Virtual Engagement
Engaging a broad supporter base can be a challenge when many of those supporters are not able to attend your in-person events and experiences. Donors want to be part of your success story. Your donors share your vision and commitment to a better world, and they want to be a part of seeing it happen. They may not all want to be in the spotlight but they do want to know their investment has made an impact. We help organizations create virtual events and experiences that mobilize resources, engage new supporters, catalyze increased investments from current supporters, and expand awareness of the mission.
Problems We Solve
- You had to quickly pivot to the virtual world due to the pandemic
- You had to cancel your in-person programs due to adverse climate, health, or security concerns
- You have a hard time corralling participants to focus on a shared outcome, make a decision, or move a project forward
- You leave meetings feeling disappointed with low participant engagement and lack of action
- You have a dispersed supporter base that can’t participate in in-person events and experiences in any one location
- You struggle to recruit enough participants for your virtual events
- You don’t know how to incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusions into your events and donor engagement experiences
- You want to launch your first virtual event and need support to get it right
Results You’ll See
- Clear direction on where you are headed in your virtual engagement strategy
- Virtual meetings that engage participants, resolve conflicts, determine decisions, and achieve outcomes
- Higher event retention and more engagement and participation during the event
- A virtual engagement program that meets your organization’s objectives
- Distillation of your event ideas into actionable steps and replicable processes
- Fundraising and event infrastructure that bolsters internal capacity and establishes best practices for your organization in order to ensure future success
- Metrics and guidelines to ensure your events reflect principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Services We Offer
- Virtual Event Facilitation: Help your team plan and implement a virtual event to achieve your organization’s goals
- Virtual Engagement Consultation: Evaluate your current program and provide recommendations to optimize and enhance your work
- Coaching: Work one-on-one with your Development Team, Marketing and Communications Team, and Leadership to address your toughest challenges and achieve breakthroughs for your virtual engagement programs
- Training: Provide custom workshops to your team on virtual engagement programs, ethical and empathic community engagement, ethical storytelling, and intercultural competence
- Retainer: Serve as an on-call resource to your team and stakeholders for assistance in virtual engagement, fundraising, and intercultural competence
Free Resources
- Article: 10 Virtual Engagement Tips and 100+ Examples
- Article: Why Connection is More Powerful than Content
- Webinar: Virtual Engagement: How to Create Participatory Virtual Experiences that Keep your Donors Engaged in Times of Crisis