Top 11 Hybrid Event Ideas for Nonprofits – The 2026 List

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More than half of the organizations around the world faced a pretty drastic change after the COVID-19 situation. Moreover, the greatest challenge to overcome since 2019 is canceling the event or making them virtual.

Now that the world is gradually transitioning back to its normal state, we must learn the important lessons of virtual adaptation and conduct business affairs regularly.
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7 Signs You Need a Better CRM for Your Nonprofit Events

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When it comes to nonprofit organizations, your mission is to make a positive impact in the world. From education to wildlife, science to religion, nonprofits come in all shapes and sizes. But whether your focus is local or global, effective management of supporters and events is crucial to your success. If your team is feeling overwhelmed or your processes are outdated, it might be time to consider a better CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution—or, more aptly for nonprofits, a Constituent Relationship Management system.
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How to Write an Abstract for a Conference

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Before getting asked to present at a conference, organizers will put out a call for papers. However, before you get to the stage of writing and submitting your paper, you will be asked to send in an abstract for review.

An abstract is a summary of what your paper will be about. In essence, it’s is an application for a chance to appear at the conference and present your paper.

Event organizers will have a list of requirements for abstracts which can make writing an abstract a challenging task.

Your abstract is a sales tool to sell your ideas, so you shouldn’t submit lackluster work based on the assumption that competition for a presentation slot won’t be fierce. Event organizers would rather pass on a low-quality abstract than risk boring their audience.
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Erasmus University – Case Study

700+
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60+
hybrid sessions
300+
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Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), together with Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft) prepared for the 2021 IAME conference in Rotterdam, one of the main gateways to Europe. Rotterdam is one of the most beautifully modern ports in the world, thus still positioned to experience significant growth within its own industry. The conference aims to bring experts from all parts of the world as well as new ideas, revealing insights and cutting-edge research results.
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A Guide To Making Money with Virtual Events

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Live events provided a substantial revenue stream for businesses during pre-pandemic days. That income stream quickly dried up once COVID-19 arrived and social distancing regulations shut down any service deemed non-essential. Compounding the issue is the randomness of outbreaks threatening to destroy your careful planning with unpredictable lockdowns.

Fortunately, it is possible to transfer live event forums by planning virtual events as a substitute. However, taking your monetization strategies to a virtual platform will require adjustment. When monetizing your virtual event, you will want to replace as much of your income stream as possible with online equivalents. A few obvious obstacles will include:
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AMS Institute, Amsterdam – Case Study

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70+
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100+
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The conference went very well and we are very happy with the Dryfta platform

AMS Institute believes in re-inventing cities by generating ideas, talent and collaborations with the cities of today. They perform active data analysis and design to generate sustainable, prosperous and successful improvements to our cities. With cities in grids, there’s room for improvement. Cities are the place we live, work and play. They’re also the place where major transitions occur. It’s precisely that reason that they need to explore urban innovation. Such as mobility, circularity, energy transition, climate adaptation, urban food systems and digitization; this will help kick off or boost efforts to improve liveability and sustainability.
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Everyone Loves Virtual Team Building Activity

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With the prolonged prevalence of the pandemic, remote work is here to stay. Many companies have initiated Work from Home Programs globally offering remote work opportunities. Along with its benefits, remote work can become daunting for the employees due to increasing feelings of awkwardness, disconnection, and isolation among the remote workforce, significantly reducing productivity by almost 21%. This makes it vital for businesses to initiate effective an effective virtual Team Building activity.
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The Benefits of Using an Abstract Management System

 

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Since the dawn of email, its main shortcoming has been that it’s rarely concise or categorizable. Naturally, this poses a considerable challenge when coordinating conferences in which minute detail and adherence to regulations are of utmost importance for a successful outcome. This issue is primarily a consequence of a few ways one can immediately obtain all their required information from a quick scan of an email.

 

Shortcomings of email correspondence for abstract management

Submitting proposals over email is another roadblock to the smooth running of research conferences. Often the candidate/researchers will not be aware of the criteria their proposal must meet, leading to frustrating confusion, delayals, and unnecessarily increased workload.
A possible solution to this common problem is to inform all potential participants of the expected due dates, word counts, etc. However, adherence to these guidelines is challenging to track, considering the sheer volume of emails involved. There is also the added step of forwarding the email contents to prospective reviewers for reviewal. In turn, these reviews would be submitted by email. Thus manual pairing of reviews to the proposal would be necessary. As expected, an email-based correspondence platform for a conference would require considerable admin and extra hours of work/maintenance.

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Hybrid Event on Budget: Tips from Covid Pandemic

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Thanks to COVID-19, it’s 2022, and the workplace dynamic has shifted a lot. When businesses tend to opt for an in-person event back in the old days, today, people are gravitating toward hybrid meeting solutions for higher efficiency and workplace functionality. According to statistics, around 34% of event organizers and businesses expect to invest more in hybrid meeting solutions in the coming years. However, hybrid meeting solutions can also be incorporated into your events, even if you happen to be on a budget.
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Dryfta Launches its Free Event Platform

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All-in-one event management platform

Dryfta all-in-one event management platform is a true ecosystem of event technology created and managed by Dryfta and sold at transparent and low prices. From tools for badges and check-in to mobile event apps, registration, abstract submissions, websites, virtual meetings, event scheduling, gamification, and more.

The platform was launched to offer an alternative to “cash-strapped nonprofits” who needed a solution for hosting their events. It already offers a multitude of features that make it easy to organize successful events. Dryfta now introduces the free event platform, making it even easier to host events on your own. 
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