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Using Harness to raise funds at your next event

Megan Carlson Kladakis avatar
Written by Megan Carlson Kladakis
Updated over a week ago

Getting ready to host a special event?

Want to learn best practices for engaging donors at your event?

Look no further! πŸ¦Έβ€β™€οΈ

Picture this....you've spent months kicking back endless Starbucks coffees β˜•, brainstorming and preparing every detail of your event...

...registration flow, food & drinks, marketing designs for your banners & signs, collecting silent & live auction items, securing sponsors, signing never-ending paperwork for your event venue, helping your board & staff write their speeches, coordinating volunteers to help, ensuring the music & ambiance is just right so your donors feel connected and inspired...

Your speaker takes the stage to share a powerful story of why your mission is so important to those you serve & they ask your attendees to join you in making your organization's dreams come true...there's not a dry eye in the house and your donors pull out their credit card to give when they realize...

THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT A PAPER FORM?

WITH THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

IN BASICALLY THE DARK?
TO RISK GETTING TOSSED BY THE CLEAN UP CREW AFTERWARD?

It's 2021.

Let's make this EASY (for your donors AND for you)!

What's the BEST way for your donors to give QUICKLY and EASILY on their MOBILE PHONES?

All they need to do is:

  1. Text your keyword to the short code number

  2. Click the link to your fundraising page they receive

  3. Make their donation πŸ’²

All you need to do is:

  1. Look around the room and bask in the glory of the ZERO amount of paperwork and data entry you'll need to do after the event to process these gifts

  2. Grab a glass of wine 🍷 with your donors and thank them as they tell you how easy that was

Hosting a virtual event? Even better! Use a FREE virtual platform (ex: Facebook LIVE or YouTube, etc.) & share your keyword and/or simply copy & paste your Harness fundraising page(s) into the platform's event description and live comments for one-click giving!

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