Host a Virtual Fundraising Event on Flixxaid in 5 Easy Steps
Let’s assume you use to host a Run for a Cause type event. Create the event online and ask supporters to raise funds as they would, but participate in the event virtually and share their experience online.
Here’s how you can setup such an event using Flixxaid:
Temporarily set your profile’s website link to the event’s website, and default Donation URL to the event donation page. Alternatively, you can create a new profile dedicated to that event.
Flixxaid allows for the person posting to point to either your event donation page, or to point to their own personal or virtual team donation page. Do this by setting the profile’s Root Donation URL, which allows users to append to a root URL their personal or team page url. But forces the URL to start with your Root URL. Preventing people from pointing to malicious or inappropriate websites.
eg. if your team pages URLs look like “http://www.nonprofit.org/event/[team-specific-part-of-url]”. You would set your Root Donation URL to “http://www.nonprofit.org/event/” which allows users to safely append their team suffix to your root URL.Optional: If you have corporate sponsors, you can ask them to support your event by asking them to advertise on Flixxaid. This will increase the ad revenue donated back to the nonprofits.
Next create a video post yourself to kickoff the event, raising awareness around the event, and providing any instructions.
Share with them asking for their participation using the Share button on the post.
How a supporter can participate in your virtual event in 5 easy steps:
Your supporters will then signup to the challenge as an individual or setup a virtual team as they would for your in-person event
The participant would then perform the challenge, say a 5K walk or run, and take short video clips of their run with messages to their friends and family to support your cause.
When posting the video, the participant would append to the Root URL to point to their personal or team page, and share with their friends and family by using the Share button to email, text, or post on other social platforms
The participant can continue to append new video posts (called Scenes) to the original post (called a Flixx) to continue their story.
Friends and family members would view these video clips and can click Donate which points them to the participants donation page for the event.
Ads would be displayed randomly while watching videos. Ad revenue that is earned related to a video would also be donated to the nonprofit that the post is supporting!
You can imagine the benefits to hosting virtual events like this:
No massive upfront effort to plan and coordinate the event with suppliers, volunteers, etc.
No large expenses for setting up the “in real life” (IRL) event.
Once an event is complete, you can choose to start another challenge at any time with little effort!
Flixxaid is available on the Apple AppStore. If you have any questions or need help starting, feel free to reach out to Flixxaid.
Post a Flixx in support of your virtual fundraiser
Setting up your Nonprofit profile