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New on the Eventgroove Online Fundraising Platform—Free Livestream Fundraising!

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November 19, 2021

Raising more money and reaching new donors just got even easier!

At Eventgroove, we know you’re working hard to build great in-person and online fundraising . experiences. That’s why we’ve packed our online fundraising platform with the fundraising tools, analytics, donor management, and integrations nonprofit organizations need…while making it entirely free for organizers.

Now, we’ve added a new, robust virtual fundraising tool—free livestream fundraising! Using it, your organization can seamlessly marry live events with virtual fundraising efforts or boost online fundraising campaigns.

P.S. When we say livestreaming on the Eventgroove online fundraising platform is free, we 100% mean it. It costs zero dollars for organizers, and there are no attendee limits, hidden fees, or platform fees. See all the details here.

 What Does Livestream Fundraising with Eventgroove Mean?

Essentially, you can stream live video directly from your fundraising page and invite supporters to participate. It’s a terrific way to develop an immersive, interactive virtual fundraising event experience for donors anywhere. For example, you can livestream your school raffle prize drawing, the big homecoming game for alumni, a benefit concert, baking classes, and more!

Facts About Livestreaming on the Eventgroove Online Fundraising Platform:

With Eventgroove, nonprofits and individual fundraisers can:

All of the above benefits, PLUS: 

  • Share your screen while presenting live
  • Choose your camera and microphone before going live
  • Drive raffle ticket sales, auction bids, and sweepstakes entries by featuring specific prizes or items from any ongoing fundraiser
  • See online donations, purchases, and audience comments in real time
  • Allow donors to browse and buy tickets, items, prizes, etc. during your livestream (great for online auctions and raffles!)
  • Create private livestream events that require a ticketed entry
  • Use virtual backgrounds
  • Use third-party broadcasting software to create sophisticated studio productions
  • Stream video up to 4K

Livestream Fundraising Event Ideas

  • Your annual fundraising gala features a silent auction, magic show, and big raffle drawing. Livestream the action and enable virtual guests to make online donations and browse items and bid in real time!
  • Bump up participation in your quarterly pub quiz by going hybrid so that people at home (or anywhere) may compete with people in the restaurant.
  • Make it easy for even more alumni to participate in homecoming weekend and its related fundraising events. Livestream the big game and feature raffle prizes to inspire raffle ticket sales. Enable live bidding during the auction and appeal to school spirit by playing the marching band performance in the background.

  • Raise more for your animal shelter by hosting a dog training expert to teach a private class in person. Simultaneously livestream this class to ticketed virtual guests on your fundraising page. Virtual guests can ask questions, comment, and participate in real time. This same concept can be applied to all sorts of classes like baking, dancing, and cooking!

  • Livestream your in-person battle of the bands benefit concert to ticketed virtual guests. Make things even more interactive by asking trivia throughout. In addition, you can reward winners with branded merchandise such as T-shirts, mugs, and totes!

Amp Up In-person and Online Giving with Eventgroove Livestream!

Ready to add a livestream to your fundraising strategies? Check out our “How To Use Eventgroove Fundraising Livestream Studio” video below! In it, you’ll learn how to make virtual fundraising interactive (and thus raise more money) by allowing live donations, setting livestream trivia questions, and spotlighting auction and raffle prizes.

How To Use Eventgroove Fundraising Livestream Studio from Eventgroove on YouTube.

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How Selling Prom Tickets Online Works

Creating a ticket sales page takes no time, and you can customize it so it matches your prom theme and school branding. Here’s the shape of it:
  1. Create the event. Name (Enchanted Forest Prom, 2026), date, venue, capacity, dress code, anything else students should know.
  2. Set ticket types and prices. Most committees do one student ticket plus one guest or date. Some add an early bird ticket tier at a $10 discount for the first two weeks.
  3. Grab a shareable link. Drop it in the school newsletter, add it to a QR code on your prom posters, then drop it into the school’s socials and the committee group chat so everyone can share within their networks, and the principal’s morning announcements.
  4. Collect the money. Card and digital wallet payments flow straight into your account, whether someone pays in person at school or at the door on prom night.
  5. Scan tickets at the door. Each student arrives with their printed prom tickets or a digital version. A volunteer scams them using their phone.

6 Things to Look For in a Prom Ticketing Service

Not every ticketing platform is set up for school events. Three things that matter:
  1. Real-Time Data: Student planners and faculty advisors need to monitor sales and revenue, and access updated attendee reports.
  2. Clear Fees: Every platform makes its money through fees. These fees can be passed on to buyers or absorbed by the school. In addition, when credit cards are involved, processing fees always apply but may not be included in your free ticketing platform’s service. When these are not included in the platform price, you’ll need to organize online payments separately, which can result in a much higher per-ticket cost on your end.
  3. Online and physical tickets: Printing prom tickets is something many schools do – they’re a great memento of the night, and make the experience more special. Make sure your platform’s capabilities include tracking and scanning both printed and digital tickets.
  4. Easy attendee check-in: Look for a platform that lets you scan without an app or special equipment. When faculty can scan tickets using their mobile phone‘s browser, getting up to speed takes less time.
  5. Attendee management: You’ll want to track students as they enter, leave, and return. Ensure your service can support this.
  6. Ticketing adaptability: Creating ticket bundles, reserved seating, and comp codes for VIPS means your chosen platform needs to be flexible.

What to Charge For Tickets To Prom and When to Sell

On average, a prom ticket costs between $55–$125. The exact number depends on the venue, what the night includes (DJ, photos, dinner, flowers, and the like).

Pre-prom ticket sales strategies

  • Early Bird discount. Knock $10–$15 off the standard price for the first 2–3 weeks of sales. An early bird ticket strategy rewards students who buy first, builds momentum, and gives your committee how the night is tracking weeks before prom.
  • Group bundles. Offer a small discount for friend groups buying 4 or 6 tickets together. Ticket bundling speeds up sales and they nudge friend groups to commit early.
  • Reserved tables. If you want groups to sit together, set up your ticketing with reserved seating and sell whole tables as a single package.
  • Day-of door pricing. Charge $10–$15 more at the door than online to  encourages families to pre-buy.

When to sell tickets

Open sales 6–8 weeks before prom, switch from early bird to standard pricing 2–3 weeks in, and close online sales 24–48 hours before the dance so you can finalize the catering count.

A note on the platform side: Eventgroove’s setup is free, and the service fee on paid tickets is small (2% + $0.75 per ticket). You can pass that fee on to ticket buyers, and for free events, there are no fees at all.

If you’re looking for an efficent and easy way to sell school dance tickets and manage your attendees, we’d love it if you gave Eventgroove a try. Our ticketing platform is free for organizers, with low ticket-buyer fees, no hidden charges, and no contracts. Plus, we’re also online printers, so you order custom prom tickets, VIP  badges, and flyers all in one place.

Want to see Eventgroove in action?

We’d love to show you! Schedule a one-on-one demo with our expert sales team.

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