Events Resources during Covid-19

We’ve collated some useful links that may be helpful at this time. If you have others to share and upload, please do send them across to us by email.

1. SURVEY RESULTS

Thanks to all who completed our online survey on their experiences during Covid-19. It was incredibly value to gain your insights and thoughts around the current situation, as we consider how to move forward with our plans. We have summarised the findings and you can download these from the link below.

2. EXAMPLEs: VIRTUAL fundraising EVENTS

• At Home with GOSH - Virtual fundraising gala which took place on 8 May, raising £36,000 and with 380 attendees

• Humanium - US-based org who have been hosting virtual galas for a number of years pre-Covid

• Human Rights Watch - Pledge event took place on 13 May, raising over £500,000 with 400 attendees across the world

• Local Landmarks Challenge - Alternative to the London Landmarks Race 

• NT at Home Quiz - The National Theatre’s fabulous online fundraising quiz

• SIA Cornflower Ball - Facebook pre-recorded videos 

• Upaya Gala - Email campaign with auction and recorded videos 

3. EXAMPLEs: CURRENT FUNDRAISING APPEALS

• Glassdoor - Emergency appeal from a UK homelessness charity

• Richard House Children’s Hospice - Has been accompanied by an impassioned note from their CEO on social media

• The Children’s Society - Highlighting how every childhood has been affected by Coronavirus, providing valuable tools and guidance alongside their fundraising ask

• Ubuntu Pathways - To replace Gala income, Ubuntu launched this powerful campaign, including sending an email to all previous Gala supporters

• A useful article with some thoughts around launching emergency appeals at this time

4. SUPPLIERS and online tools

Please reference Coveted Events if you’re speaking to any of these suppliers or providers

• BlueJeans - As well as being used for online meetings, can be used for live streaming/hosting online events (such as the Human Rights Watch pledge event)

• Crowdcast - For live streaming events (including comments/chat functionality) and used by events such as Hay Festival

• Givergy - Online auction and live pledge platform (used by both GOSH and Human Rights Watch)

• Global Giving - Online giving platform and resource library

• Mural - For creating interactive online whiteboards

• My Virtual Mission - Fitness challenge platform

• RealBuzz - Online challenge event solutions

• Slidekick - For online challenges (for donors or teams)

• Slid.o - For live online polling

• Twenty Three - An alternative to Zoom for larger webinars - reference “Coveted Events” for a charity discount

• Wise Productions - Produced the At Home with GOSH event and currently creating a green screen offering for online events, as well as a film studio

5. VIDEOS AND OTHER RESOURCES

• NEW: Questions to ask at the tech demo for your virtual event collated by the Event Manager Blog

• Companies offering free or enhanced fundraising services - A list collated by UK Fundraising at this time

• Driving online event success - An older webinar from JustGiving about moving to virtual

• Facebook fundraising - Tools and advice from Give Panel

• From in-person to virtual - How to maximise fundraising event revenue by Classy

• Maintaining momentum for in-person events - Tips for future events during Coronavirus Produced by sgENGAGE/Blackbaud

• Pivot to virtual - A webinar from Event MB, PSAV and Glisser

• Postponing v cancelling - A recorded webinar from Charity How To

• Running a successful virtual event - Produced by Hubspot

• SOFII also collates and shares the latest fundraising innovation

• Virtual events guidance - Produced by Blackbaud

• UK Fundraising often publishes the latest community funds made available or new grants from funders supporting the charity sector through this crisis.

Moving events online
Simon Scriver & Nikki Bell (Fundraising Everywhere)

Get in touch

If you have other resources to share or even if you would just like to chat in more detail about your current experiences, thoughts and ideas at this time, do feel free to contact us. With so much of our activity postponed, we have lots of time to chat!

With best wishes from the Coveted team x