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How To Run A Silent Auction

A simple guide to organising and running a successful, hassle-free online silent auction HATCH A PLAN: "It's all in the planning", the old saying goes, and that's definitely true if you want your silent auction to be a success. Research shows that online silent auctions can increase donations by up to 40 percent, and with good planning the sky's the limit.

How To Run A Silent Auction

10 Top Silent Auction Ideas

These creative fundraising ideas are sure to open up some bidding wars at your next event Of course your auction items need to include the basics, but gift baskets and vouchers aren't going to get people fired up and digging deep are they? So, you need to get creative with your silent auction ideas. This is your big chance to wow your guests with charity auction ideas that will not only get the money rolling in, but will make your event a night to remember.

10 Top Silent Auction Ideas

7 Top Tips For A Streamlined Payment Desk Hints

Hints and tips on how to make your payment desk and reconciliation process a walk in the park. The Payment Desk: loved by few, feared by most in the world of fundraising.

7 Top Tips For A Streamlined Payment Desk Hints

Supporting Your Supporters

Supporting your Supporters Looking after the supporters that attend your fundraising events and partake in your online campaigns is absolutely essential in guaranteeing year-on-year participation. Here are some top tips to help you make sure your supporters feel appreciated.

Supporting Your Supporters

Auction Prize Sourcing Get Creative

Auction Prize Sourcing: Get Creative! We all know that sourcing auction prizes can sometimes prove a little difficult. We've therefore put together some helpful hints and tips to help you get the best catalogue you can.

Auction Prize Sourcing Get Creative

2014 Success Stories Be Inspired For Your 2015

2014 SUCCESS STORIES - be inspired for your 2015 fundraising events! Well it's been a fantastic year of fundraising at GalaBid with over $10 million raised through our fundraising platform. We've seen some absolutely amazing fundraising events and creative ideas being put into place to achieve outstanding results so we've shared a few of these with you for your own inspiration when working on your 2015 fundraising events and campaigns:

2014 Success Stories Be Inspired For Your 2015

Inventive Uses Of Fundraising Technology

The last month has been the busiest in the year for GalaBid with thousands of bids being placed and over $2 million being raised through our fundraising software. Along the way we've seen some fun and fantastic uses of our fundraising platform including a live donation challenge involving a big wheel, a group of CEO's and some interesting horse racing!

Inventive Uses Of Fundraising Technology

Learnings From The Us Fund A Need To Make

With GalaBid recently launched in the US we have been on a training roadshow to speak with our US clients about how to get the best out of events technology to increase fundraising revenue. Over the next few months we will share some insightful info that's come out of these sessions to help you with your own event planning.

Learnings From The Us Fund A Need To Make

On Topic Prizes

When it comes to prizes it's always good to list a few on-topic items that are relevant in pop-culture and the media so GalaBid has been working hard to source an array of prizes from ticket packages to big sporting events to the signed memorabilia from the events. Check out our signed jersey from our NSW Blues heroes!

On Topic Prizes

Making The Most Of Event Volunteers

Good volunteers can be hard to find, so when you find them how do you make the most of them? Here are some tips based on what we've observed at hundreds of fundraising events over the years.

Making The Most Of Event Volunteers