Resource Guides
For Fundraising Teams
Practical guides for nonprofit teams running benefit auctions and fundraising events — built from what actually works in the room. Free to use, from event committee structure to donor stewardship.
A Guide for Event Committees
Building Successful Event Committees
Structure, roles, table hosting, sponsorships and accountability for a working event committee.
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A Pre-Commit Strategy Guide
Pre-Committed Giving
How to set the tone for generosity before the appeal begins: benchmarks, scripts, objections and templates.
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A Guide to Selecting, Procuring and Selling Live Auction Items
Live Auction 101
Know your audience, build the dream item list, choose a procurement method, make the ask, and learn from the results.
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Learning from Non-Winning Bids
Auction Data & Underbid Recording
How to capture every bid placed in your live auction, read what the numbers say, and turn losing bidders into your best cultivation list.
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A Framework for Donor Trust, Stewardship and Long-Term Revenue
Donor Gratitude and Stewardship
A stewardship framework built on Thank, Show, Invite — with a donor timeline, ten donor tracks, and plug-and-play templates.
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A Planning Tool
Event Budget Calculator
Enter your fundraising goal and guest count, then see what your sponsorship levels, ticket prices and giving tiers need to be to hit it.
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