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30 Best Silent Auction Ideas That Don’t Cost A Dime

GiveSmart

Some examples of unique venue options that donors or leaders in your community can use to make their next event memorable are: Museums after hours Libraries for luncheons Breweries for retirement parties or birthdays Lobbies for talks or workshops Golden Mulligan $$ A mulligan is a purchased re-hit for a shank.

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Primary School Fundraising Ideas for Every Season | Big Fundraising Ideas

Big Fundraising Ideas

Bonus tip: To encourage early orders, promote the kits through the schools email list or PTA Facebookgroup. Charge a small fee per session or offer a term-long pass. Extra note: If you partner with a local instructor, ask them to volunteer or reduce their fee in exchange for promotion through the schoolnetwork.

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The 2024 Election: A Grant Writer’s Post Mortem

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

In early 1981, I went to Washington DC for a NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) conference and some lobbying on the Hill. We sat in stunned silence as this dude ticked off the many proposed budget cuts to federal discretionary grant programs (our “mother’s milk”). What happened?

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