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4 Tips for Organizing a Nonprofit Auction That Drives Impact

Pamela Grow

Auctions are among the most engaging and lucrative fundraising events your nonprofit could host. However, successful auctions require careful planning—even more than most other fundraisers. Your team will need to manage many moving parts, budget carefully, and stay organized to achieve your event fundraising goal.

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5 Tips for Securing Appealing Nonprofit Auction Items

Greater Giving

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. 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!

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Fundraising Event Planning: Common Event Committee Roles

Greater Giving

Conquer Fundraising Event Planning with the Perfect Committee Based Team Large fundraising events can be intricate beasts, with countless moving parts and details to juggle. The logistics person needs to take a high level view: Generates the budget. Now go forth and conquer your fundraising goals!

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Auction Math: Simplifying Your Event Planning

Greater Giving

Planning a fundraising auction can seem daunting, but with the right formulas, it’s easier than you think. Once you understand what’s required for a successful auction—one that meets or exceeds its revenue goal—you can confidently set your procurement goals and define your event budget.

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Uncorking the Success to Fundraising with Wine

Greater Giving

It’s official, National Wine Day is May, 25th , but fundraising with wine can take place year round. Host an online fundraiser or auction event open to anyone Fill the bidding page with wine-themed baskets, wine accessories (glasses, decanters, barrel furniture), cases/bottles of wines donated from your board members’ cellars.

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6 Sustainable Ways to Bring More Money into Your Auctions

Pamela Grow

Sustainable fundraising is all about developing key, core practices within your organization that can be applied to several different events and initiatives so your team isn’t constantly feeling burned out and at capacity. This can lead to a higher average spend per attendee, which directly impacts your fundraising total.

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Keeping You Out of Jail One Procurement Discussion at a Time

Fundraising HayDay

Grant funding requires that you not only stick to your approved budget, but you also follow the funder's procurement and conflict of interest requirements. Join us as we talk with Lucy Morgan, aka My Fed Trainer, about the procurement and conflict of interest specifics found within the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200).