Bringing executives together for engaging, productive networking is at the heart of the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF). When the pandemic hit, the Lippman Connects team knew they needed to provide opportunities for ECEF attendees, sponsors, and speakers to connect virtually. Sam Lippman, President of Lippman Connects, said “I can’t think of a more efficient way to introduce 200 or more executives to each other than through the Gather Voices solution.”
When their 19th annual gala, Uncharted, was transitioned to a virtual experience, Toigo Foundation needed a safe way to foster meaningful engagement between sponsors, fellows, and attendees. They understood the power of video storytelling for fostering connections, but needed a simple and affordable way to gather video content from their global audience. Using Gather Voices, the team was able to offer their sponsors, fellows, and alumni a simple and highly valuable way to share their organizations’ messages and learn more about the people in attendance at the event.
Bringing executives together for engaging, productive networking is at the heart of the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF). When the pandemic hit, the Lippman Connects team knew they needed to provide opportunities for ECEF attendees, sponsors, and speakers to connect virtually. Sam Lippman, President of Lippman Connects, said “I can’t think of a more efficient way to introduce 200 or more executives to each other than through the Gather Voices solution.”
Groundwork Ohio needed to encourage more high-quality, diverse applications for the second year of their Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship. They knew that video testimonials from their current fellows would give them the social proof they needed to secure valuable applications, despite economic challenges caused by COVID-19. But with the deadline just 4 weeks away and the fellows spread out across the state, they needed a solution to collect, edit, and publish videos with incredible speed.
SickKids Foundation’s annual fundraising event, ‘GetLoud’, was transitioned to a month-long virtual campaign in response to COVID-19. The team needed simple and safe ways to engage fundraisers in a digital environment. Using Gather Voices’ Video Relationship Management (VRM) software, the team collected over 120 video stories from sponsors, fundraisers, supporters, and ambassadors, which helped them exceed their goal for registered fundraisers and generate more than 1.6M in donations.
Gather Voices collected responses from CRN members reflecting on DSHEA's 25th Anniversary. Members shared stories of where they were at the founding of DSHEA and ideas about their industry's past, present, and future. Using the Gather Voices video solution, CRN edited response videos into a montage that was both a humorous and heartwarming tribute to the DSHEA's FDA significance and the supplement's accomplishments within the industry over the last 25 years.
Experience Columbus gathered stories from individuals at the PCMA conference speaking to the importance of workplace equity. "The Columbus Women's Commission was established to unite our local community in solving this inequity." The pledge collected 140 signatures promising to address pay inequities in their conferences. Using the Gather Voices video solution, Experience Columbus turned videos into a promotional montage showcasing the value of their equity pledge and announcing Columbus as the hosting city of the next PCMA conference in 2023.
GreaterGood's "Girls Voices at Home" campaign promotes togetherness and spreads hope during difficult times. They used Gather Voices to create an international community for participants, who shared inspiring messages during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Through their international nurse scholarship, APHON offers nurses in developing nations financial assistance to attend the APHON annual conference in New York. They used Gather Voices to collect 100+ video responses, empowering nurses to express how attending would greatly benefit their knowledge and career.
Each year the ASTS president’s dinner occurs during their summer conference where employees share stories and jokes about their current president. Since ASTS was unable to meet in person this year, they used Gather Voices to create a virtual collection of heartfelt messages.
The International Facility Management Association collected heartfelt messages thanking Facility Managers across the globe in honor and celebration of World FM Day. Facility Managers are essential workers, deserving to be recognized and appreciated by their peers and colleagues. The use of Gather Voices evoked a mass of positive video responses from their members proving to be a pleasant surprise during challenging times.
University of Miami School of Communications launched “All of Us” to connect students, alumni and faculty in this time of COVID-19. Powered by Gather Voices, Miami was able to collect videos from all over the world. Students and alumni were able to virtually break their isolation with video. Rather than just a one-off Zoom meeting, participants made videos on their own time. The site has led to a strong sense of community and signals to prospective students that U Miami is a community that cares.
The de Beaumont Foundation is dedicated strengthening public health through community work. When COVID-19 hit, they created #WhyPublicHealthMatters to share stories from public health professionals working on the front line. They collected 97 videos in under a month — and they're still receiving new videos!
Advanced Solutions International (ASi) is a leader in association management systems. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, they made a bold pivot to a full virtual conference. ASi realized that pre-recorded content was essential to having a high-quality event, and they used Gather Voices to make it happen — they drove more participation in their virtual event than for their in-person conference.
Marketing Land is the leading digital daily publication for the marketing industry. As video content comes to dominate online, Marketing Land knows that video is essential to keeping and growing their audience. They used Gather Voices to collect insights and predictions from leading digital marketers across North America.
Since 1982, the Ounce has pursued a single goal: that all children living in America have access to early childhood education. By collecting videos from their advocates, the Ounce is able to create social proof that gets more supporters to participate.
With over 3.8 million members, Sierra Club understands that their strength comes from their passionate advocates. By capturing these advocates on video, Sierra Club is able to catalyze more action and signal to lawmakers that they aren't simply an organization, they are a movement.
As the hub for the Chicagoland association industry, Association Forum hosts over a thousand association professionals at their annual meeting. For the Holiday Showcase, they tried a new tool for collecting video — the Gather Voices video solution. The result: Association Forum created over a dozen new member videos. In minutes, they captioned videos and shared them online.
The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is dedicated to advancing excellence in emergency nursing. Member contribution is one of their core values — and for their 2019 annual meeting, they used Gather Voices to collect 70+ member video stories. ENA is using these videos to support a full year of member engagement.
The League of American Orchestras used Gather Voices to collect personal stories from their members in support of League Giving Day. Using these videos to generate a month-long awareness campaign, the League beat their goal of raising $75,000 in a single day.
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