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Your resource for fundraising technology solutions and ideas for nonprofit & charity fundraising events. Greater Giving is dedicated to providing technology solutions to the nonprofit community in order to improve their fundraising efforts. Greater Giving also provides free fundraising education programs throughout the year, including webinars, white papers and live seminars. For more information, visit www.greatergiving.com
A 6-Point Checklist For Guest Check-Out
2019-09-09 16:44
During check-out your guests are eager to wrap up the loose ends of the night. They want to pick up their prizes, gather their goody bags, and end the evening on a positive note. To ensure t… Read More
Online Giving Continues To Be Important
2019-08-15 20:58
Online giving showed modest growth in 2018, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. A rather complex picture emerged over the course of the year, according to Giving USA’s Annual… Read More
5 Problems To Avoid At Check-Out
2019-08-09 16:32
Throughout a fundraising event, there are many opportunities to cement an impression that encourages giving and portrays your nonprofit as an effective organization. Don’t let that ima… Read More
Common Event Committee Roles [INFOGRAPHIC]
2019-07-29 18:14
Common Event Committee Roles Big fundraising events can be complex, with lots of moving parts and plenty of details to coordinate. Having a clear idea of which roles need to be filled will h… Read More
A Deep Dive Into Data Collection
2019-07-25 18:35
Accurately entered donor information is invaluable to fundraising. It tells you who your contributors are and provide the foundation for all the strategies and tactics that will get you to y… Read More
Raise More By Hiring An Auctioneer
2019-07-17 16:10
You’ve put quite a bit of effort into planning your fundraising event. You’ve spent a lot of money, too. You may be wondering whether it’s worth it to spend those last rema… Read More
What Kills A Strategic Fundraising Plan?
2019-07-11 20:02
The perfect fundraising strategy. It’s something that administrators spend months working on until all the right details are in place with the activities, dates, campaign objectives, c… Read More
Items That Sell Well At School Auctions
2019-06-26 20:50
Winding down our series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each new post cover… Read More
Engaging Parents In Procurement
2019-06-18 16:08
This post is the tenth in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper  from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each ne… Read More
Common Non-profit Board Responsibilities
2019-05-06 15:30
What is the role of the nonprofit board? What exactly are the non-profit board’s responsibilities? How does the board contribute to a nonprofit’s success? Nonprofits play a valua… Read More
Perfecting The “Thank You” Call
2019-03-25 19:05
Converting first-time donors into long-term contributors is a difficult task for every fundraiser. Research has shown that first-time contributors have a considerable drop off rate. Generall… Read More
School Auctions Got You Stressed Out?
2019-02-21 17:44
This post is the first in a series of posts based on the “Best Practices for School Auctions” whitepaper  from the Greater Giving Fundraising Excellence Series. Each ne… Read More
How Long Should Board Members Serve
2019-01-16 22:50
Is it better to have long-time board members who have stayed with an organization for many years and understand its history? Or is it better to bring in new members regularly and generate fr… Read More
2019-01-07 14:40
What is the optimal size for a nonprofit board? Is it possible to have too few board members? Or too many? This and other questions are examined periodically by BoardSource in their Leading… Read More
What Makes A Strong Non-Profit Board
2018-12-19 17:55
Have you ever been in a board of directors meeting where everything is just humming along? The work gets done and everyone has a good time doing it. What is it that makes for a high-performa… Read More
Quick & Easy End-of-Year Giving Ideas
2018-10-31 14:34
If you haven’t started your end-of-year campaign efforts, don’t fret—there’s still time. Greater Giving understands the importance of end-of-year giving and we want t… Read More
How Wealth Relates To Donations
2018-10-29 15:53
With 2017 being a record-breaking year for giving—over $410 billion was donated to charitable causes—it’s helpful to understand how wealth relates to giving. In its Annual… Read More
How To Make The Most Of Matching Gifts
2018-10-17 19:46
Matching gifts are the best kept secret in fundraising. What’s odd is that no one is going out of their way to keep the secret about matching gift donations, yet donors have no idea th… Read More
Giving Tuesday 2018 Basics
2018-10-11 17:29
Celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), #GivingTuesday is a counterpoint to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After a weekend of consumer spending, #GivingTuesday provides a… Read More
Online Giving Trends Upward In 2017
2018-10-09 16:23
It’s probably no surprise that online giving trends are on the rise. In the Annual Report on Philanthropy for 2017, Giving USA examined online giving trends in detail, providing insigh… Read More
Giving Tuesday 2018 Contest Announcement
2018-10-02 18:29
Greater Giving is excited to announce our Sixth Annual Giving Tuesday Donation Page Contest! If you use Greater Giving’s Online Payments software for your Giving Tuesday or End of Year… Read More
How To Create A Speaker’s Toolbox
2018-09-19 19:25
You’ve got the spotlight, you’ve got the stage, you’ve got the topic —now it’s time to pull out all the stops for a memorable keynote speech that will captivate… Read More
How To Score Free Swag For Your Next Event
2018-09-05 15:43
There’s no question that people want, and often expect, to receive swag at an event, especially if they have paid for entry. On the flip side, companies recognize that swag serves a cr… Read More
Trends In Disaster Giving
2018-08-29 13:17
When disaster strikes, people respond. Money, aid and in-kind donations come pouring in to help the victims. In that sense, 2017 was no different from any other year. What set it apart was t… Read More
Keeping Your Emails Out Of The Junk Folder
2018-08-22 16:06
This post is the seventh in a series designed to teach the fundamentals of email marketing for nonprofits. These posts are based on the Effective Email Engagement for Nonprofits: The defini… Read More
5 Easy Ways To Build Your Email List
2018-08-09 16:10
Unlike our social media lives, our email is still often a private, personal space. People are understandably guarded about their inboxes—it can get crowded quickly with junk. Most of u… Read More
Giving Exceeds $400 Billion In 2017
2018-08-02 17:02
Americans’ generosity reached a new high in 2017, setting the all-time record for charitable giving, according to Giving USA 2018, Giving USA’s Annual Report on Philanthropy for… Read More
5 Stages Of The Capital Campaign
2018-07-11 14:31
This post is the fourth in a series designed to teach the fundamentals of email marketing for nonprofits. These posts are based on the Effective Email Engagement for Nonprofits: The def… Read More
Designing Your Perfect Campaign Story
2018-06-26 17:31
This post is the third in a series designed to teach the fundamentals of email marketing for nonprofits. These posts are based on the Effective Email Engagement for Nonprofits: The defi… Read More
2018-06-11 17:47
This information and more comes from our webinar, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Auction Profits. In previous posts, we showed you how to streamline your live and silent auctions an… Read More
Promoting Auction Items On Event Night
2018-06-06 17:47
This information and more comes from our webinar, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Auction Profits. You’ve put a lot of effort into your auction: You’ve procured a select… Read More
The Self Serve Online Bidding Auction
2018-06-04 13:46
Nonprofits every day are moving away from old school, pen-and-paper bidding, toward automated software solutions. Online bidding puts guests in charge of their own auction experience: they c… Read More
Raise More With Engaging Emails
2018-05-16 13:26
This post is the first in a series designed to teach the fundamentals of email marketing for nonprofits. These posts are based on the Effective Email Engagement for Nonprofits: The definitiv… Read More
The Auction Control Center
2018-05-02 13:11
Before mobile bidding, if you wanted to know how much money the auction had made, everyone had to stand around waiting for the report. Sometimes you didn’t even know the auction total… Read More

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