Digital Fund Raising Ideas For Food And Beverage Industry

The food and restaurant industry has been hit under the belt by the Covid-19 pandemic. As the extended lockdown and social distancing keep restaurants closed, it will be a thoughtful gesture to plan a digital happy hour fund raiser to raise money to help support food and beverage workers.

Digital happy Hour

Add a fun twist to the fund raising event and make it stand out.  During the digital happy hour you can share tips on making fun cocktails at home and encourage them to make online donations for  the social cause that you are supporting.

Here are a few more interesting and easy fund raising ideas that you can consider

Virtual  food auction

With most people cooped up at home, it is a great occasion for them to fine hone their cooking and baking skills.  Get all the participants come up with some delicious recipes and put it on auction to raise funds for the benefit of restaurant industry.

Not just food items, any useful items like kitchen accessories, apparels, work desk items etc can be auctioned online to raise funds. Local businesses or individuals can donate or auction items or even services to  raise resources.

 Host An Online Gaming Tournament

Reports show that America is the largest gaming market in the world. In the year 2019, it generated 36.9 billion dollars revenue predominantly driven by console games.  Make use of the incredible popularity of online games in the country and the money that it can bring by hosting a gaming tournament.  You can charge for entry and come up with an exciting game format that will be hard to resist to raise donations for the restaurant workers,

Virtual walks/ runs

Virtual walks have become more popular after the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become a great event to raise money for many organizations.  As the social distancing norms have made in –person races impossible and unsafe, people are flocking to online races. Remember the fabled IRONMAN triathlon series that saw the participation of thousands of participants every week even during the Corona virus pandemic?

Virtual charity runs start on the internet but take place wherever participants wish to complete the distance. People who sign up online for virtual charity register can finish the distance at their own convenience and wherever they live and the results are uploaded online.

Easy to organize, virtual walks can be successfully hosted by even small businesses or nonprofits who may not have much time or resources for preparing a real marathon or community walk!

Virtual Raffle Fundraiser

Managing a traditional raffle is easier said than done. It involves a lot of time and effort and in the pandemic situation, it could be unsafe too.  Virtual raffle is fun with flexible pricing options and multiple tiered ticket packages. You can even build creative custom raffles, to drive increased ticket contributions.

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