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Marketing for School Fundraising Events: A Crash Course

Whether you’re a parent of a student or a faculty or staff member, you’ve likely faced the stress that comes with running a successful school... Read More

23 Jul 2021

Roger Devine

This guide will cover four tips for leveraging prospect research for your virtual gala.

Leveraging Prospect Research for Your Virtual Gala: 4 Tips

The COVID-19 pandemic gave nonprofits an opportunity to explore new ways of engaging donors—most notably, through virtual events such as galas. And now that the... Read More

23 Jul 2021

Sandra Davis

Procuring During A Pandemic, Part 2

Let’s talk about how procuring auction items has changed in the time of COVID-19. Read More

10 Jun 2020

Roger Devine

Make More Money At Your Auction With Data, Part 2: Supporters

In our last post, we discussed how to use Item data from your previous event(s) to improve your procurement and pricing strategies and make more... Read More

03 Jun 2020

Roger Devine

Make More Money At Your Auction With Data, Part 1: Items

Every auction generates data. You probably already review your sales data to gauge the success of your events. But delving even deeper into your data... Read More

03 Jun 2020

Roger Devine

How To Invite Bidders To Your Online Auction

For obvious reasons (we’re looking at you, Covid-19), we’re focusing our blogging on online auctions these days. Many of you are converting your galas to... Read More

12 May 2020

Roger Devine

Choosing the Right Online Auction Settings for Your Fundraiser

“Are my online auction settings right?” Our support team sees variations of this question a lot. And we’re always glad to take a look at... Read More

24 Apr 2020

Roger Devine

Nonprofit donor data is essential for identifying ways to optimize your fundraising and donor engagement.

6 Important Donor Metrics For Your Fundraising Records

Your nonprofit’s fundraising initiatives are essential for advancing your mission. In order to optimize your strategy for the most impactful results, you’ll need to leverage... Read More

22 Apr 2020

Philip Schmitz

Procurement During a Pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 induced economic downturn, many businesses and families are struggling to make ends meet. And nonprofits are struggling to support their communities... Read More

15 Apr 2020

Roger Devine

New Progress Trackers (aka Fundraising Thermometers)

Whether you are holding your fundraiser in-person or online, it’s pretty common to want to show your supporters how close you are to your fundraising... Read More

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