{"id":23973,"date":"2021-03-31T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/how_to_inspire_strong_giving_through_a_virtual_event-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:23:07","slug":"gimme-shelter-virtual-fundraising-for-animal-service-organizations","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/gimme-shelter-virtual-fundraising-for-animal-service-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Shelter: Virtual Fundraising for Animal Service Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The pandemic is putting the nation&#8217;s animals at risk and stretching the resources available to animal service organizations. Animals still need food, medical care, and shelter; and the nonprofits working with them still need funding and donations to assist them. Fundraising is of greater importance for animal welfare rescues and organizations now more than ever before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have gathered some great success stories and examples of compelling donation forms and appeals, virtual fundraising event ideas and best practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Simple fundraising event ideas they can get started on today<\/li><li>Virtual auction event ideas, from streaming video to launching a fund-a-need appeal<\/li><li>Examples of what\u2019s worked with real-life peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns<\/li><li>Top reasons to incorporate text giving &amp; outbound messaging in their planning<\/li><li>Best practices for animal service organizations and some other great ideas to inspire them<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a must-see session for any animal service nonprofit fundraiser that needs fundraising ideas and resources to fuel their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gimme_Shelter_Virtual_Fundraising_for_Animal_Service_Orgs-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Gimme Shelter  Virtual Fundraising for Animal Service Organizations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSXV7_Z1cHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Speaker:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heidi Morris is the Customer Success Manager at Qgiv, a company that&#8217;s dedicated to building powerful fundraising tools that empower nonprofits to thrive and grow. In her time at Qgiv, Heidi&#8217;s become passionate about excellent customer service and is driven to help nonprofits succeed and be more effective in their digital fundraising. Qgiv at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/\">www.qgiv.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Heidi Morris, Customer Success Manager at Qgiv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gimme Shelter: Virtual Fundraising for Animal Service Organizations - Success Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fundraising is of greater importance for animal welfare rescues and organizations now more than ever before! 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