Getting Started with givezooks! Events

Sell tickets online and broaden the promotion of your next event to increase attendance and donations!

Audience: All Nonprofit Organizations

Are you planning an upcoming fundraising event like an Auction, Gala, Golf Tournament, Luncheon or Alumni Reunion? Do you want to sell tickets and sponsorships online (even on your Facebook page)? And would you like to take advantage of all available marketing channels to drive attendance and donations? If so, you will want to attend this special free webinar.

During this 40 minute webinar, you will learn how to easily create and promote a custom Event website where you can:

• Create, send and track email invitations and reminders
• Promote through Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites
• Sell tickets and manage RSVPs
• Sell sponsorships and recognize sponsors
• Solicit donations from ticket buyers as well as from those who cannot attend
• Allow attendees to create their own fundraisers for the event
• Send custom "Thank You" and Tax emails to ticket buyers and donors
• Track event performance through an easy-to-use Event Dashboard

Social Fundraising for Nonprofits

Learn how you can Fundraise Year Round with givezooks!

Audience: All Nonprofit Organizations

Want to leverage your volunteers in a new way? Looking for some new and innovative ways to reach both your existing supporters and their personal networks through social networking? Want to learn how to turn your supporters into an army of social fundraisers? Tired of hearing, "you've got to get on Facebook and Twitter!", but don't know how or why? You've got to find new donors where they live – ONLINE.

If you want to learn to fundraise like the '08 Obama Campaign, please join us for a FREE webinar --- "Social Fundraising for Nonprofits". In this 45-min session, we'll cover:

• How to integrate social media, online outreach, and your current fundraising approaches into a more effective online fundraising engine
• How to expand your fundraising beyond fall campaigns and spring events
• How to leverage your board members, staff members and key supporters through their personal stories and networks
• How it all works in givezooks!...from the setup of your fundraisers to promoting them thru social media to collecting donations
• How other nonprofits are using givezooks! today

Social Fundraising for Schools

A year round fundraising approach to meet your school's 2010-2011 objectives

Audience: Primary, Secondary & Higher Ed Schools (Public and Not-for-Profit Private)

Want to leverage your volunteers in a new way? And put your '10-'11 Annual Fund completely online? Classroom or department specific needs growing from budget constraints? Looking for some new and innovative ways to reach parents, alumni, and all of their personal networks through social networking? Want to learn how to turn your alumni into an army of social fundraisers...like the '08 Obama Campaign?

If so, please join us for a FREE webinar --- "Social Fundraising for Schools".
In this 45-min session, we'll cover:

• How to integrate social media, online outreach, and your current fundraising approaches into a more effective online fundraising engine
• How to expand your fundraising beyond Annual Funds, Capital Campaigns and Special Events
• How to leverage your alumni, parents, board members, and staff members through their personal stories and networks
• How it all works in givezooks!...from the setup of your fundraisers to promoting them thru social media to collecting donations
• How other schools are using givezooks! today
• How to get started and take advantage of our special "Back to School" offer

Facebook 101 for Nonprofits

Learn how you can connect with your supporters in Facebook!

Audience: All Nonprofit Organizations

Did you know that the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is the over-35 crowd? More and more of your constituents are joining this popular social network every day. Do you know how to reach out to them in this brave new world?

During this informative 45 minute webinar, we will cover the following important topics:

• Why do I need to be on Facebook?
• How do I set expectations with my board?
• Understanding the terminology of Facebook (Pages, Fans, Friends, Apps)
• Setting up your Pages
• Adding Facebook Apps
• Acquiring Fans
• Using Facebook to engage supporters
• Integrating Facebook into an overall fundraising strategy
• Facebook Case Study
• How to get started

After this webinar, you will be empowered to:

• Get your Facebook presence setup correctly the first time
• Engage with your existing supporters in a whole new way
• Reach new supporters in a medium that they already live in
• Raise more money by reaching more people

Twitter 101 for Nonprofits

Learn how you can connect with your supporters in Twitter!

Audience: All Nonprofit Organizations

Do you feel like you are the only one on your block that doesn't have a Twitter account? Is your Board asking you about your Twitter strategy?

During this informative 45 minute webinar, we will cover the following important topics:

• Why do I need to be on Twitter?
• How do I set expectations with my board?
• Understanding the terminology of Twitter (Tweets, Retweets, Followers, Hashtags)
• Setting up your Account
• Useful Twitter Applications
• Acquiring Followers
• Using Twitter to engage supporters
• Integrating Twitter into an overall fundraising strategy
• Twitter Case Study
• How to get started

After this webinar, you will be empowered to:

• Get your Twitter presence setup correctly the first time
• Engage with your existing supporters in a whole new way
• Reach new supporters in a medium that they already live in
• Raise more money by reaching more people