How to Host Hybrid Events Donors Want to Attend

With some people ready to gather in person and others preferring to stay socially distanced, some nonprofits are experimenting with hybrid events to engage donors and hit fundraising goals – and even  attract attendees from any location.

How can your nonprofit create a hybrid gathering that appeals to supporters, inspires giving, and keeps everyone safe?

Join this 75-minute webinar to get proven advice from a consultant who helps nonprofits develop events and the head of fundraising at the Houston Ballet, which held a hybrid ball this year that raked in nearly $850,000, far exceeding the $500,000 goal.

In this session, you’ll get creative approaches to running an event online and off that you can adapt to your event. Our expert guests will explain how to build a program that highlights your mission while entertaining both online and in-person participants, and smart ways to keep expenses in check and boost revenue.

Plus, you’ll get tips for setting goals and measuring the results of a hybrid event and proven ways to boost giving during the event.

What will you learn?

• Key things to think about — and pitfalls to avoid — when planning a hybrid event
• Proven tactics to increase giving during the event
• How to combine online and in-person elements to engage both audiences  

SPEAKERS:

Angie Lane
Chief Development Officer
Houston Ballet

Samantha Swaim
Principal
Swaim Strategies

Originally Aired: December 9, 2021

This webinar is worth 1.25 CFRE credits.