Explore new ways to bring people together that generates engagement in and financial support for your mission. In this session, we will discuss how people gather now and the impact that gathering has on moving a mission forward. We will explore case studies of how new event models are yielding big results. We will explore the current fundraising event landscape, how to re-engage donors and community leaders, and how to develop events that help you sustain and grow your mission.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the current fundraising event landscape
- Identify techniques for re-engaging donors and community leaders
- Develop events that help sustain and grow your mission
Speaker
Samantha Swaim
Owner & Strategic Director, Swaim Strategies
Samantha Swaim has more than 20 years of event planning and fundraising expertise. She founded Swaim Strategies, a fundraising event consultancy, in 2004, working internationally with nonprofit organizations to produce impactful events that move missions forward. She is an expert in the integration of virtual events and hybrid events into your fundraising event strategy having produced hundreds of event broadcasts with her introduction to broadcast events as a production manager of The Grammy Awards webcast.
Samantha is the co-author of Planning a Successful Major Donor Event, the founder of the annual Elevate fundraising event conference, and co-host of the podcast The Fundraising Elevator. She travels internationally to teach nonprofit professionals the tools they need to elevate their impact through events.
