Getting donations for your nonprofit fundraising can feel overwhelming. Use our 6-step plan to get auction item donations for your next fundraiser. You’ve got a fundraising event to plan, and… Read more »
Auction Item Procurement
12 Best Practices for Procuring Auction Items
Procuring auction items that will draw the most interest at a fundraising auction takes a significant amount of time and energy, but the results can be substantial when you find… Read more »
What Everyone Should Know About Auction Items [INFOGRAPHIC]
There are many questions when it comes to soliciting and packaging auction items—what should we solicit, how many do we need, are there packages that perform better than others, where… Read more »
5 Simple Steps to Engaging Your Board
Do you want to engage your board members in more than just meetings? Your board members became involved with your organization because it’s a cause they’re passionate about. What a… Read more »
Sponsorship Opportunities: Tips for Fundraisers
Offering and securing a variety of sponsorship opportunities for a fundraising event can be one of the most important measurements of success. Yet, soliciting and securing sponsorships is one of the… Read more »
The Three Commandments of Soliciting Auction Items
Three Commandments of Soliciting Auction Items There are some general rules to help in your soliciting auction items process: Less is more. Your committee only has so much bandwidth to solicit, procure,… Read more »
What to Do and Expect as a First Time Auction Chair
So this is your first time as auction chair this year. Congratulations! It’s a big job, but you’ve got resources to help you. First, though, here’s some food for thought…. Read more »
Benefit Auction Planning Basics
Planning a Benefit Auction: The Basics As budgets shrink for schools, churches, and other non-profit organizations, more and more are adopting an annual benefit auction to fill the gap. An… Read more »
Step Up Your Item Procurement Part 2: Experiences of a Lifetime
Step Up Your Item Procurement with Quality Items Recently, here at the Greater Giving blog, we received a question from a reader. “Hi! We’re clients of Greater Giving and were… Read more »
How to Step Up Your Procurement Part I: Low Cost Items
Step Up Your Procurement with Quality Items Recently, here at the Greater Giving blog, we received a question from a reader. “Hi! We’re clients of Greater Giving and were just… Read more »