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A Beginner’s Guide to Throwing a Fundraising Auction: 5 Tips for Item Procurement

Bloomerang

In this blog post, I’ll cover five tips for nonprofits looking to throw their first auctions and how you can start planning for one that will wow your guests and inspire them to take action and support your mission. Remember to vary the price point and category (entertainment, sports, spa, food, jewelry, memorabilia, etc.)

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A Beginner’s Guide to Throwing a Fundraising Auction: 5 Tips for Organization and Execution

Bloomerang

In this blog post, I’m giving you practical tips and tools for staying organized as you store the items and prepare for your event. I recommend using fundraising auction software to help you stay organized during the procurement phase and to make bidding easy for guests during the event. This is part two in a two-part series.

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Easy, Breezy Bidding: How to Create a Bid Sheet

Qgiv

A bid sheet allows auction guests to place bids on items during an auction. Once your auction commences, guests can walk around the room to peruse your collection of auction items. Another way to keep your bid sheets simple is to use silent auction software to keep track of your guests’ bids. Item information. Starting bid.

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15 Donor Appreciation Event Ideas for Every Budget

Qgiv

You can either pick a location that can host your number of guests or host it outside drive-in style. Create different giving categories to celebrate a variety of donors in one night. Collaborate with a nearby winery that can pair different wines to different aspects of your cause for a fun way to engage guests. Keep it fun.

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Light Up the Season With A Festival Of Trees Event

Greater Giving

You want your guests and attendees to have fun at this party. You can differentiate tree sizes or different categories for the sponsorship levels. Guests choose a numbered stocking and get a surprise when they open their stocking. In order to accomplish that you need them to be engaged and interested in what’s happening.

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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

Qgiv

Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Make sure to split participants up to compete in various categories, like Best Couples’ Costume or Scariest Monster. Pumpkins or other Halloween décor sales.

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Guide to Nonprofit Event Fundraising Marketing

OneCause

In order for it to be a success, the event needs to be marketed effectively before, during, and even after all of the guests have gone home. Successful events require creating a nonprofit event fundraising marketing plan well before the date to make sure guests know about the fundraiser and come in the door ready to donate.