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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. For example, you could create a bundle with art, history, and science museum passes. That’s why it’s essential to have the right fundraising software by your side to stay organized and reach your funding goals.

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How to Find Your Next Great Board Member

Connection Cafe

On the flip side, if your strategic vision is to effect huge transformational change— systemic change rather than project-based goals—someone who’s experienced with annual fund appeals probably isn’t going to be a good match for your board. Know where else they have served, their giving history, and the extent of their network.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Fund their work! Gabriela Mistral. Sheroes in the Arts. Lorraine Hansberry.

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Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age

Museum 2.0

In In and Out of the Dark [pdf] , Colby College professor Lynne Conner argues convincingly that the current refinement of the Western fine arts experience is an aberrant blip in a long history of participatory audience engagement. The arts were sacralized and professionalized in their funding and presentation.

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