Training

Join us to learn the basics of how to use Greater Giving online event software. This 2-hour class will cover the following topics: Basic understanding of the vocabulary Greater Giving uses How to [...]

A successful special appeal is never an accident. At Going Places With Ride Connection, the special appeal speaker, Marja, knocked their special appeal out of the park. But this success was only [...]

You want to add a new event into your fundraising program for the year, but you’re just not quite sure where to begin. Our new event checklist gives you all the basics you need to figure [...]

Congratulations to Central City Concern on another successful Working Our Way Home Luncheon last week! One of the strongest aspects of the program was how they told the story of their [...]

In a slowly recovering economy, sponsors—just like everyone else—are having to find alternative ways to meet their bottom lines while still giving back. Instead of this being an obstacle, [...]

Hats off to Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for their wildly successful Speakeasy Gala and Auction two weekends ago! It was an evening full of many successes, and at the top of that list was their well [...]

Cocktail Hour Your guests will arrive at your event in varying states of engagement. Your job is to reel them in. A cocktail hour can allow them to acclimate to your event and leave their daily [...]

Group dynamics help dictate a natural flow for an event. Because your audience’s engagement is limited, it is critical to build your event to match and maximize this natural flow of [...]

One of the strongest assets you have in ensuring a successful event is your planning committee. From coordinating volunteers to managing data entry to helping spread the word about your event, a [...]

I often get asked by organizations that are in transition… how do we better incorporate a partnership between our staff and volunteers so that we have a really strong team planning our [...]