Why Direct-Mail Marketing Matters in 2021
Prior to the pandemic, direct-mail marketing was an effective way to cut through the digital clutter and reach your customer.In fact, in 2018, this study by the USPS found that “50% of consumers have tried a new product/service/establishment in the past 6 months after...
Case Study: How the Fly Fishing Film Tour Pivoted to a Wildly Successful Virtual Tour (while also driving retail business for its partners)!
F3T Customer Story Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is considered the largest fly-fishing film event of its kind. Since 2006, it has aimed to inspire, feed viewers’ fishing addictions, build awareness for conservation efforts around the world, and nurture a community of...
All-In-One Fundraising FAQs
If you've set up a fundraiser in the last week, you already know the recent launch of all-in-one fundraising automatically updated the look and feel of all ongoing campaigns on Eventgroove Fundraising. You may be asking...how can I customize my campaign? We've got you...
Cheatsheet: How to Market Your Eventgroove Fundraiser
After you have registered your organization on Eventgroove Fundraising, it’s time to start fundraising. Set your organization’s fundraiser up for success by telling your story from beginning to end with a compelling narrative across your fundraising hub. Organizing,...
Three Virtual Company Fundraising Ideas and Why CSR Is Important
Corporate social responsibility’s (CSR) impact reaches far beyond your organization’s nonprofit partner. It affects morale, is an asset to human resources, and positively impacts your brand in a real way.A 2018 charitable giving report found that “90% (of companies)...
Tips for Successfully Promoting Virtual Events in 2021
Engagement is top priority when it comes to promoting virtual events, especially now when everything is online. Even down the road when the pandemic abates, the event landscape (like the workplace) will be forever changed—though live events will return, virtual events...
How to Pivot and Plan a Great Virtual Fundraiser
The opportunity to support a cause that resonates with you while making you feel part of a larger community is a major mood booster. Now, more than ever, we crave connection while understanding the need to stay apart. How does one achieve a successful...
Virtual Auction Fundraisers – A Success Cheatsheet for Nonprofits
The pandemic has upended everything. For many nonprofits, survival has meant quickly taking fundraising online. But the approach of slapping on a virtual band-aid to make it through this socially distant moment could be a missed opportunity. Instead, think about the...
Virtual Events Checklist
Organizing, selling tickets to, and executing virtual events on Eventgroove is just as simple and straightforward as with in-person events. However, virtual events do bring new challenges to event planning. Luckily, we've taken note of these challenges to help guide...
School Fundraising in a Pandemic: Online School Fundraising Ideas That Work
School fundraising in a pandemic may seem a Herculean task. Not only are you schooling from home, but traditional fundraisers such as bake sales, pizza lunches, and carnivals are out. Enter online school fundraising. It’s incredibly effective and relatively easy....
Fun Virtual Team Building That Doesn’t Require Zoom
The offices are empty, and everyone is working from home. While some positives have come about from this brave new world, one of the bigger drawbacks has been the struggle to maintain a sense of camaraderie at work. Pre-pandemic, team-building days and group lunches...
Eventgroove Events Partner Release Notes
Welcome to the Eventgroove Events Partner Release Notes page. Here you will find all new feature releases for your Event Center site. If you have had custom feature releases, they will be emailed to you directly. Questions? Reach out to...
Church Ticketing: The Solution to Social Distancing Services
Churches and religious organizations all over the world are facing challenges to re-opening their doors during the decline of the COVID-19 outbreak. How can you reopen safely? Implementing a ticketing system and allowing your congregation to tune in online can solve...
How To Engage Attendees During Your Virtual Event
A guide to create excitement and encourage virtual engagement among event attendees. Engaging attendees is always a challenge, even at in-person events, but virtual events create new challenges for event planners. Not everything translates well to an online format....
Grassroots Organization: Act Locally
Even huge events focusing on large issue such as hunger relief or cancer research can benefit from an active grassroots movement to aid a larger, national cause. It’s time to gather your local grassroots community! If you are starting such a community from scratch,...
How A Film Festival Went Virtual
When the world changed seemingly overnight as COVID-19 infiltrated the US, events were canceled with vigor and all but essential business operations came to a halt. Businesses across the country (film tours included) were forced to make some tough decisions. A big...
Case Study: Livingston Classic PBR Harnesses the Power of Online Premium Seating Tickets
Featuring the world’s top 35 bull riders and 60,000 pounds of bucking bulls, the Livingston Classic PBR is Livingston, Montana’s premier sporting event. Now in its tenth year, the Livingston Classic PBR is held at the Park Country Fairgrounds, with a capacity of 5,000...
Four Top Fundraiser Promotion Tips
Networking with customers during the holidays is a touchy business. Of course, there’s the fact that some of the people on your contact list might not be at home because of traveling and holiday shopping. But there’s also the fear of seeming too much like Scrooge to...
Host Knockout Virtual Events: Our 4 Favorite Streaming Services
So, you want to host a virtual event but you’re not sure where to start. Perhaps your live event has been affected by recent gathering restrictions, or you've just decided to move things online. With so many streaming options on the market, it’s difficult to know...
The Social Distancing Event
Gathering restrictions have put caps on the number of people that can safely gather at one time. Gatherings of 50 or more people are still prohibited in a lot of states across the US. However, this phase won't last forever, and we need to start thinking about what...
Live Events Checklist
Have a live event coming up? Make sure things go smoothly with our events checklist! Below, we detail best practices to execute in advance that will ensure everything goes smoothly at your event from start to finish. Live events checklistEven if you have your own...
How to Leverage Mobile for In-Person and Online Fundraising
Mobile Fundraising: A New NecessityThe mobile era is here. So, the real question is: how could you not dedicate resources to mobile? Mobile fundraising provides the convenience and accessibility that is more important now than ever. Curate at least part of your...
6 Online Fundraising Ideas That Will Increase Donations
The world is fast-moving and requires us to adapt our marketing strategies and get creative to stay ahead of the game. If your fundraising event has been affected by recent gathering restrictions, don’t immediately throw in the towel. With more people online now than...
Volunteer Your Teen for Event Success!
Three Reasons Why Teenagers Should Pursue Community Service Everyone who has planned an event knows that you can't do it without volunteers. Encouraging teens to volunteer is a win-win for everyone involved. Many teenagers in America are happily helping others in...