2020 is the year of event streaming platforms. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual streaming, hosting, and event interaction platforms have stepped into the spotlight and taken up the mantle of keeping businesses, nonprofits, and even families connected, engaged, and fully operational.

Before we go on, we’d like to pause and acknowledge the grit, tenacity, innovation, and creativity that fundraisers and development professionals have put on full display this year Despite many uncertainties, you continue to step into the unknown and explore the world of virtual fundraising!

As you are planning your year-end fundraising event, we completely understand if you’re having some trouble picking which platform to use. Here at Soapbox Engage, we’ve scoured countless articles, plan listings, and platform features to bring you this one-stop comparison guide on which virtual event streaming platform will work best for you!

When the topic of virtual event fundraising comes up, we wouldn’t blame you if Vimeo didn’t immediately spring to mind. Smaller than Youtube and less visible than Facebook Live, Vimeo is often forgotten when compared to other, more popular video hosting services. But that doesn’t mean Vimeo slacks when it comes to offering great features that are especially useful for nonprofits hosting virtual fundraising events.

We want to bring you a few considerations and tips on getting the most out of Vimeo in hopes that you’ll consider adding it to your toolbox of online resources for fundraising and connecting with your donors.

We have a mantra that guides the development of our online engagement apps when integrating with Salesforce: stay true to the core. We do everything we can to leverage the functionality and data model inherent in Salesforce and the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP), only creating something new when necessary. This mantra means that Soapbox's integrations are designed to work with Recurring Donations, Opportunities/Donations, Payments, Campaigns, each NPSP Account model and a host of other elements that comprise Salesforce and the Nonprofit Success Pack. It also means that data winds up where the NPSP expects it to wind up.

There are a lot of reasons why we do this. And, with the release of NPSP Version 3.90, there are 71 more!

An amazing team of nonprofit experts in the Salesforce.org community just dropped 67 new Reports and 4 new Dashboards into the NPSP. They cover a dizzying array of common nonprofit scenarios across an insane number of aspects of the NPSP. And, since Soapbox places data where it's expected, they immediately empower our users to get even more out of Salesforce with their reporting and data analytics might.

In this political season, there has been a significant spike in donations to nonprofit organizations. People are motivated, and are taking concrete action to support causes about which they feel passionate.

Here are four quick ways you can ensure that when those folks make their way to your online donation page, you’re best equipped to channel that motivation into fuel to fund your mission.

December is the undisputed champ of the fundraising year. The warm and fuzzy feeling of the holiday season combined with the stone-cold reality of the close of the tax year offer compelling incentives for people to open their wallets before Baby New Year arrives. No wonder nearly ⅓ of annual giving is done in that single month with a whopping 11% in just the last three days alone.¹

But December is over. The ball has dropped. The confetti swept. And, while the 2016 fundraising season is behind us, you still need to raise money to fund your mission, regardless of what month it says on your calendar. But how do you tackle the donation doldrums of January and beyond, and make any day a good day to donate to your organization?

Here are five key tips for successful year-round fundraising that you can act on now: