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Summertime Fundraising

By: Shannon Eason, Fundraising Auctioneer  While Spring is wrapping up, Summer is quickly approaching. With in-person events now in full swing, we hope you're planning those fun summer fundraisers. If you haven't done one, you might be missing the boat. Check these out and see how fundraising can be "Summer Fun"! "Mudder Runs" or [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:51-06:00May 10th, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Event Planning, Fundraising|Comments Off on Summertime Fundraising

Sponsorship and Fundraising—Differentiating the Two | Understanding Fundraising: Part 2 of a 2-part Series

Written by Scott Jones, CFRE, BAS, CAI Fundraising Auctioneer Every organization needs funding to thrive. You need resources to invest in your programs, your members, your staff, and your infrastructure – to ultimately achieve your greater mission. You likely have value that you can offer in various ways to obtain this support. So how [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:51-06:00May 10th, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Donor Development, Fundraising|Comments Off on Sponsorship and Fundraising—Differentiating the Two | Understanding Fundraising: Part 2 of a 2-part Series

To Theme or Not to Theme…That is the Question

By: Shannon Eason, Fundraising Auctioneer While on a call this week, the planning committee started dialogue about a theme. "What is our theme?" and  "Should we have a theme?" Those are great questions, so I googled it...and came up with some great info I wanted to share. Having a theme can benefit an event in many [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:52-06:00April 1st, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Donor Development, Fundraising|Comments Off on To Theme or Not to Theme…That is the Question

Sponsorship and Fundraising—Differentiating the Two

By: Scott Jones, Fundraising Auctioneer, CFRE Whether a seasoned professional or someone new to the nonprofit world, can you clearly identify the difference between sponsorship dollars and monetary donations?  Are businesses and donors confused or conflicted when asked to support your event?  Are you approaching supporters with the right mindset and are you trying [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:52-06:00April 1st, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Donor Development, Fundraising|Comments Off on Sponsorship and Fundraising—Differentiating the Two

Donor Welcome Kits

By: Scott Jones, Fundraising Auctioneer, CFRE I have invested a lot of study and research lately on Donor Welcome Kits.  How important are they truly? My thoughts align with this content below. It’s often said that a donor isn’t really a donor until they’ve made a second gift. If that’s true, your new donor [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:53-06:00February 24th, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Donor Development, Fundraising|Comments Off on Donor Welcome Kits

Adding Belize to Your Live Auction

By: Dan Campbell, Fundraising Auctioneer  One of the things we often are asked about as Fundraising Consultants is to provide fresh ideas for your live auction. There are many tried and true destinations that charities will offer each year for their guests to bid on; Napa Wine Tasting, Kentucky Bourbon Tour, Las Vegas, Mexico, [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:53-06:00February 24th, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Live Auction|Comments Off on Adding Belize to Your Live Auction

The Future of Galas

By: Dan Campbell, Fundraising Auctioneer  Compared to previous virus strains, Covid has been a resilient and perplexing pandemic that seems to never end. I imagine this same effect was felt by many after the onset of the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago. As we all know, a vaccine was eventually developed to help [...]

By |2023-02-14T17:44:54-06:00January 3rd, 2022|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Event Planning, Fundraising, Hybrid Events|Comments Off on The Future of Galas

Adjust to Smaller Events – Keep Your Donor Group Small But Mighty

By: Erin Williams BAS, PRI  Is less really more? According to studies performed by research psychologists at Harvard and Stanford University, excessive choices can produce “choice paralysis”. For example, a person walks into an ice cream shop and there are 50 flavors offered. Overwhelmed, the customer remains stuck in their decision making and chooses [...]

By |2022-08-25T14:07:05-05:00December 2nd, 2021|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Event Planning, Fundraising, Hybrid Events|Comments Off on Adjust to Smaller Events – Keep Your Donor Group Small But Mighty

Fresh Revenue Generators For Your Fundraising Gala

By Shannon Eason, Fundraising Auctioneer   One thing Covid times have taught us is to be adaptable. The tried and true fundraising structure may need a refresh for your audience. This article will hopefully provide you a few ideas of what we call “revenue enhancers.” Revenue enhancers can supplement or even replace some of [...]

By |2022-08-25T14:07:06-05:00November 8th, 2021|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Fundraising|Comments Off on Fresh Revenue Generators For Your Fundraising Gala

The Season of Thanks is Year-Round

By Scott Jones, CFRE, CAI, BAS  One of the most important things you can do to steward your donors is say: “Thank you.” We all know thanking donors is not just as an expression of gratitude, but a way of building and deepening new and existing relationships. When done properly, donor recognition can encourage [...]

By |2022-08-25T14:07:06-05:00November 8th, 2021|Benefits of a Professional Auctioneer, Consulting, Fundraising|Comments Off on The Season of Thanks is Year-Round
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