Thank you, Audrey! This is very helpful!
I will do a little exploring on the mentioned sites/platforms. (:
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:28 PM Audrey Wiedemeier audrey@bikelibrary.org wrote:
Hi Judith,
In the past I have always use Eventbright though I have heard great things about it Little Green Light-a donor management software for Nonprofs. Just last year I started using Flipcause for the Bike Library. No huge complications to speak of, but as with anything else there is a learning curve. I like using Flipcause for the most part. You can get it on tech soup for 50% off. If you want to try it out they have a referral program that I can send you an invite to (our org then gets $100), but if not no worries. I have also heard good things about Sales Force.
I'd prefer to simply have folks register on a free platform and pay when they come to the event and/or still contribute when they end up not being able to make it. However, I think those days for my projects are over because I have bought into getting extra assistance with easy donor tracking for large events/fundraisers. Besides, if we want to grow our fundraising efforts one of our main priorities to retaining donors and the paid platforms help do that.
To add the creative touch that I feel is lost using large paid platforms for our fundraisers, we commissioned a local artist to do a print for us and gave them to high donors and all .volunteers. So combining funky with the tech stuff is key for us.
Peace & grease,
*Audrey Wiedemeier* (She/her/hers) Iowa City Bike Library, Director
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 10:58 AM Judith Feist judith@backalleybikes.org wrote:
Good Morning (almost afternoon), all!
I have a question for any folks out there whose collective/workshop does large fundraisers/events where participants are asked to register either themselves or teams. We have been using crowdrise and had a number of complications with it this year. Are there any fundraising websites or apps out there that you would suggest? Just kinda getting things organized for next year...
Thank you in advance. Greatly appreciated.
-- Judith C Feist Co Director, the Hub at Back Alley
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