{"id":77995,"date":"2025-09-25T15:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=77995"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:33:30","slug":"the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/","title":{"rendered":"The Everyday Foundation  &#8211; Love Food, Give Food Long Lunch (AU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who<\/h2>\n<p>The Everyday Foundation is a Sunshine Coast charity dedicated to alleviating food insecurity through a range of community support programs.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its second year, The Zaleta \u2013 Love Food, Give Food Long Lunch has quickly become the Foundation\u2019s flagship fundraising event. More than just a fundraiser, the event brings together local businesses and the wider community in partnership to make a meaningful impact.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the generosity of sponsors covering all event costs, every dollar raised from ticket sales and on-the-day fundraising goes directly towards supporting those in need.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What<\/h2>\n<p>The Zaleta first launched in 2024, raising an impressive $104,000 in its debut year.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted at the stunning Flaxton Gardens, the 2025 edition returned on 29th August as a long lunch event. Guests enjoyed a three-course meal, live music, heartfelt speeches, and a lively fundraising program that included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A live auction<\/li>\n<li>Silent auction<\/li>\n<li>Raffle<\/li>\n<li>Champagne bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a mix of community spirit and entertainment, the Long Lunch has quickly grown into one of the Sunshine Coast\u2019s most anticipated fundraising events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How<\/h2>\n<p>Fundraising began months before the event itself. The <strong>Love Food, Give Food campaign<\/strong> launched three months out, encouraging donations and building momentum across the community.<\/p>\n<p>Ten days before the lunch, the silent auction went live via Givergy. Guests and supporters could browse and bid on items ahead of time, with the link shared via email, social media, and the Foundation\u2019s website. Details of live auction items were also published so guests could plan their bids in advance.<\/p>\n<p>On the day, QR codes linked directly to the Givergy platform, printed in event programs and displayed alongside auction items. The Emcee reminded attendees throughout the afternoon, ensuring maximum engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Learning from 2024\u2019s connectivity challenges, the team also secured a sponsored Wi-Fi solution, making sure bidding was seamless this year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Result<\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 event raised a record-breaking <strong>$204,000<\/strong> \u2014 nearly double the amount raised in its first year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Attendance<\/strong>: 240 guests (up from 227 in 2024, the maximum capacity of the venue).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community engagement<\/strong>: Stronger momentum and higher traction on social media, fuelled by the success and imagery from the inaugural event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact<\/strong>: Funds raised will allow the Everyday Foundation to continue meeting people in their place of need and expanding its food security programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Top Tip: <\/strong><em>\u201cLaunch your silent auction ahead of the event. We opened ours 10 days early and even reached out to key supporters to spark bidding momentum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We don\u2019t set reserves or starting bids on donated items \u2014 it encourages competition and keeps energy high. While only about half of our items reached market value, overall, it paid off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This year, we also added \u2018pay it forward\u2019 items, like funding a new industrial dishwasher for our building renovation. These tangible contributions gave donors a direct connection to the impact they were making.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finally, share your auction link widely \u2014 even with those not attending \u2014 and use Givergy\u2019s platform to make participation as easy as possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":77985,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77995","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 with Givergy Fundraising<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how the Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 at The Zaleta - Love Food, Give Food Long Lunch with Givergy Fundraising\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 with Givergy Fundraising\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how the Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 at The Zaleta - Love Food, Give Food Long Lunch with Givergy Fundraising\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Givergy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/finals-the-everyday-foundation-long-lunch-2025-worth-photography-151.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"860\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/\",\"name\":\"The Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 with Givergy Fundraising\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/finals-the-everyday-foundation-long-lunch-2025-worth-photography-151.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-25T15:33:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover how the Everyday Foundation raised $204,000 at The Zaleta - Love Food, Give Food Long Lunch with Givergy Fundraising\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/finals-the-everyday-foundation-long-lunch-2025-worth-photography-151.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/finals-the-everyday-foundation-long-lunch-2025-worth-photography-151.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":860,\"caption\":\"the-everyday-foundation\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/case-studies\/the-everyday-foundation-love-food-give-food-long-lunch-au\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Case studies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/us\/case-studies\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The Everyday Foundation &#8211; 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