Setting appropriate goals is one of the first and most important aspects of planning a successful event for your nonprofit. Attainable goals affect every aspect of your planning and if they aren’t well defined you’ll discover all your hard work was for naught. If you find your fundraising goals are missing the mark become an… Read More »
Are you looking for ways to eliminate long lines as guests queue up to collect their auction winnings? Do you want to provide a stream-lined, more pleasant experience for your guests? Here are some tips on how to optimize the check-out process and speed your guests on their way. Set the Time and Place… Read More »
This post is the first in a series about the most important topic to any nonprofit organization: credit card security, and protecting your donors’ sensitive personal information. These posts expand upon topics from the “PCI Compliance: Safeguarding Your Donors’ Private Information” guide in the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each new post deep-dives into an… Read More »
Planning a large fundraiser is a big job: there are thousands of details to manage, teams to coordinate and deadlines to meet… So how do you deal with the stress of it all? I’ve put together a list of tips that have helped me when tasked with a big job. Hopefully these suggestions will help… Read More »
Most Common User Questions From Greater Giving Clients—Answered! At Greater Giving, we offer free technical help to our users from day one. We love that we get to be your first line of support, so we can be a part of your success. To help you get off on the right foot, we sought out… Read More »
6 Things to Know When You’re New to Greater Giving So now you’re a Greater Giving customer. Congrats! Or maybe you’re thinking of signing up, but haven’t made the plunge yet. Well, I’m glad I caught you now. We know your time is valuable. To help you make the most efficient time investment in Greater Giving possible,… Read More »
Mobile bidding is fun, easy and can really boost your fundraising revenue. To make the most of this great technology, you’ll need to market your mobile bidding event effectively so you can generate excitement, get your guests on board and help them feel comfortable with the process. An easy way to accomplish this is to… Read More »
So you have an event and either the venue’s WiFi is too expensive or the venue doesn’t even have WiFi. If that’s the case, you can turn to mobile ‘hotspots’ as a solution. Mobile hot spots are puck-size objects that you can rent, borrow or buy that create an internet connection in the surrounding area. For… Read More »
Tailored Reports and Next Year’s Event So the hurricane that is your annual auction has just ended. Using Greater Giving’s Event Software, this quick list will help you print totals reports for your event director, measure your event against your benchmarks, and create a master list of sales and purchases. These auction event software reports… Read More »
*Post updated 3/16/2016 Avoiding fraud and keeping your donors’ information secure is a high priority for any nonprofit in today’s world. Greater Giving has a wealth of experience in helping nonprofits offer secure credit card transactions. Below are three of the biggest hazards faced by nonprofits and what to do about them: Obtain a Signature… Read More »