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4 Ways to Recruit and Retain Volunteers for Your Fundraising Event

Four tips to recruit and retain volunteers for your fundraising event Thinking about a fundraising event? If you run a nonprofit, you may not have the budget to pay for a huge team. As a result, pulling off a fundraising event may take a significant amount of time. You need help. So, you may be […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising events Tagged With: fundraising events, relationship building, volunteers 3 Comments

37 ways to promote your fundraiser

Today’s guest post comes to us from Jon Kazarian. Jon is the co-founder and CEO of Accelevents, a mobile fundraising platform that enhances silent auctions and raffles through online and text message bidding. An active member in the Boston fundraising scene and co-founder of the Boston Fall Formal, Jon focuses on improving traditional fundraising methods and increasing fundraiser […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: fundraiser, fundraising events 2 Comments

Partied to death: can we escape the gala trap?

Partied to death: can we escape the gala trap? Fundraising events: love ’em or leave ’em? I just read Nell Edgington’s excellent piece. (You should read it now. I’ll wait.) Nell refutes most of the usual arguments for holding these events. She points to their real costs – costs we don’t often consider. And I […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: corporate sponsorships, fundraising events, volunteers 7 Comments

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