Host a Fundraiser

If the event is in person, find a location and determine the event type. For in-person events, please follow any public health restrictions and recommendations in your area.

If the event will be virtual, decide on the format of the event and the technology tools that you will use. Some examples of virtual fundraisers include:

• Virtual house party or virtual class or activity
• One-day online flash fundraiser
• Donation matching drive
• Live virtual action
• Live performances or content streaming
• Online trivia or quiz
• A virtual run-, walk-, read-, bike-, dance-a-thon
• Speaker, panel, Q&A, or interview

We recommend that most live or in-person events not last more than two hours. The bigger the event, the more time you should have between the start of the planning and the final date.

Be thoughtful about who you are inviting and why you are inviting them to this event. If this will be a larger and more public event, consider who your target audience will be.

Consider: ticket sales, sales, cash or check donations, online, or digital giving

Registration, payment processing, recording, streaming, visuals, sound, lighting, accessibility

Please connect with us for support and to share updates during the planning process: development@waisn.org.

• What’s on your program or agenda?
• How will you engage the audience?
• When will you do a “test-run”?
• How will you make your ASK for donations?

• Report back to share your successes and share some pictures with us at development@waisn.org.
• Thank participants within 5 days of the event.