In his article “Nonprofits: Do Not Be Afraid to Collaborate With One Another,” Tom Hanley shares his take on collaboration among nonprofits: “When I mention ‘collaboration’ in meetings with other… Read More »
Auction 101
A 6-Point Checklist for Guest Check-Out
During check-out your guests are eager to wrap up the loose ends of the night. They want to pick up their prizes, gather their goody bags, and end the evening… Read More »
Design Auction Packages With Intention, and Sell for More!
This is the fourth post in a series about holding your first fundraising event on a short timeline. While Greater Giving usually recommends our nonprofits start planning at least nine… Read More »
How to Choose the Best Date for Your Annual Benefit Auction [INFOGRAPHIC]
How to Choose the Best Date for Your Annual Benefit Auction Selecting your event date early will allow for more venue options and allow you to start promoting and secure… Read More »
How to Pre-Promote your Auction Packages
This information and more comes from our webinar, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Auction Profits. In previous posts, we showed you how to streamline your live and silent… Read More »
Thinking Like a Retail Store, Part 2 — The Live Auction
This is the second of a two-part series that helps you maximize your revenue by approaching your gala event as if it was a pop-up retail store. This article focuses… Read More »
Thinking Like a Retail Store, Part 1 — The Silent Auction
This two-part series helps you maximize your revenue and create a memorable experience for your guests by approaching your gala event as if it was a pop-up retail store. This… Read More »
The Auction Control Center
Before mobile bidding, if you wanted to know how much money the auction had made, everyone had to stand around waiting for the report. Sometimes you didn’t even know the… Read More »
Auction Package Description Tips and Best Practices
This information and more comes from our webinar, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Auction Profits. Auction packages are a great way to maximize your efforts and your revenue…. Read More »
Finding the Silent Auction Sweet Spot
Ask someone for advice on the number of packages needed to make a silent auction truly shine and you might receive a response like, “as many as you can get.”… Read More »