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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What do you get when a bunch of seasoned fundraising pros sit down for an evening to have a little Twitter chat about WORST practices? Believe this: it was a steam valve that needed to release a little pressure! Vivanista founder Layne Gray got to tweet and eavesdrop on the best of the worst of … Continue Reading
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Find out why you need to brand your organization from this corporate panel, including Yelp co-founder Nish Nadaraja, who is well respected as a true branding guru. Find out what makes your nonprofit board successful from Kay Sprinkel Grace, author, well-respected consultant and international speaker on the topic of board development. Follow Darian Rodriguez Heyman, … Continue Reading
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School is in session and it’s time to sharpen your pencils and take some notes. These five articles we like will take you back to class with thoughtful ideas and studies on using your best voices to tell your compelling stories, the state of board and executive relationships, and finding definitions inside and outside our philanthropic dictionaries.
We’re excitited to announce our latest addition to the Fundraising Summit speaker lineup: visionary Darian Rodriguez Heyman. Heyman previously did work as the Craigslist Foundation’s Executive Director, seeking to improve the entire nonprofit sector. Now, he tours the country, speaking about the benefits and uses for social media in his conference series “Social Media for … Continue Reading
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This week’s top five will take you back and move you forward. If you’ve been around philanthropy for a while, or even if you’re new to social good, you’ll enjoy the tip of the hat to events and people that are part of the fabric and foundation of the work we do. And you’ll find some food for thought on organizational best practices, too.
Auctions are one of the most popular fundraisers utilized by nonprofits, but the planning and implementation process can still be a bit overwhelming. That’s where companies like BW Unlimited come in.
VIVANISTA TO HOST FIRST OF ITS KIND CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING SUMMIT On November 10-12, 2011, The Vivanista Fundraising Summit brings together 300+ volunteers, leaders, field experts and nonprofit professionals for three days to learn and exchange best practices in creative, effective fundraising. Summit speakers will address a variety of relevant topics in a series of short … Continue Reading
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There’s a lot of buzz these days around using social media to reach supporters and get the word out about the important work that we do. There is an abundance of advice and resources out there for leveraging these tools, and it goes without saying that if you aren’t using the latest and greatest techno … Continue Reading
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Thanks to those of you who have participated in the Vivanista question session and sent in your fundraising questions for our Founder, Layne Gray, to answer. Here’s one of the questions: What is the best way to draw people to a fundraising event who are not directly involved with the organization? Did you stump her? … Continue Reading
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