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How to Run a Silent Auction: 10 Simple Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Prospective donors who don’t have a strong preexisting relationship with your nonprofit may be interested in attending your event if it features engaging elements like live music or a silent disco. Use these strategies to gather valuable, unique auction items: Reach out to past sponsors. Find new sponsors.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Outdoor Music Festival. And now, for the ideas: 1. Polish for a Purpose.

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4 Types of In-Kind Donations and How To Leverage Them

Get Fully Funded

In order to maximize their donation potential, nonprofits could embrace creative, diverse fundraising alternatives to monetary contributions. Musical instruments. In return, you can make experience providers sponsors of an event, prize pool, or your organization year-round. Arts and crafts. Kitchen goods. Electronics.

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49 Simple & Successful Fundraising Ideas for Kids

Qgiv

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Alternatively, if anyone wants to avoid a yard full of pink birds, they can donate money as “flamingo insurance” to be placed on a “no flock” list. School carnival.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder.

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections.

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31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

Qgiv

Ask your congregants to help sponsor the trip you’re taking by donating pre-determined amounts associated with the number of miles you’ll be traveling. Chains like Chipotle, Target, and other major retailers regularly sponsor “spirit nights” for schools, wherein a percentage of their sales is donated to the featured school. Go all out!

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