Nonprofits get creative to maintain fundraising, presence

Just because supporters of nonprofits can’t get together in person during the COVID-19 crisis doesn’t mean fundraising stops. Enter virtual events.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 1:15 p.m. April 8, 2020
Courtesy. Emcee and area media personality Gina Birch and auctioneer Scott Robertson were part of the team that helped put together the virtual event for The Heights Foundation/The Heights Center in seven or eight days.
Courtesy. Emcee and area media personality Gina Birch and auctioneer Scott Robertson were part of the team that helped put together the virtual event for The Heights Foundation/The Heights Center in seven or eight days.
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Springtime on the west coast of Florida usually means a full schedule of events, from luncheons to galas to sophisticated soirees, all benefitting nonprofits. For many organizations, the events are some of their biggest moneymakers of the year.

 

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