“Fundraising into our Next Normal – New Ways to Use Technology to Build Donor Engagement” Questions And Answers

Your questions answered.

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Q: Do you recommend charging a small fee for a virtual event?

A: Christina’s Answer

Q: When switching over to a virtual gala/fundraiser… how should a nonprofit adjust ticket prices? If in-person tickets were $200… what would you suggest for a virtual event?

A: Christina’s Answer

Q: Our organization seems to favor virtual events that are focused on engagement but the feeling is that we should not make the ‘hard ask’ for money right now.  Thoughts?  Is this a good strategy for asking down the road, or missed opportunity?

A: Barbara’s Answer

A: Christina’s Answer

A: Shawn’s Answer

Q: Any suggestions on how to better engage your board into reaching out to their contacts?

A: Barbara’s Answer

A: Christina’s Answer

A: Shawn’s Answer

Q: How does boodleAI company normally charge

A: Shawn’s Answer

Q: Hi all, great and educational call. Barbara, nice to see you! Do you have a sense of how the Giving Tuesday in May went from a national perspective?

A: Barbara’s Answer

Q: I do a lot of parent engagement events at a large private school. no admission charge, but panel discussions, dinners for each parent in a grade, book fairs, carnivals. homecoming. Have you seen good resources I can review to start building out these types of events for our families?  and, what kind of data should I collect, attendance?  RSVP? Anything else?

A: Christina’s Answer

A: Shawn’s Answer

Q: What are the short-term and long-term steps my organization must do to keep fundraising going?

A: Barbara’s Answer

Q: How can I draw people to my event in this crowded virtual landscape?

A: Christina’s Answer

Q: Do I need a tech partner to put on the event – or can I just use Zoom?

A: Christina’s Answer

Q: What are some successes other clients have seen with boodleAI

A: Shawn’s Answer

Q: How does boodleAI operate in line with data privacy?

A: Shawn’s Answer