One of the trickiest to-do items when organizing a big non profit event is recruiting and coordinating volunteers. Where do we find them? What skills does a non profit volunteer… Read More »
Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies
Create FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) for Your Event!
Create Some FOMO for Your Event! One of the most powerful tools in the fundraiser toolbox is hype. How do you build up the excitement around your next event to… Read More »
4 Ways to Thank Event Night Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of a nonprofit organization. They’re not employees, and they’re not getting a paycheck—they’re only here out of the goodness of their heart. Understandably, it takes time… Read More »
Step Up Sponsorships with Social Media
Are you finding it harder to procure event sponsors? Do you want to add something new to the mix? When it comes to offering sponsorship value, offering to display a logo… Read More »
Free Wheelchair Mission | Greater Giving’s Thought Leadership Summit
Ariel Rigney is the Project and Event Manager for Free Wheelchair Mission in Southern California, which provides free wheelchairs to people in developing countries. We caught up with her at… Read More »
DIY Booze Bouquet
Flowers are lovely, but they’re not very practical—and for how much money we put into having them at nonprofit events? They’ll shrivel up after a couple of days in a… Read More »
Guest Post: How Prospect Research Helps You Raise More at Events
Nonprofits do all they can to make the most of their events. They get creative with themes, offer interesting twists on the fundraising standards, and even diversify the way attendees… Read More »
Top 5 New Fall 2015 Greater Giving Features
This Fall Greater Giving rolled out a brand new interface to Online Bidding (aka Mobile Bidding) and with it ushered a bunch of great new features. With those top new features… Read More »
#GivingTuesday 2015 Wrap-Up
Dreamed up by staff at the 92nd Street Y in NYC four years ago, as a day to give back—both with time and resources—#GivingTuesday 2015 was the most successful event… Read More »
How To Rethink Your Fundraising Event
Do you wonder if all the hard work that goes into a fundraising event is worth it in the end? We talk with nonprofits all the time who invest tons of hours,… Read More »