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Is Your Online Auction Set Up the Way You Want?

If you’ve converted your event to an online auction, or if you were planning to run an online auction to begin with, you may be... Read More

18 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Converting Your Gala to a Successful Online Auction

Some organizations are considering cancelling their gala events due to the coronavirus. That’s a difficult choice to make. And as we mentioned in the email... Read More

13 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Promotion: The Key to Online Auction Success

Today, we’d like to focus on a super important factor – one too often overlooked – in the success of your online auction: Promotion. Read More

12 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Data Month Part 2: Guest Data

Continuing with our Data Month theme, let’s take a look atcollecting guest data. What information should you collect from your guests? (We’ll get into the... Read More

30 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

January is Data Month: Adding Supporter Data to Your Site

It’s a new year and for many of you that means it’s time to create a new auction site. And your new site will need... Read More

15 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

Mobile Bidding Part 2: Know Your "Rescue" Tools

In our final post of 2019, we talked about how to plan a successful mobile bidding event. In today’s post, we’ll consider a less-than-ideal case... Read More

07 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

It's 2020, and We Need To Talk About Privacy

Update: here is the missing link from the email: https://schoolauction.helpscoutdocs.com/article/964-reviewing-editing-and-approving-the-privacy-policy-and-terms Read More

03 Jan 2020

Roger Devine

Mobile Bidding: Get Ready to Go Paperless

We get a LOT of questions about how to organize a successful mobile bidding auction. Not just how to set it up in the software... Read More

24 Dec 2019

Carolyn Dasher

Boost Your Live Auction Revenue with Group Bidding

Fundraising auctioneers are a tremendous source of auction ideas. And luckily, some very talented and knowledgeable auctioneers blog, which means all of us can benefit... Read More

06 Dec 2019

Carolyn Dasher

Giving Tuesday is Almost Here: Is Your Non-Profit Ready?

Giving Tuesday lands on December 3 this year. That’s right around the corner. If you’re not already familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a relatively recent... Read More

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