For many people, work and all the pressures of day-to-day life can be overwhelming. Yet no matter how we are feeling on the inside, life usually doesn’t slow down to… Read More »
Fundraising
15 Amazing Auction Packages
How do you rejuvenate tradition? Every year benefit auctions have live auction events and offer packages, and every year it feels harder and harder to get that package with a wow-effect…. Read More »
Fundraising Challenges
Your organization offers a valuable service to the community and you are passionate about raising funds to accomplish your mission. Sometimes, though, the work of raising funds can be a… Read More »
School Auctions & Fundraising
School Specific Auction Tips School auctions have unique challenges that require creative solutions: tight timelines, an all-volunteer workforce, and often an event team that changes personnel every year. With early… Read More »
What to Say When Your Board Tells You to Create the #IceBucketChallenge”
#IceBucketChallenge” Campaign It was pretty incredible, wasn’t it? Over 2,330,000 videos popped up on the web of people dumping buckets of ice over their heads. (I still can’t believe that!)… Read More »
What is Giving Tuesday and How Do I Promote It?
#GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday™ (#GT) is a movement to create a national day of giving added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In the same… Read More »
Raising Money with Golf Events
How to Raising Money with Golf Events Golf events offer enormous potential for raising funds. Over 800,000 golf tournaments are held in the U.S. each year. While the average golf… Read More »
Greater Giving Auction Planner Checklist
Get your FREE Auction Planner now. Gala season is upon us as we head back to school and say goodbye to the sunshine. It’s time for many auction planners and fundraisers… Read More »
Guest Post: Understanding the Bidder Brain (Part 1)
Understanding the Bidder’s Brain (Part 1) All too often bidders end up overbidding as a result of one unavoidably irrational part of the bidding process – themselves. The allure and tension of… Read More »
The Greatest Fundraising Best Practices Straight from the Experts
We’ve gathered some cutting-edge fundraising best practices from experts after an impromptu get together in Portland. The discussion yielded an abundance of tips, fundraising challenges, best practices, and visions for the future… Read More »