News, Tips, and tricks

Creating a Structure for School Auction Success

“Come join our team, we’re really making things happen for our kid’s school!” Read More

05 Mar 2013

Roger Devine

New Features: February 2013

This week, along with several security- and performance-enhancements, we’ve enabled the following: Read More

27 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

Upgrade Issue: 2/21/2103

This week, we applied a security upgrade to some of the code libraries that SchoolAuction.net and Tofino Auctions are built on. It was an important... Read More

22 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

A Noble Profession…

As much as volunteerism can leave us feeling alone and overwhelmed, there is nobility in the labors of love we undertake on behalf of children,... Read More

13 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

Our way of saying Thanks for your Referrals…

A great measure of our success is when you tell other schools and organizations about your success with our software. Read More

08 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

Guests Love Experiences… and Parties!

If you’re like many of us, you attend at least one benefit auction – in addition to the one you are helping to plan –... Read More

05 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

How did we do last year? And other common questions…

Because school auctions are generally run by volunteers, record keeping systems are often makeshift and handed down through loose leaf binders and sticky notes. Sound... Read More

01 Feb 2013

Roger Devine

4 Tasks that Waste Volunteer’s Time… for low returns

Let’s face it, there’s a lot to do to make your fundraising event a success. Chances are, right now you’re up to your armpits in... Read More

27 Jan 2013

Roger Devine

5 Steps To A Great Fundraising Auction

I’m a big fan of Sherry Truhlar of Red Apple Auctions, and today the Nonprofit Spark podcast featured this interview with her. It is really... Read More

22 Jan 2013

Roger Devine

Getting to the Heart of the matter

It’s a fresh year, and for many of you, this is the time when your plans and strategies for organizing and executing a successful benefit... Read More