Go Virtual to End Family Homelessness and host a virtual fundraiser anywhere, anytime including Homelessness Awareness Month in November!
With a virtual fundraiser, you can invite friends and family to support ending family homelessness no matter where they live. Hosting a virtual fundraiser is easy and fun. Once you register your event, you'll receive a page that you can personalize with photos and information about why you are fundraising to end family homelessness. Then, we’ll send you everything you need to make your virtual event a success!
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Virtual Fundraising Ideas
Need some inspiration for your virtual event? Here are some ideas to get you started that can be easily hosted via a video conference platform or app:
Host a Game Night
A game night is one of the easiest ways to bring people together to laugh, play and raise money to help end family homelessness. Pictionary, Trivia, Bingo, online board games–there are several options to connect and play virtually.
Host a Virtual Orange Happy Hour
Get your friends, family or coworkers together for a virtual happy hour! Create an orange drink or orange snack recipe and share it with the group. Host a contest during the happy hour or even a raffle!
Host a Fitness Class or Dance Party
Get moving and motivated without leaving your home. Host a donation-based fitness class like yoga, Zumba, a dance party, or other fitness challenge.
Bake, Sing, and Get Creative
Are you a cook or musician or drag queen? Livestream a cooking class or concert or performance and use the time to not only play music and share recipes, but share the story of family homelessness in our community and what the money raised will do. Are you more of an artist? Sell your items on Etsy and donate a portion of the proceeds to ending family homelessness.
Game On to End Family Homelessness
Play your favorite video games while helping raise funds and awareness for family homelessness. Use your platform join streamers from around the world to end family homelessness.
Fundraise with #HamFamSF Swag
Did you know Hamilton Families has it’s own online merch store? In addition to our own swag which you can share and fundraise on our behalf, you can also launch your own fundraising campaign with our partner Bonfire.com. We’ve already done a lot of the heavy lifting for you, so you will be able to hop in and get your campaign up and running quickly. Visit blog.bonfire.com/peer-to-peer-fundraising-team-captain-guide to learn how you can fundraise on behalf of Hamilton Families! *In case you need it, our EIN is 943055602
Have more questions? Send an email to our team at development@hamiltonfamilies.org and let us know how we can help you get started.
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Your Virtual Fundraiser Toolkit
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Help us raise family homelessness awareness during your fundraising campaign by sharing your story and promoting your event on social media. Here is some inspiration to get you started.
Don't forget to personalize your posts by including your fundraising link, information about your event, and encouraging donations to help family homelessness!
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Facebook / Instagram
• I am excited to announce that I will be hosting a (include name/ type of event) on (date) for @Hamilton Families to help end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area! (Add 1-2 lines about your connection to family homelessness, details on your event, and how to register) [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• Family homelessness is a complicated experience that affects different families in different ways. For most families, it is simply the result of generational poverty. Right now, families make up about 30 percent of the homeless population. The good news is that with the support of agencies like Hamilton Families, we can end it. That's why I am hosting (include name/ type of event) on (date) to help end family homelessness in honor of (add connection) [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• #DidYouKnow families experiencing homelessness are called “invisible homeless”. 75% are doubled up, 15% are in temporary shelter, 7% stay in motels. Only 4% are unsheltered. Join me on (date) for (include name of event) to help raise money to permanently house families in stable housing in our communities. [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• There is still time to join us for the (include name of event) on (date) in honor of (include connection) and to help raise money and awareness for @Hamilton Families. Join us and donate today! [Include link for registration and/or your personal fundraising page]
• What an incredible event! We raised (include amount raised) for @Hamilton Families in honor of (include connection) and the hundreds of families that Hamilton Families serves in our community. Thank you to those who took part in the event and donated. It's not too late to donate - just visit our fundraising page! [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
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Twitter
• I am excited to announce that I will be hosting a (name/type of event) on (date) for @HamFamSF to help #endfamilyhomelessness! (Add 1-2 lines about your connection to family homelessness, details on your event, and how to register) [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• Support my efforts to #EndFamilyHomelessness by joining/participating in the (name of event) on (date) and helping me reach my goal for @HamFamSF. Families in the #SFBayArea need our help! [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• #DidYouKnow families experiencing homelessness are called “invisible homeless”. Most are doubled up, living in motels or in their cars. That's why I am hosting a (name of event) on (date) for @HamFamSF in honor of (add connection). Join us for the event and help me reach my goal! [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
• What an incredible event! We raised (include amount raised) for @HamFamSF in honor of (connection) and the thousands of families helped by Hamilton Families. Thank you to those who took part in the event and donate. [Include link to your personal fundraising page]
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• How Homelessness Impacts Families
• Family Homelessness Fact Sheet
• Family Homelessness Information Packet
