36 Gift Basket Ideas for Fundraisers Who doesn’t enjoy getting a themed gift basket full of goodies? That’s why any time of year you are planning a fundraiser, gift baskets are an ideal option. They also make for unique fundraising ideas, whether it is for a silent auction at a live fundraising event or in online charity auctions. The creative options for themes, items, and presentations are endless…Use our list of 36 gift basket ideas to help get you started! Cooking Idea Description The Baker’s Basket A wicker basket of [...]
How to Run a Silent Auction Fundraiser
Any charity can use silent auctions as a means of fundraising to support their charitable cause. In fact, organizing and running a silent auction is much easier than it may seem, especially if you are hosting your auction online with a fundraising strategy. You can start by following this simple step by step guide on how to run a silent auction fundraiser: Step 1: Create your auction committee for silent auction You will need to find some excited volunteers from your group to help plan and run the event. Make sure [...]
5 Smart Ways to Use Fundraising Tech in Your Campaign
5 Smart Ways to Use Fundraising Tech in Your Campaign Everyone knows that fundraising is one of the most crucial parts of your organization’s strategy. No matter if you’re fundraising for a sports team, a nonprofit, or for something else entirely, raising money is vital to reaching your goals. Nowadays, there are a thousand and one ways to raise money. Between the newer, technology-based methods and the traditional in-person asking tactics, it’s not hard to get overwhelmed by all the options! That’s why we’ve compiled this list of [...]
How to Promote Online Charity Auction Page
Optimizing Auction Fundraiser Pages for SEO How do you promote an online charity auction? Auction pages should be optimized for SEO (Search Engine Optimization.) Optimizing auction pages for SEO helps search engines find your charity auction fundraiser which leads to more eyes on the page (pageviews.) To optimize your auction to receive more pageviews, you’ll need to put keywords in specific places. This keyword placement is key data that notifies the search engines how to find your page. In technical terms, this data is known as metadata and it helps to [...]
Boost Your Charity Auction with Great Photos
Top Online Auction Sites - Updated For 2019 If you are looking for the most reputable online auction websites around the globe, you’ve come to the right place. I hereby present to you the 70 best online auction sites and bidding sites. As you know, there is no shortage of high-quality online auction sites on the internet. But we decided to separate the wheat from the chaff and give you the absolute cream of the crop. These online auction sites will give you the best value for your money [...]
4 Strategies to Boost Mobile Giving Potential
Maximize Mobile Giving It’s no surprise that mobile giving has become a fundraising staple for large and small organizations alike. A recent study showed that 1 in 4 donors used mobile devices to discover nonprofits they previously weren’t aware of. Not to mention, 99% of texts are read within the first five minutes of receiving the message. So, how can you boost mobile giving? Mobile fundraising can help you raise not only more money but also awareness for your organization’s cause and community projects. What’s more, younger donors [...]
Mobile Bidding at Live Event to Increase Revenue
Use Mobile Bidding at Your Live Event to Increase Auction Revenue Looking for ways to liven up that annual gala? I have two words for you…MOBILE BIDDING. Not sure what that means? Read on. This post will tell you what you need to know to about mobile bidding and how it can benefit your fundraiser. Are you ready? Lets go. ___ ___ First things first…What is Mobile Bidding at a Live Event? Mobile bidding is bidding for items on your mobile phone. It’s that simple. It’s putting your auction in [...]
How to Name your Fundraiser
How to Create a Name for your Fundraising Event for Charity Wondering how to name your fundraiser? What’s in a name? If you are planning a fundraiser, there could be a lot of money in a name. What you name your fundraiser is important. Every fundraising event needs a good title. Of course, the name of your fundraiser should capture the attention of readers, but it should and can do much more. So, how do you come up with a name for your fundraiser? Do your research. When planning [...]
4 Top Tips For Using Social Media To Boost Your Fundraiser
4 Top Tips For Using Social Media To Boost Your Fundraiser Want to learn how to use the various social media platforms to boost your fundraising results? Then you’re in the right place. Today I am going to give you four tips that you can use across all social media platforms designed to boost your fundraising results. Then I’m going to dive a bit deeper into the top three: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. And I’m going to give you even more tips! By the end of this read, you will [...]
3 Emails to Turn Auction Bidders into Monthly Donors
3 Emails to Turn Auction Bidders into Monthly Donors Picture this: you’ve just pulled off a successful charity auction and have a whole new group of bidders just waiting to become nonprofit donors. Of course, you could solicit them right away to make a donation. Or you could play the (only slightly!) longer game of cultivating monthly donors! The past few years have seen a huge uptick in the growth of monthly nonprofit donors. In fact, in 2015, revenue from monthly giving increased by 24-percent, while revenue from one-time giving [...]
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