Getting Creative with On-Stage Donation Displays

Washington Farmland Trust’s Love the Land event at UW Center for Urban Horticulture used a growing corn stalk to share their fundraising progress.

Photo Credit: Rylea Foehl

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A large graphic of a corn stalk filled with corn cobs that match dollar amounts in increments is shown beside the stage while a speaker makes her speech. Guests are also seen listening and seated in the foreground in this outdoor garden venue .]

Time to share another of our favorite things! During our virtual events era, we fell in love with the automatic online “thermometer” displays that allow the whole audience to see and celebrate the fundraising tally as it grows. We’ve decided this is an idea worth keeping. In our in-person events, don’t be surprised to see a non-digital re-creation of this idea on stage.

We love another opportunity to lean into the event theme. Witness a couple of our favorite designs: the “growing corn stalk” display for Washington Farmland Trust’s Love the Land 2022, and the “science across Washington State” display for Pacific Science Center’s Ignite Luncheon 2023.

Pacific Science Center’s Ignite Luncheon 2023 got creative with their donation display, which filled a map of Washington State with science-themed icons..

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