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4 Tips for Organizing a Nonprofit Auction That Drives Impact

Pamela Grow

Your team will need to manage many moving parts, budget carefully, and stay organized to achieve your event fundraising goal. Donor engagement at auctions looks different depending on your target audience’s demographics, preferences, and lifestyles. This option is best for procuring physical goods and gift certificates.

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5 Tips for Securing Appealing Nonprofit Auction Items

Greater Giving

However, effective procurement requires a strategic approach so you can use your nonprofit’s resources wisely and maximize the amount of event funding you can put toward your mission. Let’s dive in! But if you want to engage volunteers with young children, consider offering family-friendly prizes (amusement park tickets, popular toys, etc.)

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Uncorking the Success to Fundraising with Wine

Greater Giving

Some fun event themes/ideas include: Host an Intimate Tasting Event Partner with a local winemaker(s) or retail shops to host an intimate tasting event for your top supporters, or as an avenue to reach a new demographic. Tips for Successful Wine Procurement Start early! Be okay with no, understand why they are declining your ask.

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Make it Make Cents: Challenging Conventional Fundraising

Greater Giving

Gazala Uradnik, founder of GFS Events , joined us to talk about event budgeting, revenue producers, and how to make the most of each of your revenue channels. Analyze your budget You’re looking for the highest return on investment with your expenses, which might mean making changes you haven’t considered before to bring in a higher ROI.

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Charity Auctions for Beginners: 7 Key Things to Know

The Fundraising Coach

On top of the venue details, ticketing, and marketing you’re used to handling for general fundraising events, there’s item procurement and bid tracking to consider. Which items should you procure, and how? Depending on your nonprofit’s budget and size, some auction types may be more favorable than others. Item procurement.

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Planning a Showstopping Fundraising Event in 10 Steps

OneCause

Establish your fundraising event budget. Does your cause have a specific demographic? Establish Your Fundraising Event Budget [/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]While fundraising events can be major money-makers, let’s not forget that you’ll have to invest some of your own capital in order to make the event happen.

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10 Outstanding Nonprofit Sponsorship Request Letter Samples

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Dear Company Name, At [Nonprofit Name], we’ve served [demographic] in the [Community Name] area for over [number] years. Through this partnership, we hope to help [Company Name] make the most of your corporate philanthropy budget while ensuring your employees maximize the impact of their gifts to our cause. Organization.