Latest Silent auction Podcast Episodes
Ep 62: Ben Farrell - Making the Most of the Live Auction & Fund-A-Need
Events with Benefits® - January 15, 2019 13:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Ben Farrell, Founder of Custom Benefit Auctions based in North Carolina. In this session, Farrell draws upon decades of experience in the auction industry to share tips to create a fun, exciting, and dynamic auction experience. Topics covered include: What sets fundrais...
Ep 61: Jill McCarville - Getting to Know High Net Worth Donors
Events with Benefits® - January 03, 2019 23:29 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Jill McCarville, VP of Marketing at iWave. In this session, McCarville shares the basic principles of fundraising intelligence plus the 3 keys to creating a holistic view of a prospective donor. Topics include: Fundraising Intelligence 101: How business intelligence wo...
Ep 60: Bradley Martin - Optimizing Your Donor Lifecycle
Events with Benefits® - December 19, 2018 13:20 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Bradley Martin, Senior Director of Customer Acquisition at donor management software provider Kindful. Bradley shares practical tips and best practices for nurturing donor relationships in an effective and sustainable manner. In this session, learn: The donor lifecycle:...
Ep 60: Bradley Martin - Optimizing Your Donor Lifecycle
Events with Benefits® - December 19, 2018 13:20 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Bradley Martin, Senior Director of Customer Acquisition at donor management software provider Kindful. Bradley shares practical tips and best practices for nurturing donor relationships in an effective and sustainable manner.
Ep 59: Kurt Wilson - Asking for Feedback
Events with Benefits® - December 12, 2018 13:07 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Kurt Wilson, President at Effect X. Effect X helps nonprofits move from concept to implementation with facilitation, planning, and grant writing. WIlson's background in professional philanthropy sheds light on interests of donors, and significant experience in fundraisi...
Ep 58: Lynn Page - National Director of Signature Events for JDRF
Events with Benefits® - November 28, 2018 13:19 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Lynn Page, National Director of Signature Events at JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research. In this special session, Page draws upon her expertise in fundraising events, board development, volunteer recruitment and management, strategic p...
Ep 57: Tracey Lorts - Procurement, Promotion & Placement of Auction Items
Events with Benefits® - November 06, 2018 13:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Tracey Lorts, Senior Marketing Events Manager at fundraising event technology provider Greater Giving. Lorts draws upon 8 years of nonprofit fundraising experience to share top auction fundraising tips, including: Top 3 procurement tips (and missteps) Promoting your ev...
Ep 56: Guy Mersereau - A Corporate and Personal Philanthropist
Events with Benefits® - October 25, 2018 12:13 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Guy Mersereau, Senior Vice President at Vallen Canada and Vallen Distribution Inc. (US). In this session, Mersereau shares how he runs a $1 million golf tournament annually, encourages team members across the country to engage with philanthropy, how they decide where fun...
Ep 55: Dean Crownover - The Art & Skill of a High Dollar Direct Appeal
Events with Benefits® - October 09, 2018 12:02 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Dean Crownover, a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist based in Atlanta. In this episode, Dean draws from more than 20 years of experience to share practical tips for more lucrative fundraising events, particularly in the direct appeal, a.k.a. Fund-a-Need. Topics include: 3 Ti...
Ep 54: TiWanna "TK" Kenney - Astounding Auctions and Fundraising Strategies
Events with Benefits® - September 24, 2018 12:10 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is TiWanna Kenney, President & Principal Auctioneer at Astounding Auctions and Fundraising Strategies based in Austin, TX. A rising star in the industry, Kenney shares specific auction fundraising strategies and best practices such as: What to consider in the planning proc...
Ep 53: Nick Arquette - Building a 1,300 Person Event From Scratch
Events with Benefits® - September 11, 2018 11:58 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Nick Arquette, Founder & CEO of Walk With Sally. Walk With Sally provides hope to children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian or sibling’s cancer journey through individualized mentoring and community support services. In this episode, Arquette discusses: Ho...
Ep 52: Laurene Mitchell - 53 Years of Fundraising
Events with Benefits® - June 11, 2018 12:34 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Laurene Mitchell, a veteran fund developer for Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta. In this episode she shares diverse fundraising tips to generate more money by producing unique, fresh events. Topics covered include: History and background of Heritage Park Strategies t...
Ep 51: Stephen Kilbreath - Fundraising Auction Timelines
Events with Benefits® - May 28, 2018 12:32 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Stephen Kilbreath, professional Benefit Auctioneer Specialist based in Seattle, Washington. Kilbreath draws on 25 years' experience in charity fundraising to share practical tips and cutting-edge ideas to get the most out of your event. Topics include: Why and how to st...
Ep 50: Brad Mastaler - 25-Year Legacy Events
Events with Benefits® - May 14, 2018 12:29 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Brad Mastaler, Past President and active member of the Spruce Grove Rotary Club in Alberta, Canada. Mastaler shares insights from 25 years of involvement with the Rotary Club's Annual Lobster Fest. Topics covered include: How do you keep a 25-year-old event fresh? Tips...
Ep 49: Dianne Young - Nonprofit Strategy
Events with Benefits® - April 30, 2018 12:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Dianne Young, strategist and visionary in the nonprofit space. In this session, Young shares tips and personal stories from decades of fundraising experience, including: Young's transition from business roles (like community partnerships) to nonprofit strategy How good...
Ep 48: Leena Patidar - CoinUp Donates Your Spare Change
Events with Benefits® - April 16, 2018 11:21 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Leena Patidar, Co-Founder and CEO of CoinUp. This app is designed to capture the "spare change" from users' credit card purchases and automatically donate it to select causes. In this episode, Patidar shares: History of fundraising app CoinUp, winner of the 2017 Startup...
Ep 47: Kathy Kingston - Fundraising Auction Strategist & Author
Events with Benefits® - March 26, 2018 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Kathy Kingston, fundraising auction strategist, professional benefit auctioneer, and author of A Higher Bid: How to Transform Special Event Fundraising with Strategic Auctions. Kingston draws on 3 decades of auctioneering experience to share outstanding, practical tips ...
Ep 46: Renee Jones - 30 Years of Benefit Auctions
Events with Benefits® - March 12, 2018 11:55 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Renee Jones, benefit auctioneer of National Fundraising Solutions. In a standout session, Jones draws on nearly 3 decades' experience to share tips and best practices for charity auctions. Learn how to: How to Improve the Guest Experience Optimize the Live Auction Time...
Ep 45: Kelly Velasquez-Hague - The Art & Science of Benefit Auctions
Events with Benefits® - March 05, 2018 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Kelly Velasquez-Hague, Director of Content Marketing at OneCause (formerly BidPal). In this episode she draws upon her experience as a Development Director to share practical ways charity auction organizers can use data and technology to drive event revenue. Topics inclu...
Ep 44: Connor Sweeney - How to Offer a $1 Million Hole In One
Events with Benefits® - February 26, 2018 12:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Connor Sweeney, President and CEO at Great Shot Golf. Working with 1,700 golf events a year, Sweeney shares tangible tips for nonprofits to get the most out of golf tournament events (like offering a $1 Million hole-in-one prize). Topics include: Typical revenue streams...
Ep 43: Bobby D and Erin Ward - Are Auctions Becoming Extinct?
Events with Benefits® - February 20, 2018 12:20 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guests are Bobby D and Erin Ward, benefit auctioneers based in the New York tri-state area. In this episode, they share the inside scoop on the evolution of fundraising auctions, concrete examples of unique events, plus practical tips to improve your special appeal. Topics includ...
Ep 43: Bobby D and Erin Ward - Are Auctions Becoming Extinct?
Events with Benefits® - February 20, 2018 12:20 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guests are Bobbi D and Erin Ward, benefit auctioneers based in the New York tri-state area. In this episode, they share the inside scoop on the evolution of fundraising auctions, concrete examples of unique events, plus practical tips to improve your special appeal.
Ep 42: Jack Landers - Is Your A$$ Covered (With Proper Insurance)?
Events with Benefits® - February 12, 2018 14:21 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Jack Landers, Insurance and Risk Management Broker at Teague Insurance, a provider of nonprofit risk management and coverage. In a litigious society, Landers draws on his 20 years of experience to share practical tips to keep your charity out of hot water, including: Pr...
Ep 41: Kathleen Janus - Social Startup Success
Events with Benefits® - February 05, 2018 13:35 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Kathleen Kelly Janus, an award-winning social entrepreneur, author and lecturer at Stanford University, and an expert on philanthropy, Millennial engagement, and scaling early stage organizations. For the past five years, Janus has traveled the country visiting the found...
Ep 40: Keith Fox - The Importance of Sound
Events with Benefits® - January 29, 2018 14:56 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Keith Fox, professional benefit auctioneer & DJ at Fox Fundraising. In today's episode, Fox shares best practices for improving the sound quality at a benefit auction. Topics include: Why sound quality is so important at fundraising events How to maintain an audience's...
Ep 39: Tom Summa - Consignment Travel Packages
Events with Benefits® - January 22, 2018 11:53 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Tom Summa, Fundraising Specialist at no-risk travel provider Winspire. In today's episode, Summa shares a behind-the-scenes look at consignment travel, and best practices to leverage this unique fundraising strategy. Topics include: Why experiential items are top seller...
Ep 38: Jill Boyer - Mobile Bidding with Greater Giving
Events with Benefits® - January 15, 2018 13:49 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsNew fundraising ideas emerge every day. Today's special guest is Jill Boyer, Director of Marketing at fundraising technology provider Greater Giving. In this episode, Boyer shares unique revenue enhancer ideas that fill out a fundraising auction agenda and raise thousands of additional dollars (...
Ep 37: Kristi Saucerman - AuctionFrogs
Events with Benefits® - January 08, 2018 11:51 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Kristi Saucerman, Founder and CEO of AuctionFrogs, an end-to-end, streamlined event planning platform. In this episode, Saucerman shares data-driven best practices to raise more at charity galas and fundraising auctions. Topics covered include: Top benefits of an end-to...
Ep 36: Jerry Potter - Facebook Event Marketing
Events with Benefits® - November 13, 2017 11:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis week we welcome Jerry Potter, CMO at Mastodon Media and Host of Five Minute Social Media on YouTube. He will share tips and tricks for marketing nonprofit events to increase attendance and sponsor attention on social media. Tools mentioned in the episode include: For photos: Canva, Picmon...
Ep 35: Daniel Van Schaik - Founder & CEO at Go-Spotter
Events with Benefits® - November 08, 2017 11:57 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's special guest is Dan Van Schaik, Founder & CEO at Go-Spotter. Go-Spotter is a sponsor recognition tool nonprofits can use on their websites to attract more sponsorships. In this session, Van Schaik addresses: How nonprofits can put their best foot forward on their "storefront": the webs...
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