Event Fundraising

Event Ticketing pages let you host in-person and virtual fundraising events. You can use these pages to sell tickets and sponsorships for your events or use them for non-ticketed events. Learn how to set Event Ticketing up, including how to add basic event details, logos and images, information about tickets (categories and price tiers), additional donor information requests and thank you messages.

Text-to-Donate powers easy mobile giving through text codes. Learn how to set up a custom text code and start receiving donations via SMS (only on U.S phone carriers).

In this guide, we review Text-to-Donate best practices, and examples of how it can be implemented as a vital part of a fundraising strategy.

A primer about livestreaming virtual events. This is for any nonprofit organization not clear about what livestreaming is, how to do it, whether it can be a fundraising boost and how Give Lively products can be used in tandem with it.

Give Lively products facilitate fundraising during virtual events, campaigns and appeals. We’ve pulled together a thorough list of useful tips and best practices about (1) using Give Lively products during virtual events and (2) livestreaming and virtual events in general.

In the event that a fundraising page isn't working properly, first check the browser. Give Lively works best on the latest versions of most desktop/laptop computers and mobile devices, except Internet Explorer.

Live Display is a progress meter that tracks incoming donations and exhibits them mere seconds (usually between 3 and 5) after being completed. It's a great centerpiece for any fundraising event. Learn how to access Live Display and display it prominently at your event.

Would you like offer discount or complimentary tickets to your event? Unfortunately, our Event Ticketing technology does not allow for this at present moment. But there is a way to work around it if you expect to comp a large number of attendees or receive a high volume of offline sales.

A 'short code' is a five-digit number used to send and receive text messages (with U.S. phone numbers on U.S. carrier networks only). It is a critical part of how Text-to-Donate works. Learn what Give Lively's dedicated (not shared) short code is and how much it costs you (spoiler: nothing).

Give Lively products facilitate fundraising during virtual events, campaigns and appeals. They can accommodate livestreaming, which is especially effective in conjunction with Donation Widgets, Live Display, Text-to-Donate and Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

Add a link to your fundraising page from a "Donate" or "Get tickets" button on your website, with instructions on how to do so from the most popular website-building services: WordPress, Wix, and SquareSpace.

Once your event is over, you can download or share a file of your attendee data, such as names and answers to additional questions.

Did you set up a test event page that you no longer need? Has your event already passed? Whatever the case, here's what to do when you're done with an Event Ticketing page.