Greater Giving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Make It or Break It” is just one of the many fun, revenue-boosting auction ideas featured in our book of Proven Revenue Enhancers for Your Fundraiser. One envelope awards the winner a much more expensive, full-featured “Make It” prize, while the “Break It” envelope awards nothing. What is “Make It or Break It”?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

They’ll also handle any event-specific tasks—for example, they’ll oversee item procurement for auctions and book a golf course or venue for a golf tournament. When filling this role, look for someone with a wealth of event planning experience.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 20, 2025

The sooner you start creating event materials, finding sponsors, booking vendors, and selling registrations, the more successful your golf outing will be. Date: Many country clubs close on Mondays, making this a prime day of the week to book your outing for a private course.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games. Consider hosting an auction where you only procure travel-related items. The winners are then awarded with their prizes!

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Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

Procure charity auction items from local businesses with the goal of getting as many items donated for as close to nothing as possible. Used Book Sale If you’re someone who loves books (or a recently graduated college student), you likely have stacks of books that you won’t read or have read too many times to count!

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Auction item procurement. Set a Date and Time for Your Fundraising Event [/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Before you can start booking entertainment and contacting potential venues, you need to know one more important detail: when your event will take place! Ticket sales or registration. Volunteer management. Major donor involvement.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

However, while planning out the technical details of your auction, don’t forget that your auction will center around the items you procure for your guests to bid on. While it may be nice to have a multitude of expensive gift baskets for guests to bid on, don’t stress yourself out trying to procure big-ticket items for every single basket.

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