Gala season is upon us and that means many of you are worried about silent auction items. How many do you need? What do people bid on? Your silent auction questions answered here: How many silent auction items do we need? Fewer than you think. A good rule of thumb is no more than one…
If you gathered all the board members who really support your fundraising event into a room, how full — or empty — would that room be? I am willing to bet that that events with board support are much more successful than the ones without board support. I would even argue that you CAN’T have…
Last week I helped plan the best gala ever – well, at least in MY career – and I have been planning events for 17 years! This was the organization’s first gala ever – and they raised over $250,000. That’s net, folks. There were many reasons it was so successful, such as: Heavy Sponsorship Support…
