Best Practices

Fundraising and marketing are intertwined. Think about it: donors need to know about your school’s fundraisers to participate. However, some marketing campaigns lead to greater...

Imagine what your nonprofit could accomplish if every donor increased their contribution by just $10. That could mean the difference between providing food and enrichment...

Picture your school’s ideal fundraising campaign. Perhaps you put in the work to organize an auction fundraiser, and your students are excited about the event....

As an association leader, you know that building a sense of community within your organization is an essential, yet challenging, part of running a successful...

Fundraising auctions are about raising money, of course. That’s the primary mission. But you can raise money a bunch of different ways, and if you’re...

In our last post, we discussed how to use Item data from your previous event(s) to improve your procurement and pricing strategies and make more...

Your nonprofit’s fundraising initiatives are essential for advancing your mission. In order to optimize your strategy for the most impactful results, you’ll need to leverage...

Continuing with our Data Month theme, let’s take a look atcollecting guest data. What information should you collect from your guests? (We’ll get into the...

It’s a new year and for many of you that means it’s time to create a new auction site. And your new site will need...

In our final post of 2019, we talked about how to plan a successful mobile bidding event. In today’s post, we’ll consider a less-than-ideal case...

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We get a LOT of questions about how to organize a successful mobile bidding auction. Not just how to set it up in the software...

Fundraising auctioneers are a tremendous source of auction ideas. And luckily, some very talented and knowledgeable auctioneers blog, which means all of us can benefit...

Giving Tuesday lands on December 3 this year. That’s right around the corner. If you’re not already familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a relatively recent...

Organizing a fundraising auction involves quite a range of tasks. At a minimum, you’re procuring items to sell at your event. You’re probably also selling...

Interacting with your social media audience keeps them engaged and serves as a reminder that, while social media isn’t necessarily tangible, there are real-live people...

Over at the Winspire blog, they just published a fabulous post on how to deal with one of the biggest sources of auction frustration: managing...

You really need to read this blog post from Sherry Truhlar, of Red Apple Auctions:

How do you turn auction event guests into long term donors? Rose Backs, a benefit auctioneer serving Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington, has some food...

It’s a new calendar year and some of you may already be looking ahead at next school year’s auction. It’s time to start thinking about...

In this webinar, Roger Devine, SchoolAuction.com Founder and Auctions Expert will reveal the 5 key elements to school auction success and share with you how...