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How to Optimize Your Fundraising Event with a Facebook Event

May 04, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

Why You Should Create a Facebook Event for Your Fundraiser In the digital age, leveraging social media platforms is crucial for the success of your fundraising event. Facebook, with its… Read more »


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Event WiFi Mobile HotSpots: Do’s and Don’ts

April 27, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

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’… Read more »


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Guest Post: Creative Fundraising Captures Revenue

April 22, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

Silent auctions, live auctions, and fund-a-need presentations—these are fairly reliable fundraising methods. They are also quite common.  Guests won’t be surprised to encounter them, and subsequently may not be inspired… Read more »


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How to Mobile Bid: Explain Mobile Bidding to Guests

April 17, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 2 mins

PS 9 included a “How to Mobile Bid” page in their auction catalog for their 2015 auction. How to Mobile Bid When you register your mobile number at check-in: You… Read more »


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How to: Volunteer Retention for a Lifetime

April 13, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Auction Ideas / 4 mins

Experience volunteer retention for a lifetime with these cutting-edge methods for 2015. Finding and recruiting a skilled volunteer is a pretty significant investment of time and effort. Once you do… Read more »


How to run a silent auction

New Whitepaper: How Do I Run a Silent Auction

April 08, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Auction Ideas / 2 mins

How to Run a Silent Auction Excerpt from the full whitepaper: RUNNING A SILENT AUCTION Whether you’re planning a small school auction or a black-tie gala, running a silent auction is hard… Read more »


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Find and Recruit Volunteers for the Job

April 06, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 4 mins

To find and recruit volunteers (and skilled ones at that) takes a significant investment of time and effort—so once you acquire that fantastic volunteer, foster a culture of engagement and appreciation to keep… Read more »


Raise More with Responsive Design

April 01, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

Computing is becoming increasingly mobile. In fact, analysts predict more tablets will be shipped in 2015 than desktop PCs. More people are using their smartphones and tablets to research information,… Read more »


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Top 5 Donor Experience Trends Webinar

March 30, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 2 mins

Digitalizing fundraising events with technology on smartphones, tablets, and leaderboards is a trend that’s here to stay. Utilizing technology to increase revenue, while improving the donor experience at events, is… Read more »


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Banishing Auction Check-out Problems: Accept Credit Cards

March 23, 2015 / Author: Greater Giving / Categories: Fundraising Ideas, Tips & Strategies / 3 mins

Banishing Auction Check-out Problems with Sherry Truhlar and Kim Bauman.     A snip-it from the recording: Nonprofits and payment acceptance Sherry:  Kim, describe a typical beginner’s auction checkout. Kim:  A typical… Read more »


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