It’s the time of year for a final checklist! As 2019 comes to a close, a lot of businesses and nonprofit organizations look at what to finalize as we all move towards 2020. For most nonprofits the end of the calendar year is the half-way mark for the fiscal...
Table placement may seem like a given for event night, but have you considered the placement of check-in, auction, and dinner tables and their relation to one another? Perhaps you’ve assumed that the venue will provide a table large enough for check-in, when in fact,...
I’m sure you’ve heard countless dos and don’ts of fundraising, and perhaps some of those align your organization’s practices. Additionally, most organizations have a decent handle on what their donors care about and what their giving tendencies are like based on...
We wanted to know: where is the donor divide? Where are expectations misaligned between event planners and donors when it comes to fundraising events? We conducted a research study (read it here) and hosted a webinar (watch it here) to break down the facts....
Many charity partners we work with have trouble with deciding whether to use a paddle raise or mobile giving the campaign to execute their event fund-the-need. The goal is, of course, to raise as much money as possible for their cause. There are several factors that...
Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tip! Today I’m going to share five of the best selling silent auction items to help you increase revenue at your next silent auction event. 1 – Autographed memorabilia. We see both sports and music memorabilia getting...
