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Recruiting Volunteers for Your School Auction

April 29, 2019 / Author: Sara DeHoff / Categories: School Fundraising / 3 mins

This post  about recruiting school volunteers for your event is the sixth in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper from the Greater Giving Fundraising… Read more »


Selecting the Best Data for Your Annual Charity Auction

How to Choose the Best Date for Your Annual Benefit Auction [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 18, 2019 / Author: Todd Smith / Categories: Auction Ideas / 6 mins

How to Choose the Best Date for Your Annual Benefit Auction Selecting your event date early will allow for more venue options and allow you to start promoting and secure… Read more »


Making Sure Your Committees Are Locked Before Recruiting Volunteers

April 16, 2019 / Author: Dathan Montes / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies, School Fundraising / 4 mins

This post is the fifth in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each new post covers the unique… Read more »


Starting off Strong with the Right Leadership Committee

April 10, 2019 / Author: Dathan Montes / Categories: School Fundraising / 2 mins

This post is the fourth in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper  from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each new post covers the… Read more »


Give Staff and Volunteers the Tools to Succeed

April 08, 2019 / Author: Kiersi Burkhart / Categories: Nonprofit Case Studies and Success Stories / 2 mins

This is the third post in a series about holding your first fundraising event on a short timeline. While Greater Giving usually recommends our nonprofits start planning at least nine… Read more »


Honesty is Always the Best Fundraising Policy

April 03, 2019 / Author: Dathan Montes / Categories: Nonprofit Case Studies and Success Stories / 3 mins

Painting a rosy picture when presenting a project is tempting when you are talking to donors. Your days are spent laser-focused on goals you’ve set and you know your donors… Read more »


Your First Fundraiser: Planning for a Short Timeline

March 28, 2019 / Author: Kiersi Burkhart / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

This is the second post in a series about holding your first fundraising event on a short timeline. While Greater Giving usually recommends our nonprofits start planning at least nine… Read more »


Perfecting the “Thank You” Call

March 25, 2019 / Author: Tracey Lorts / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 6 mins

Converting first-time donors into long-term contributors is a difficult task for every fundraiser. Research has shown that first-time contributors have a considerable drop off rate. Generally citing the nonprofit’s “failure… Read more »


Maximizing Fundraising Event Participation Before, During, and After

March 20, 2019 / Author: Jill Boyer / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 6 mins

Getting attendees engaged in event activities is the key to increasing contributions and securing commitments that will support your nonprofit’s work over the long term. Creating an event that delivers… Read more »


How Did We Do? Analyzing Results from Your School Auction

March 13, 2019 / Author: Dathan Montes / Categories: School Fundraising / 3 mins

This post is the third in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper  from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each new post covers the… Read more »


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