{"id":25099,"date":"2021-05-25T16:34:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=25099"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:28:55","slug":"virtual-fundraising-donor-trust-and-compliance","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/virtual-fundraising-donor-trust-and-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Fundraising, Donor Trust, and Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Virtual events, online donation pages, and social media channels provide tons of opportunities to reach new donors to fuel your nonprofit\u2019s mission. Online fundraising brings wider support and increased fundraising registration, but it also brings greater scrutiny from prospective donors, grant makers, and sponsors! That scrutiny raises questions about when and how to follow different states\u2019 fundraising laws and requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, potential supporters have many opportunities to give to different organizations, so gaining their trust is more important than ever. Demonstrating your accountability, transparency, and commitment to staying in compliance with local and state laws can help your donors view you as a well-run organization with a mission worthy of support. But what steps can you take to stay in compliance with state laws and show donors your trustworthiness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this session to find out! You&#8217;ll learn about charitable solicitation registration and reporting for traditional, online, and event fundraising. You&#8217;ll also see the positive impact being in compliance with different fundraising laws can have! You&#8217;ll learn: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Which online fundraising activities trigger fundraising registration obligations and what ongoing reports are required <\/li><li>How to develop online campaign messaging that builds public trust while meeting the various state fundraising disclosure requirements <\/li><li>What ongoing resources you\u2019ll need in order to register, renew, and report in multiple states<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Donors want to know the organizations they support are trustworthy and effective. Staying in compliance with different fundraising laws and requirements is an important part of that trustworthiness, and we&#8217;re going to show you how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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=\"Virtual Fundraising, Donor Trust, and Compliance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ONqRoTz_lKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharon Cody, J.D., is the Nonprofit Partnership Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harborcompliance.com\/\">Harbor Compliance<\/a>. Sharon is passionate about educating nonprofits on the role of compliance as both a best practice and an industry differentiator. 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