Online Bidding will connect more people to your cause—wherever they are! Greater Giving Online Bidding is an all-in-one, secure, online fundraising solution with the functionality to support both mobile bidding and online auctions at your events year-round—for one low annual fee. This innovative feature within Greater Giving Event Software will enable you to register guests… Read More »
This Fall Greater Giving rolled out a brand new interface to Online Bidding (aka Mobile Bidding) and with it ushered a bunch of great new features. With those top new features came a number of changes in the way Greater Giving works with images as you will below in my top five list. Item Images… Read More »
Adopting new technology always entails a transition phase. You can make this transition much easier for your donors by providing Bidding Assistants at your next event. These volunteers are very visible in a crowd and help your guests place bids, navigate their smart phones and answer any questions they might have. So how do you turn… Read More »
When budgets are tight and time is in short supply, it may seem like investing in technology is a stretch that’s out of reach. But many nonprofits are discovering that technology actually helps them serve their mission better. Here are just a few reasons to adopt nonprofit technology now: Social Media There’s no question social… Read More »
How to Solicit Auction Hardware for Your Next Event: Buy, Rent, or Borrow The right auction hardware at check-in is key for getting guests smoothly, happily, and quickly into the event—so they can start bidding. And while many nonprofits are adopting tech like Mobile Bidding to register guests and start the bidding before guests even… Read More »
Digital Donations: Increase Your Revenue with Mobile Payments While snail-mail remains the most effective tool for reaching your donor base, a rapidly growing slice of the donor pie avoids transactions that can’t be made online. To showcase this, online charitable giving rises a steady 13-14% every single year, reflecting a growing preference among donors of all stripes… Read More »
The era of the pen-and-paper auction is over. Host a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) mobile bidding event! Imagine your next event setting with tables without paper bid sheets on them, no scattered pens—just beautiful auction items, arranged and displayed and numbered. Never trying to decipher handwriting, worrying over what might be a “4” or a… Read More »
6 Things to Know When You’re New to Greater Giving So now you’re a Greater Giving customer. Congrats! Or maybe you’re thinking of signing up, but haven’t made the plunge yet. Well, I’m glad I caught you now. We know your time is valuable. To help you make the most efficient time investment in Greater Giving possible,… Read More »
Mobile bidding is fun, easy and can really boost your fundraising revenue. To make the most of this great technology, you’ll need to market your mobile bidding event effectively so you can generate excitement, get your guests on board and help them feel comfortable with the process. An easy way to accomplish this is to… Read More »
We sat down with Janna Finch, a nonprofit market researcher and contributor to this year’s Nonprofit Software Report, published by Software Advice. Each year, Software Advice talks with thousands of nonprofit managers looking for the right software for their organizations, providing unmatched insight into the needs of software buyers. They recently analyzed a random selection of 200… Read More »