October 4, 2011

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Girls Who Rock

VivaBrite: Girls Who Rock Concert

The VivaBrite awards recognize innovative, well-planned events and the people who devoted their time and energy to bring them about.  Its about time someone recognized the unsung heroes behind great fundraising, and that’s what we plan to do!  The brain child of Vivanista and Eventbrite, the VivaBrite’s focus on creativity, not just dollars. Here’s a … Continue Reading

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Fundraising Options: Which Should You Choose?

When deciding between the various types of fundraising options for a charitable organization, there are several factors to take into consideration, including…

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Five Fundraising Tips: Boost Event Attendance

As an event planner, you know you have done everything in your power to put on a great fundraiser. Now, your only fear is that you won’t have the attendance to match. Check out these five easy tips to increasing attendance and fear no more!

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Are Charity Galas Facing Extinction?

The earth evolves and the world turns. The poor old dinosaur hit a brick wall due to the ice age…or was it a meteor? Or both? Whatever you believe one thing is for sure, they ultimately couldn’t survive the resulting dramatic climate change. So is the lavish black-tie Charity Gala in for its own abrupt … Continue Reading

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Ten Basic Truths of NPO Fundraising

Are you a volunteer for a Nonprofit Organization?  If so, the organization is usually in fundraising campaign mode.  Often this can be associated with a special event but there are also capital campaigns, annual campaigns and a host of other fundraising efforts that involve the Board and other volunteers.  Here are a host of ‘Truths’ … Continue Reading

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Library of Fundraising Best Practices

Library of documents to assist Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) in their fundraising efforts. Organizational Part I: Joining a Nonprofit Board? Part II: Tools for Nonprofit Boards Part III: Nonprofit Board Fundraising Part IV: Nonprofit Board Fundraising Tools Assessing your Mission Statement Fundraising Fundamentals Becoming a member of the Google Grants Redeeming American Express Membership Rewards points … Continue Reading

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American Heart Association’s Celebrate With Heart Gala 2010

The 26th Annual Celebrate with Heart Gala will be held on February 04, 2010, at The Four Seasons in downtown San Francisco.

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Tales from the Chairs: San Francisco – Kristina Pollak and Amy Schoew

Meet Kristina Pollak and Amy Schoew of San Francisco who are Co-Chairing the “Raising Our Voices” event to benefit Teach with Africa.

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Wine, Women & Shoes

On Tuesday November 17,  Managing Editor Kimberly Miller interviewed Elaine Honig, Founding Shoemmelier of the national charitable event series Wine, Women & Shoes. Watch video from the live stream interview: Share: Print Email Digg

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The Silence of the Hands

In planning a Silent Auction there are lots of details to consider. The first and most important thing to consider is building awareness. Here are ten steps to guarantee your items sell for top dollar.

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