To make your auction a success, you need a veritable army of volunteers. As with any endeavor, the clearer you are about the roles and expectations of your volunteers, the… Read More »
Auction 101
What to Do and Expect as a First Time Auction Chair
So this is your first time as auction chair this year. Congratulations! It’s a big job, but you’ve got resources to help you. First, though, here’s some food for thought…. Read More »
Benefit Auction Planning Basics
Planning a Benefit Auction: The Basics As budgets shrink for schools, churches, and other non-profit organizations, more and more are adopting an annual benefit auction to fill the gap. An… Read More »
Fundraising Games How to: Heads and Tails
Fundraising Games How to: Heads and Tails Finding engaging ways to generate more revenue at your event (aka: giving donors every opportunity to give) is a key task. Don’t knock… Read More »
How to Step Up Your Procurement Part I: Low Cost Items
Step Up Your Procurement with Quality Items Recently, here at the Greater Giving blog, we received a question from a reader. “Hi! We’re clients of Greater Giving and were just… Read More »
How to: Volunteer Retention for a Lifetime
Experience volunteer retention for a lifetime with these cutting-edge methods for 2015. Finding and recruiting a skilled volunteer is a pretty significant investment of time and effort. Once you do… Read More »
New Whitepaper: How Do I Run a Silent Auction
How to Run a Silent Auction Excerpt from the full whitepaper: RUNNING A SILENT AUCTION Whether you’re planning a small school auction or a black-tie gala, running a silent auction is hard… Read More »
5 Tips for First Time Auction Chairs
Congratulations! You just got elected Auction Chair. You’ve got a big job ahead of you, but we are here to help. Here are some tips for first-time Auction Chairs to… Read More »
School Auctions & Fundraising
School Specific Auction Tips School auctions have unique challenges that require creative solutions: tight timelines, an all-volunteer workforce, and often an event team that changes personnel every year. With early… Read More »
The Donor Follow-up
How to do the donor follow-up! A potential donor is worth far more than a single donation, and a lifetime donor is priceless. The donor follow-up, post event, is a… Read More »