Tom Kelly, TEDx speaker and CEO of CharityAuctions.com, helps nonprofits raise millions through auctions and AI. He hosts The Million Dollar Nonprofit podcast and inspires leaders to live their legacy, not just leave it.
The article argues that while growing fundraising takes investment, anyone can begin with zero budget. Use creative, low-cost fundraisers using donations, community connections, and small projects.
This guide shows how to plan, promote, and execute a virtual auction: source items, publish them with clear descriptions, attract bidders, and manage checkout to maximize your fundraising reach.
This article suggests fundraising resolutions—focus on data, donor care, fresh campaigns, clearer goals, and cost control—as a blueprint for nonprofits to raise more in the new year.
Upgrade fundraising with tech: optimize your online donation page, enable mobile giving (like text-to-give), run auctions digitally, promote matching gifts, and open a merch storefront.
In this video we show the live event volunteer training of how to use the Live Event Registration Kiosk and the Public Bidding Kiosk.
We also go over the end of auction invoices and what to ask winning bidders before they hand out items.
Mobile bidding upgrades live events: instant bids, push notifications, less friction, and more bids—especially useful for increasing fundraising revenue per item.