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Donor Stewardship Event Ideas

5 Fresh Ideas for Donor-Focused Events

September 15, 2022 / Author: Jill Boyer / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 5 mins

Deepen the connection your donors have with the cause through these stewardship activities. Last year, we asked nonprofits to tell us all about their fundraising events—where they succeeded and what… Read more »


Elements of a successful Fund-A-Need

Elements of A Successful Fund-A-Need Appeal

September 12, 2022 / Author: Tamara Varner / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 6 mins

Fund-a-need appeals are a great way to get potential donors excited about your organization. You can use this type of appeal to raise money for anything: from equipment that’s needed… Read more »


photograph silent auction items for mobile bidding

How To Photograph Your Silent Auction Items Like A Pro

September 08, 2022 / Author: Tamara Varner / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

A Successful Online Silent Auction Requires Great Photos of Your Auction Items. Good photos can help a silent auction item sell for more, and bad photos will hurt your chances… Read more »


Social Sustainability

Social Sustainability: Why You Need to Tell Your Story (and how to do it).

September 05, 2022 / Author: Lachlan McArthur / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

This is a guest article written by Utopia Experience. To learn more about their mission to be the world’s most innovative experience-creators (and find out how they’ve helped 200 nonprofits… Read more »


How to Run a Silent Auction

How to Run A Silent Auction

August 30, 2022 / Author: Debby Roth-Bush / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 6 mins

Silent auctions are a fun way to raise money for your organization or event. They’re also easy to run, but there’s still a few things you’ll need to do in… Read more »


2022 APEX Greater Giving User Fundraising Conference LIVE in studio

RECAP: APEX Greater Giving User Fundraising Conference 2022

August 24, 2022 / Author: Tracey Lorts / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

We want to thank everyone who joined us online for the APEX: Greater Giving User Conference 2022! Another huge shout out to our sponsors, and session guest speakers. Thank you… Read more »


Donor Diversity and Empowerment

Successful Fundraising Diversity That is Simple, Accessible, and Inclusive

August 16, 2022 / Author: Tracey Lorts / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

Your fundraising approach may be excluding valuable donors. If you aren’t making fundraising diversity a priority in your strategy, you are leaving dollars—and support—on the table. Virtual events are successful… Read more »


Setting a SMART fundraising Goal

Setting SMART Giving Goals

August 11, 2022 / Author: Tamara Varner / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 5 mins

Not meeting your fundraising targets? The goal itself should speak to donors and demand urgency. Many nonprofits feel frustrated and disappointed when they don’t achieve their fundraising goals. It’s understandable—what… Read more »


Greater Giving fundraising software solutions celebrating 20 years of fundraising success

Fundraising Software Solution Began with a Long Check Out Line

August 03, 2022 / Author: Jill Boyer / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

How one charity auction was the start of something great for nonprofit fundraising software Twenty years ago, the benefit gala was a little different than what we know now. Most… Read more »


Creative Communications through Small Donor Centered Events

Engage Donors and Raise More Money with Four Easy Actions

July 20, 2022 / Author: Dathan Montes / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 5 mins

Nonprofits are struggling to connect donors with the cause—but these four donor engagement best practices can open up new communication channels. At the start of the pandemic, donors came through… Read more »


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