tested a lot this past year. The coronavirus pandemic has turned the fundraising sector upside down, and placed added stress on the fundraising efforts of non-profit organisations and fundraisers. With the start of a new financial year, and
March 31, 2021
New Website Launch - What Users Can Now Get Access To
Fundraising Everywhere is pleased to announce that our new website is now live! After months of design, planning and hard work, we’ve finally launched a new site where fundraisers and Fundraising Everywhere members can access our online resources and get involved in our friendly online community. Since our foundation, Fundraising
March 26, 2021
All You Need To Know About Virtual Fundraising
As the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic continues, it’s clear that virtual fundraising campaigns are here to stay. Last year, thousands of in-person fundraising events were cancelled due to Covid-19, but the charity sector adapted quickly to virtual fundraising. As a result of this, nonprofit organisations have survived and look
March 15, 2021
Why Your Charity Should Host A Virtual Fundraising Event
Funraising events have always been a good way to raise money and gather support for your nonprofit’s chosen cause. But due to Covid-19 and social distancing restrictions, many of these in-person events have been postponed or cancelled. A year on since the outbreak of coronavirus, charities and other nonprofit organisations
March 15, 2021
An Insight Into Our March 2021 Fundraising Strategy Virtual Summit
The past year has been difficult for many. The outbreak of coronavirus in March 2020 threw the world upside down. Many industries struggled, including the charity sector, which saw thousands of in-person fundraising events cancelled or rescheduled. Arguably, there has never been a more important time for your fundraising strategy
March 15, 2021
A Step By Step Guide To Planning Your Own Virtual Fundraising Event
Planning a virtual fundraising event, especially if it’s your first one, can seem pretty daunting. We all live busy lives, and as a result, fundraising might not be your top priority - especially if you factor in the work involved in actually setting up and hosting your own event. But
March 15, 2021
Predicted Fundraising Trends For 2021
2020 was a challenging year for the charity sector, but it also proved that it is resilient and versatile too. The coronavirus outbreak caused the economy to go into recession, something which has historically led to a decrease in charity donations in the past. But surprisingly, according to a recent
March 15, 2021
A Reflection on Fundraising in 2020
This article by Simon Scriver first appeared in the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand magazine. At one point or another this year I think I've questioned everything we do. Being a fundraiser is hard enough as it is. I’ve questioned why we came in to 2020 with higher targets and
February 26, 2021
A Chat With The Whiny Donor
Simon here. I love the Whiny Donor. A prolific tweeter who has dabbled in blogging, The Whiny Donor is an essential follow for any fundraiser. I firmly believe charities should learn from each other – why should we all have to make the same mistakes? I learn loads from what The Whiny Donor
June 13, 2020
4 Ways To Stop Supporters Unsubscribing
You know that feeling? When you write to your mailing list and someone unsubscribes? Your stomach turns, your eyes water up, and for a brief moment you consider e-mailing them to ask, “Why don’t you love me anymore?” But remember, good fundraising isn’t about making everyone care about you…it’s about
May 23, 2020
Some Of The Most Important Things In #Fundraising Don’t Feel Like Fundraising
You’d be forgiven for thinking that fundraising is all about asking for money. But a good fundraiser knows that that’s actually only a small part of the job. The real time consuming stuff, and the really important stuff, is the things that happen before and after the asks. In fact,
May 16, 2020
Some Basic Recording Equipment Recommendations...
These are some of the recommendations we send to our event speakers. But we thought that now more and more of us are doing video calls these might be helpful to everyone! Make sure you have the following: A laptop or desktop with a webcam and mic and recent version
April 4, 2020
The Fundraising Everywhere Fund
Today we're launching the Fundraising Everywhere Fund. We always try to price our training and events at a level that anyone can access them. For €5 a week to access everything we feel that your organisation will understand that this is a bargain investment in your professional development. For those
March 23, 2020
The Donor Survey Clinic (for Tiny Tickers and The Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund)
Please note: this is for a yet-to-be-scheduled virtual training session that will be broadcast on FundraisingEverywhere.com at a later date. However, your purchase and donation of €5 will be processed immediately and put straight to good use. We're going to be following a small charity (Tiny Tickers) as they launch
March 18, 2020
How to Run an Online Virtual Conference
Expert advice from the charity sector’s virtual summit provider, Fundraising Everywhere. As the world tries to control the spread of Coronavirus, many countries have identified large public gatherings as an unnecessary risk. This caution, and the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen next, has left event organisers with difficult
March 7, 2020
How to Make a Thank You Call
Last week we ran a member's-only Fundraising Clinic with some really interesting questions and ideas. One question was around what you should say on a thank you call, and how you teach non-fundraiser volunteers how to make them. For this week's Fundraising EveryWeek we thought we'd share some of our
March 5, 2020
