Frequently Asked Questions
Please click on a selection/question below to expand the answer.
What is Charity Affairs primary purpose?
What is considered a qualifying event?
How can my organization benefit from using Charity Affairs?
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Ease of use for your participants. The standardized format allows the public to feel comfortable that they will find all the important details about your event. A consistent format helps them to easily find event details
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As the site continues to grow and more organizations get on board, more advertising is utilized for this site. That means more advertising for you! ….without spending your advertising dollars.
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By managing all events at a single site, reports can be run to help you understand the interest in different types of events
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Your followers can receive information for your event directly through RSS feeds, a mobile application, and free social networking updates. And not only does the site automatically update to Twitter, Eventful, Facebook, and a variety of other media, but the public can view your calendar entry and easily Tweet it or email it out to the masses.
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You also have the ability to link the CharityAffairs calendar directly to your site to eliminate duplicate entry. Just review the “How to link the calendar to my page” link.
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Your participants can save your event directly to a variety of calendar formats such as their google calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Super easy and so convenient.
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How many times has your organization deliberated over the perfect date for your event? This consolidate calendar view allows you to see everything going on in your area to coordinate your events with other local charities
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As the site continues to develop, you will be able to handle your event registrations, find volunteers, create trending reports, obtain free event planning tools, and share event successes and information with other organizations
How to Submit and Event
Select Submit Event
Enter your event information including important events details such as:
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Who does your event benefit?
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What is included in the price of your event?
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Are there any special guests?
Enter the correct address as the map feature will map this address for your guests
Detail is very important for potential participants.
If you select to allow registration through the Charity Affairs website the information is forwarded to you, as the registrant via email. Event fees are not accepted through the Charity Affairs website and would be your responsibility to collect.
Please be sure to include registration details if registration is not allowed through the Charity Affairs website.
How do I change an event
What happens after I submit an event
Upon approval, the event is listed on the Charity Affairs calendar.
Am I able to select multiple categories when submitting an event
What category best fits my charitable event
As much fun as your block party may be…please don’t list it if it’s not a fundraiser for a verified non-profit. Thanks.
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Auction/Sales Events –Bachelor Auction, Butler Auction, Rummage/Consignment Sale, Fashion Show, Wedding dress auction
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Contest Events – Barbecue Contest, Dance-A-thon, Eat-A-Thon
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Cultural Events – Art Gallery, Theatre benefit, Recital Benefit, Talent Show
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Date Night Options – Most Festival Gala events work great, Some Dining events are good date options, Game Events and Cultural Events are also great ideas. Think outside the box. Couples are always looking for things to do. Make the events affordable and entertaining, and this will bring additional revenue and awareness to your events. However, please be considerate to accurately categorize using this option…..A dog wash might not necessarily fall into a date night. ;-)
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Dining Events – Spaghetti Dinner, Celebrity Bartender events, Restaurant sponsored fundraisers, Pancake Breakfast, Wine Tasting
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Festivals and Galas –Galas, Mardi Gras party, Wine Festival, Beer Festival
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Game Events - Board Game Tournament, Poker Tournaments, Trivia Night, Casino Night
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Service Related Events – Dog Wash Event, Bagger for a Day events, Car Wash
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Sport Events – Golf Outings, Walk/Run/Cycle-A-Thons, Motorcycle Poker Run, Mini-Golf Event
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Other – Animal Adoptathon, Telethons
How do I search for other events
Just enter the date range, category, location and/or keywords to find events in your selected area.
I'm having problems when I select "All events, Newest events....etc"
Nothing happens when I select "Subscribe to all events"
What happens when I click and icon on the home page
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Events 15 miles from your current location
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Events within the next 14 days
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Events that equal the category (icon) you selected.