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 the guests who are attending your event on sponsor tickets. Specifically, how do you get them to actually be productive, bidding guests? Check it out: https://blog.winspireme.com/4-steps-turn-corporate-table-guests-into-givers-fundraising-strategy Roger
... continue reading.We added something new to the software yesterday to help all of you when you need to tackle some part of the software that you haven’t used before (or want a refresher on) – Guided Tours. There is now a “Take a Tour” button visible when you login from a computer (the tool we bought
... continue reading.You really need to read this blog post from Sherry Truhlar, of Red Apple Auctions: https://www.redappleauctions.com/do-you-have-to-print-the-value-of-an-auction-item/
... continue reading.We’re rolling out new code this afternoon, including an adjustment to our new catalog display. Some of you have been unhappy about the way item titles and the Bid Now/Bid at Event ribbons overlay the item images. Others of you love it. But the people who DON’T love it reeeeeeeeealllly don’t love it – so we’ve
... continue reading.UPDATE: We still don’t have word as to what went wrong at the data center, but all sites are back up and running. For the record, we were down from 11:08 to 11:28, and then again from 11:30 to 11:33 (all times a.m, and Pacific). Our Data Center provider (the company that we contract with
... continue reading.So in my last blog post, I told you about some new code that we have been working on. Most of the time, we release new code without much fanfare, but this time is different. The reason is that among the changes in this release are new looks for the public-facing pages on every event
... continue reading.The thing about software is that it’s never done – we have to keep listening to what our customers like and don’t like, what they would like to see, what they would love to see, and what they really desperately need, yesterday! And we have to sift through all of this, and respond accordingly. Which
... continue reading.Special Appeals (aka Paddle Raises or Fund-A-Need) are a staple of fundraising auctions. Mobile Bidding is a popular auction trend. Are they compatible? This is a guest blog post by Brian Bice, a professional benefit auctioneer based in our hometown of Portland, Oregon. Like most benefit auctioneers who have been in the business
... continue reading.Yay for checklists! They are oh so helpful especially on event night. This supply checklist gives you one less thing to worry about while you set up and host the auction. Whether you are new to chairing an auction or have lots of experience, this list will prove useful to having a successful event. Beads: For
... continue reading.Having a photo station at your event can be a fun, entertaining addition to the night. One option for would be to hire a photographer to take photos of guests in photo station. However, hiring someone can be expensive, costing anywhere from $300 to $1,000 or more depending on who you hire and how long
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