Events

Successful events depend on having a team with the right strategy, realistic but aspirational financial goals, and an understanding of fundraising, relationship-building, messaging and production imperatives...

One event strategy that your nonprofit may be missing out on is hosting an event with a live auction. Live auctions have the potential to bring in huge dollars for your organization. So if your nonprofit is already hosting events, it may be time to look toward live auctions to bring in more dollars...

Since you think you’ve heard all of the objections to holding your annual gala and you believe you’ve answered all of them, I challenge you to work around this one! It’s the granddaddy of strategic fundraising truisms...

On Aug. 17, 1894 the Tariff Act was signed into law, which included exemptions for nonprofit organizations and charitable institutions. Today, we observe Aug. 17 as National Nonprofit Day to acknowledge the positive impact that nonprofit organizations have on our local communities and around the world...

When I use the word “plants,” I do not mean the green ones. Is that what you were thinking, silly? No, I mean donor plants—the people who you ask in advance to jump up at your gala’s live auction, raise their hand high and start (or advance) the bidding. That’s a donor plant. Donor plants are essential to create energy and set the pace for other attendees to follow...

When I use the word “plants,” I do not mean the green ones. Is that what you were thinking, silly? No, I mean donor plants—the people who you ask in advance to jump up at your gala’s live auction, raise their hand high and start (or advance) the bidding. That’s a donor plant. Donor plants are essential […]

A fundraising cultivation event is great way to begin to qualify prospective donor relationships and deepen already existing donor relationships. Cultivation events should be a part of any individual giving. However, most nonprofits when first getting started with a major gift program often don't know where to begin...

A fundraising cultivation event is great way to begin to qualify prospective donor relationships and deepen already existing donor relationships. Cultivation events should be a part of any individual giving. However, most nonprofits when first getting started with a major gift program often don’t know where to begin. And, so don’t begin at all leaving potential relationships […]

In their incredibly educational session, “Blockchain For Nonprofits: Fact vs. Fiction,” nonprofits were treated to the insights of Sheila Warren, head of blockchain and distributed ledger technology at the World Economic Forum, and Marnie Webb, CEO of Caravan Studios and TechSoup speaker...