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School Auctions
In this series, we will cover the unique challenges school auction planners face, and how to overcome those challenges.
Planning, managing, and delivering a benefit auction event is challenging under any circumstances. School auctions have the additional challenges of an all-volunteer workforce, tight time constraints, and in many cases an event team that has high turnover and very little experience in planning events.
The Best Practices for School Auctions Guide provided the inspiration for this series of articles. Feel free to download the entire guide here.
Elevate Your School Auction Sponsorships
If you’re a parent volunteer or a teacher involved in fundraising committees for schools, you understand the crucial role that financial support plays in enhancing educational opportunities for students. One… Read More »
Items That Sell Well at School Auctions
Winding down our 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 challenges school auction planners… Read More »
Engaging Parents in Procurement
This post is the tenth 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 »
Procurement Tips for Planning and Execution
This post is the ninth 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 »
How To Set a Procurement Timeline for Your School Auction
This post on how to create a Procurement Timeline is the eighth in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper from the Greater Giving… Read More »
Avoiding That Non-Profit Volunteer Burnout
This post is the seventh 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 »
Recruiting Volunteers for Your School Auction
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 »
Making Sure Your Committees Are Locked Before Recruiting Volunteers
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
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 »