Vendor Spotlight: Event.Gives
Last year’s unprecedented circumstances saw a dramatic increase in how much we lean on each other, both as individuals and as organizations. We’ve read and shared countless stories of neighbors helping neighbors, Buy Nothing groups flourishing and book clubs organizing vaccine distribution in their small town. And we, as an organization, have looked for and created opportunities to support other organizations who are doing what they can to impact their communities.
Just as we at Bliss are doing what we can to help nonprofits and schools to pivot their fundraising efforts to online, so, too, are the dedicated folks at Event.Gives, a mobile bidding platform that makes virtual fundraising easier, smoother and, some might say, downright blissful.
Read on to learn why we chose to sign on as Partners with Event.Gives and would encourage all of our clients to consider them when choosing the platform that is right for you and your event.
Top 5 Reasons We Recommend Event.Gives
5. One screen for your viewers/ donors! Some donors are tech savvy while others need some extra help. Event.Gives makes things easier for everyone by keeping everything on one screen, which means your bidders only need one device to both watch your livestream and bid on live auction items at the same time!
4. One-stop-shop for you! The Event.Gives platform gives you, the event planner, the tools you need to manage your event from start to finish, from selling tickets and promoting your event to inputting auction items, managing bids, running a livestream event and all the way through wrapping up payments and thank yous. To make the whole thing even smoother, you’ll be able to list us as a Partner for your event which will allow us to walk you through the various steps, or even take some of them on for you, depending on your needs and budget.
3. It’s plug and play! With Event.Gives, no matter what broadcasting setup you have, you can reach your donors. Be it from the comfort of your living room, a school auditorium or a professional studio, Event.Gives will work with you to broadcast your fundraiser to the world.
2. Competitive pricing with other platforms! After working so hard to secure auction items and direct appeal donations, the last thing you want to do is watch those precious fundraising dollars flow back out to subsidize pricey software. Our Partnership agreement with Event.Gives extends a special discount to our clients, making it a very reasonable investment for your organization.
And the number 1 reason we recommend Event.Gives as your mobile bidding platform of choice:
Zero latency!!! If you’ve watched a virtual fundraising auction before, or any other interactive livestream performance where timing is critical, you likely had a front row seat for the cringe-worthy seconds that feel like they last for hours as the host waited for the viewers’ streams to catch up and prompt the action the host wanted them to take (bid, comment, etc). Some stream options, like facebook live, can have up to 20 seconds worth of latency!
The genius folks at Event.Gives have their latency down to almost zero and the effect is noticeable! With such immediate feedback from your audience of donors, your professional benefit auctioneer will be able to create the kind of energy you’d normally only see at a live event. Momentum and energy are crucial for live auctions and direct asks, and we cannot stress enough how important it is to be in control of the timing and flow of your live virtual event.
Hopefully, we’ve given you some food for thought. If you’d like to see the software in action, they host a live demo every Wednesday at 11am PT/ 2pm ET. Bliss co-founder Michael will be hosting this week’s demo, so tune in, place some fake bids and see for yourself how smooth and fun the experience will be for your virtual fundraiser!
Then reach out to us to start bringing some bliss to your planning process!
