{"id":27613,"date":"2021-09-29T16:34:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/gimme-shelter-virtual-fundraising-for-animal-service-organizations-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:39:04","slug":"building-hope-fundraising-best-practices-for-community-development","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/building-hope-fundraising-best-practices-for-community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Hope: Fundraising Best Practices for Community Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Join us as we walk you through some great success stories and share ideas on how to create a diversified giving program with compelling donation forms, text appeals, auctions, and virtual fundraising event ideas and best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll provide a wealth of information to help your community development organization fundraise more successfully, like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Simple fundraising event ideas you can get started on today<\/li><li>Virtual and hybrid 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 and outbound messaging in your planning<\/li><li>Best practices for community development organizations and some other great ideas to inspire you<\/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\/09\/community-development_housing-segment-webinar_9_2021_FINAL-PDF.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=\"Building Hope: Fundraising Best Practices for Community Development\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nP44uNFnIGQ?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>Ammon Lowman is a Customer Success Manager at Qgiv, a company dedicated to building powerful digital fundraising tools that empower nonprofits to thrive and grow. 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