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Nonprofit Auction Item: A Vasectomy for You and Your Cat!?
The humble school bake sale is dead, according to NPR’s recent story, “Forget Bake Sales: Schools Turn to Luxe Auctions,” by Lauren Silverman. The story describes how (as every parent knows), trying to...
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Feeding Kids Sugar to Raise Money for Diabetes Research?
Yesterday was “Mug Root Beer Float” day at the Oakland A’s baseball game, at which families brought lots of kids to enjoy meeting celebrities, watching floats, and of course drinking root beer floats....
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Getting Creative With Fundraising Methods: Newly Released Podcast
Wondering how important it is to come up with a fundraiser for your group that’s new and different? Or how other groups have managed to come up with winning ideas? Check out the podcast “Bringing...
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Church in London Earns Cash by Renting Parking Spots
You know how I’m always on the lookout for ways a nonprofit can boost the positive side of its balance sheet by turning existing assets into cash? That’s why I was intrigued to read this article by...
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Fundraisers: Go Easy on Selling the Sweet Stuff!
Despite the girl selling cakes on the cover, readers of my book The Volunteer’s Guide to Fundraising know that I think the time has come to cut the sugar and other junk that so many nonprofits have...
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The Positive Side of Re-Giving
Last year, donor Bill Knight paid $12,000 at a charity event for a guitar autographed by Gene Simmons of Kiss — and later donated it to another charity for auction. This year, he paid $20,000 for...
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Would Your Nonprofit Recognize a High-Value Donated Antique?
Whether your nonprofit organization holds garage sales, auctions, or runs a thrift shop, this latest news piece — “Pot donated to charity is worth £360,000 — should make you rethink how you look over...
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Happy National (Underfunded) Library Week!
From April 14 through 20, the U.S. is celebrating books and the role that libraries play in people’s lives. Libraries have become many communities’ go-to place to rent a movie, do homework, search for...
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Why Your Nonprofit’s Next Fundraising Auction Should Set Earnings Records
Corporate giving is up, according to the 2012 Giving in Numbers report from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy. It’s up across the board, to the tune of 42% or $4.48 billion between 2007...
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Tips From an Experienced Charity Auctioneer
I recently spoke to someone who’s been volunteering at a nonprofit’s live auction for ten years — and in a major role, too. He’s the one who stands up in front of the room and solicit bids from the...
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Season of Sugar Begins: Can We Reduce It When Fundraising?
No, I’m not going to become the Halloween equivalent of a Scrooge and give out toothbrushes or apples on Halloween — there will be candy at my door. Nevertheless, if I can put on my Berkeley hippie hat...
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