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SUMMARY:Maximizing ROI at Your Benefit Auction - Kansas City
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Trisha Brauer\, Taking Bids Benefit Auctions and Gretchen Carter\, Greater Giving \nAre you looking for fresh ideas to up your fundraising event?  Or are you starting from scratch and want to start with the best practices for the most successful event? \nThis seminar will explore key themes on what your organization can do to maximize your fundraising potential from planning to final wrap up.  Learn tips and tricks from the best auctions around the country and walk away with fresh ideas to use today. \nAt this seminar gain insight on: \n\n              Which part of your fundraiser brings in the most money\n              Tips for drastically increasing your live auction revenue\n              How to craft your best special appeal strategy\n              Revenue enhancers beyond the raffle\n              Strategies to refresh your silent auction\n              Best practices for check in and check out\n\nAlso! Hands-On Online Bidding session: \nMany organizations are looking for information about the most buzzed about trend in events: going mobile. This workshop session will include an overview of Greater Giving’s Online Bidding and Storefront functions. We’ll discuss how online bidding impacts your event and how you can incorporate raffle and other multi-item sales into your event using Storefront. \nLearn more about your presenters here. \nThank you to our seminar host\, Shawnee Mission Medical Center Foundation!
URL:https://blog.greatergiving.com/event/maximizing-roi-benefit-auction-kansas-city/
LOCATION:Shawnee Mission Medical Center\, 9100 West 74th St. \, Shawnee Mission\, KS\, 66204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170406T090000
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SUMMARY:Taking Your Event from Good to Great - Irving\, TX
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jon Bridenbaugh\, Streamline Support and Gretchen Carter\, Greater Giving \nTaking your event from Good to Great—Best Practices for Fundraising Auctions \nAre you looking for fresh ideas to up your fundraising event?  Or are you starting from scratch and want to start with the best practices for the most successful event? \nThis seminar will explore key themes on what your organization can do to maximize your fundraising potential from planning to final wrap up.  Learn tips and tricks from the best auctions around the country and walk away with fresh ideas to use today. \nAt the seminar gain insight on: \n\nStrategies to refresh your silent and live auctions\nRevenue enhancers beyond the raffle\nEvent Set Up and Timing\nFast and efficient Check in and Check out\n\nHands On Online Bidding session: \nMany organizations are looking for information about the most buzzed about trend in events: going mobile. This workshop session will include an overview of Greater Giving’s Online Bidding and Storefront functions. We’ll discuss how online bidding impacts your event and how you can incorporate raffle and other multi-item sales into your event using Storefront. \nAlso\, hear about how Greater Giving’s products and services can support and streamline your fundraising efforts\, creating a sense of fundraising calm you’ve never had before! Greater Giving has been supporting nonprofit and school fundraisers since 2002\, giving our company 14 years of thought leadership. With well over 50\,000 events hosted utilizing Greater Giving’s technologies\, our 8\,000 clients across the country agree-our solutions save their organization time and money when planning and executing a fundraising event. \nLearn more about the seminar presenters here.
URL:https://blog.greatergiving.com/event/taking-event-good-great-irving-tx/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn – Las Colinas\, 7516 Las Colinas Blvd\, Irving\, TX\, 75063\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Seven Keys to a Successful Fund-A-Need
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Greg Quiroga\, Stellar Fundraising Auctions \nFine-tune your fund-a-need to help raise more in your next appeal! \nA successful fund-a-need has the ability to bring a crowd of people together in support of your cause and create the emotional high-point of the evening. The fund-a-need is usually the single most profitable element of a fundraising auction\, often out-performing the rest of the auction as a whole. This webinar will cover the seven essential elements to a successful fund-a-need\, including: \n\nIdentifying a potentially successful need within your organization\nSetting realistic goals for your fund-a-need\nThe pre-event donor development that ensures success\nHow to tie what you need to individual donors\nCreating a sense of urgency for your need\nAnd marketing your appeal\n\nGive your fund-a-need the importance and planning it deserves! Start focusing on it today.
URL:https://blog.greatergiving.com/event/webinar-seven-keys-successful-fund-need/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:AFP International Conference on Fundraising - Booth Mini-Series
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Greater Giving booth #729 and listen in as four of our amazing fundraising experts share some of their best tools\, tips and tricks. Each session is only 15 minutes and guaranteed to engage and excite!  \nNot attending AFP International? We will also be streaming each presentation on Facebook live! Like our page and get notified when we go live. \nTake a look at our packed schedule: \nSunday\, April 30\n11:40 AM Elaine Honig\, STUDIO 4forty: The Three Guiding Principles of Event Fundraising\n12:05 PM Keith McLane\, KLM Auctions: 5 Steps to a Lucrative Fund-a-Need\n3:25 PM Keith McLane\, KLM Auctions: 5 Steps to a Lucrative Fund-a-Need \nMonday\, May 1\n11:10 AM Elaine Honig\, STUDIO 4forty: The Three Guiding Principles of Event Fundraising\n11:35 AM Beth Sandefur\, Beth Sandefur Events\, Go Beyond the Raffle\n5:00 – 6:00 PM Wine Women and Shoes Cocktail Hour: Wine and Designer Shoe Mini Cupcakes to the first 100 visitors during this hour.\nTuesday\, May 2\n12:30 PM Beth Sandefur\, Beth Sandefur Events: Sell the Cause\, Not the Party\n1:00 PM Greg Quiroga\, Stellar Fundraising Auctions: The Most Successful Lots in Fundraising \nLearn more about each session and speaker here.
URL:https://blog.greatergiving.com/event/afp-international-conference-fundraising-booth-mini-series/
LOCATION:Moscone Center West\, 800 Howard St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Trade Shows
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SUMMARY:Visit us at AFP International Conference on Fundraising - Booth 729
DESCRIPTION:Are you attending the 54th International Fundraising Conference in San Francisco? \nBe sure to stop by and visit us in the Marketplace booth #729. \nOur team will be on-hand all three days of the conference to talk about your fundraising efforts and how Greater Giving can help streamline your next event. Let us scan your badge and be entered to win your choice of a Coach clutch or Coach men’s wallet! \nAlso-each day we are hosting speakers right in our booth giving 15 minute mini-presentations on improving your fundraising! View the schedule here. \nFor more information on the conference\, click here. \nWe can’t wait to seeing you in San Francisco! \n 
URL:https://blog.greatergiving.com/event/visit-us-afp-international-conference-fundraising-booth-729/
LOCATION:Moscone Center West\, 800 Howard St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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