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The 'Hey Nonprofits!' podcast is here to help fundraisers and event professionals Raise More Money.
Each week, we bring on an industry expert to highlight important tips and strategies, and you can use them effectively to grow your organization. Whether you simply need help communicating with donors or need advanced tactics with setting up live auctions and fundraising events—host Trevor Nelson is here to guide you toward success.
Be sure to tune in for a new episode every Tuesday!
Brought to you by HGA Fundraising.
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- Live Auction Trick That Lets the Entire Room Win · 26 dkMost gala guests check out of the live auction the moment the opening bid hits $5,000. The sweep pulls them right back in.Benefit auctioneers Chad Carvey and Erin Kienzle break…
- Your Live Auction Is Backwards · 49 dkSame items, different order, different night, and a completely different result. World-class benefit auctioneer Chris Hensley sits down with Trevor for a masterclass on building…
- Stop Asking Donors for Money. Start Offering · 43 dkThe best fundraisers don’t ask for money. They make an offer. Benefit auctioneer, event fundraising consultant, and PledgePal founder Emily Quinn sits down with Trevor to break…
- Corporate Partners Give You More Than a Check · 47 dkYour corporate partners can give you far more than a check. After 35 years in corporate B2B sales and marketing leadership, Dan Drucker (founder of Philanthropy Fuel) sits down…
- Stop Stewarding Your Donors. Do This Instead · 29 dkTrevor Nelson and benefit auctioneer George Franco make the case for replacing stewardship with partnership. Calling a donor a steward puts the weight of your mission on their…
- Live Auction Doesn't Steal From Your Fund a Need · 41 dkYour live auction is not stealing from your fund a need. Benefit auctioneer, coach, and game show host Seth Weiner (Your Rocktioneer, out of Atlanta) sits down with Trevor to…
- Mo Knows Event Software · 20 dkMost nonprofits treat auction software as a checkout tool. Mo treats it as a donor intelligence system. She covers why mobile bidding isn't too hard for older donors, the…
- Your Bid Paddle Lost You Money · 14 dkThe bid paddle has exactly one job: let the auctioneer identify the bidder number quickly and correctly. Get that right and it worked. Get it wrong, with cursive lettering, a…
- Live Auction Dollars Pay For What Grants Can't · 15 dkMost nonprofit revenue arrives restricted. Grants, endowments, and foundation gifts usually come earmarked for a specific use. Live auction income is the exception: it's…
- This Question Turns a $20K Gala Into $1M Gala · 30 dkFundraising events don't plateau because the market got harder. They plateau because the organization goes quiet for twelve months and then asks for a table. In this episode of…
- Celebrities Aren't the Problem...Your Ask Is Terrible · 37 dkMost nonprofits chase a celebrity two months before their gala, email an agent, ask about money, and wonder why they get ghosted.Afam Onyema has spent 19 years doing the…
- Getting Donors to Give Again · 34 dkMost nonprofits lose donors after the first gift and blame it on competition or a tight economy. It's usually neither. It's follow-up.Trevor Nelson sits down with philanthropic…
- The 85-Asset Rule: How Top Nonprofits Actually Market Their Galas | Laurie Hochman · 31 dkMost nonprofits think they're over-marketing their gala. They're not even close.Laurie from Auctria joins Trevor to break down what she calls the 85-Asset Rule — the number of…
- The Silent Auction Playbook | Claire Murad · 48 dkEvery year it's the same fire drill - cold-calling local businesses, guessing at starting bids, and crossing your fingers that this year's silent auction table looks better than…
- The Auctioneer Mistake That's Killing Your Fundraiser | Jordan Agolli · 38 dkFour nonprofits in a row told Jordan Agolli the same thing about their previous auctioneer: they felt like the person with the microphone cared more about themselves than the…
- Why Your Check-In Line Is Costing You Donors | Chris O'Shea & Livia Christensen · 37 dkMost fundraisers think of check-in as a hospitality problem. Livia Christensen and Chris O'Shea of C2 Auctions think it's a fundraising problem and they have the data to prove…
- Hollywood Playbook for Fundraising Galas | Rick Toone · 35 dkMost fundraising events are planned like logistics problems. Rick Toone plans them like Hollywood shoots them. Rick spent 20 years in Los Angeles as an art director and lighting…
- A 10-Year CEO, a $1.2M Gala, and a Board With 100% Give | Christy Casey-Moore · 41 dkMost CEOs of nonprofits have opinions about boards. Christy Casey-Moore has a 100% give rate and a $1.2M gala to back hers up. Christy is the CEO of Heart Gift, a global…
- What Two Auctioneers Wish Every Nonprofit Knew Before Their Gala | Chris Hensley & Brett Higgins · 55 dkMost fundraising galas leave money on the table for reasons the people running them never see. Chris Hensley and Brett Higgins, two of the most in-demand fundraising auctioneers…
- How to Market Your Live Auction Before the Event | Claire Murad · 16 dkMost nonprofits spend months curating the perfect live auction lineup — and then assume their guests will figure it out when they get to the event. Claire Murad of Murad Auctions…
