Are you attending the AFP Icon Conference in San Antonio? Visit Greater Giving at Booth 111!

March 31-April 2, 2019

AFP Icon Conference features over 90 educational sessions spanning three days, covering all aspects of professional fundraising and nonprofit management. Greater Giving team members will be on site in the Marketplace and want to chat with you about your fundraising efforts in Booth 111. Whether you’re already a customer or new to Greater Giving, our goal is to help you find ways to Raise More and Stress Less!

During the Marketplace Happy Hour Monday, we’ll be handing out 100 delicious frozen margaritas.  To get your free margarita – all you have to do is stop by and get your picture taken in front of our GIANT Margarita and post it on social media with the #GreaterGiving.  In addition, we’ll pick some random winners for $5 gift cards.  The more shares on different platforms – the more chances you will have to win a prize.  We are also playing our own special version of “Margarita Ring Toss” where you could win a hard copy of our 26 Proven Revenue Enhancers For Your Fundraiser Book and a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

In keeping with our Margarita theme – while at our booth, enter to win a Coolest Cooler complete with the blender attachment! Stop by and have us scan your name tag to be entered.

Another benefit to visiting our booth is our in-both mini-sessions! We’re bringing special 15-minute presentations from fundraising professionals right to you.

Sunday, March 31st

12:00-12:15 PM A Perfect Match: Employer Matching Gifts and Event Fundraising

Hannah Silvers, Double the Donation

Learn how to take advantage of employer matching gift programs to boost your event fundraiser! The presenter from Double the Donation will provide a quick overview of the corporate philanthropy landscape, then help you take your event fundraiser to the next level by leveraging matching gift marketing and automation.

3:15-3:30 PM Finding the Hidden Gold in Your Data

Gayle Stallings, CAI, BAS, FUNauctions

Learn how to dig deeper into your data to uncover the golden nuggets that will increase the return on investment for your silent auction, live auction, and Paddle Raise.

Monday, April 1st

9:20-9:40 AM Videos Generate Value & More Money

Mark Schroeder CAI, BAS, CES, Auction brio

What connects your organization’s need to donors? It’s the power of an invigorating Fund-a-Need video. Multi-Emmy Award-winning video producer and auctioneer, Mark Schroeder presents award-winning components for you to produce energizing Fund-a-Need videos. Plus, Mark shares how to add video ingenuity to your live auction to create value, entertainment and raise much more money.

12:00-12:15 PM The Sound of Money

Forres Meadows,  CAI, ATS, BAS PRI, Fundraising Auction Events

Can you hear me now? Your fundraising auction contributes a major portion of your operating budget. If your audience cannot hear those on stage, they will not bid! We’ve teamed up with Hall of Fame & Senior Champion Texas Auctioneer, Forres Meadows to talk about auction audio and what to consider when planning your event.

3:15-3:30 PM Spotlight Your Supporters

Renee Jones, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES National Fundraising Solutions

How to be successful at showing a return on investment for supporters large and small.

Tuesday, April 2nd

9:30-9:45 AM Removing the Blocks to Lackluster Fundraising, Event Strategy and Messaging

Shelly St. John, The Auction Divas

The biggest buzz word in the nonprofit world today is strategy. We’ll share our 5%, 40%, 55% Rule, show you how to structure your run-of-show to parallel your audience’s attention span and develop paddle raise messaging that both educates and inspires guests to give at top levels. A special prize awaits the one individual who can correctly decode our acronym SFWWSC.

12:00-12:15 PM Greater Giving Software Demo

Aimee Haworth & Lisa Payne, Greater Giving

Come see a brief demonstration of our software on the big screen in the booth. See how easy it is to manage and run a fundraising event with our software!