{"id":75014,"date":"2021-04-11T13:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T13:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/blog\/creating-the-run-of-show-for-your-virtual-event\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:19:40","slug":"creating-the-run-of-show-for-your-virtual-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/au\/blog\/creating-the-run-of-show-for-your-virtual-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the Run of Show for your Virtual Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our recommendation for your Virtual Run of Show is as follows:<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Start by\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">welcoming your guests<\/b>\u00a0and providing information on how the event will work. Be sure to mention the fundraising website and encourage them to register if they have not already done so.<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Next, show content to\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">demonstrate the importance of your organization and mission<\/b>. This is your opportunity to set the tone before fundraising begins.<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Remind your guests they can bid on auction items throughout the event and mention the\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">auction close time<\/b>. You could have a dedicated moment to celebrate some \u2018star items\u2019 within the silent auction to give these a little push.\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Include your most\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">emotive piece<\/b>\u00a0prior to your biggest fundraising moment.\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Host a\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">pledge moment \/ fund a need<\/b>, this is a key element of any successful fundraising event.<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">have a little fun<\/b>! While your mission is serious, your guests want to have a good time. Inject humour where you can and provide entertainment.\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">Save entertainment towards the end!<\/b>\u00a0It is important to focus on fundraising while your audience is most engaged.<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 And then\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">end with your outro video,\u00a0<\/b>this is often a video with scrolling credits.\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>Two very important elements to consider it the time to host your event and the length of your event.\u00a0We have found the best time is between\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">7-8pm<\/b>. It\u2019s not like a live event where people have childcare etc and they are unlikely to stay up very late. Some people will watch this on their TV for all their family to enjoy, so this is the perfect after dinner time for all the family to watch.\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">Keep it short!<\/b>\u00a0Think of your event as a Netflix show,\u00a0<b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">45 minutes<\/b>\u00a0is the sweet spot to keep guests engaged from start to finish. Anything much later than that, we find a drop of guests as they begin to get fatigued. I have been on many virtual events and 45 mins in and they still haven\u2019t asked to give a single \u00a3 so I really encourage you to introduce your fundraising from the start.<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>Your Client Service Manager (CSM) will share a working project plan once booked with us. At the end of this you will see our example Run of Show. Take a look at our tips for creating this below:<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virtual-image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1172\" height=\"450\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><b data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\">Layouts for content<\/b><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/>Your content will all be displayed in the large box on your website. Within this box, we can be flexible on the layout. The main content will fill this area and we can then overlay secondary content over this, ie. the live as the main content and a totaliser overlaid in the bottom left, or the leaderboard as the main content and the live host bottom right. The Production Specialist will overlay the content in the most suitable place. See screenshots below:\u00a0<br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"75:253;a\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11832 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virtural-image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recommendation for your Virtual Run of Show is as follows:\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Start by\u00a0welcoming your guests\u00a0and providing information on how the event will work. Be sure to mention the fundraising website and encourage them to register if they have not already done so.\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Next, show content to\u00a0demonstrate the importance of your organization and mission. 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