Podcasts about fund a need

What does it take host a successful Fund-A-Need to help your gala meet its fundraising goals?  Today, I talk with TK Kenney, Founder & Principal Auctioneer of Astounding Auctions, as well as the auctioneer for the Dell Children's Ball. Dell Children's Ball made the decision post-COVID to pivot to a Fund-A-Need from the traditional Auction and/or Auction + Fund-A-Need model. TK's skills allowed Dell Children's to raise $1 million at this year's Fund-A-Need...in a room with less than 500 guests. The 2024 Dell Children's Ball raised a record-breaking $3,000,000 for the organization. In this episode, TK provides so many invaluable insights on hosting a successful Fund-A-Need including how organizations successfully partner with auctioneers, the importance of knowing the donors in the room in advance of the event, and how to effectively utilize a donor match to drive up the bidding of donors.  This is one episode you will not want to miss.

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For this episode join Trevor and Jason as they give you actionable insights and expert advice on the pros and cons of FUND-A-NEED and the importance of knowing your market. Get ready to amplify your fundraising prowess and make a lasting difference in the causes you hold dear.Click here to watch our webinars, follow us on social media, browse auction items and experiences, and more!   HGAFundraising.com   The go-to group in the nonprofit space for fundraising, coaching, and auction items.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating! Reach out to bailey@hgafundraising for guest speaker inquiries.

In this episode we are talking about how your fund a need may change from year to year and how best to convey that to your supporters. #fundraising #charityauction #stokesauctiongroup 1:41 - The week in review 3:00 - Should we have consignment items? 14:16 - Kelly's event last week 15:24 - Today's topic - A changing Fund-a-Need 22:26 - The pandemic reset 24:10 - Black Friday silent auction! 26:03 - Drawing our 15% winner Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StokesAuctionGroup Youtube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTYqj5FSHcdIR-OuzQxu0Q Email: Auction@StokesAuctionGroup.com Intro music Brighter Days Ahead by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

For this episode, we have special guest Dean Crownover from My Beneift Auctioneer joining us to talk about ways to use fund-a-need in your fundraising event and why it is so important. Click here to download a free copy of Dean's short-book, Paddles Up! Click here to watch our webinars, follow us on social media, visit our website + more!

In this episode, we are discussing the presentation of the Fund-a-Need. How you convey to your audience what your need is can make or break your fundraising efforts on the most important item of the night. We talk about where to put it, how long should it be and who will talk about it! 2:49 - Last week 'Themes' 4:05 - Events week in review 8:50 - Topic 'Fund a Need' 14:40 - Emotion and Inspiration 16:13 - The right person to speak 18:50 - How long should it be? 21:10 - Where in the auction should it be? 23:32 - Fund a Need horror stories 28:25 - Pre-Committed donations "Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StokesAuctionGroup Youtube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTYqj5FSHcdIR-OuzQxu0Q Email: Auction@StokesAuctionGroup.com Intro music Brighter Days Ahead by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com"

“Your eyes can see what your heart interprets.” - Sema Tosun Born in a culture that highly respects its seniors, Sema Tosun's heart and eyes saw how limited the resources are for the elderly members of her community. This ignited an unquenchable passion in her heart to do something, and that's how her nonprofit organization "Fund a Need" started. Fund A Need provides goods, services, education, and support to many struggling and vulnerable low-income seniors of San Mateo county. Sema's goal is to make a change, one senior at a time. As a CEO and full-time mortgage loan officer, Sema's journey of starting the nonprofit wasn't easy or smooth, and what ultimately helped Sema was her vulnerability. She had the courage to ask for help, and with a team of volunteers and community, she was able to do it! I enjoyed having Sema so much on this episode of Real Talk. Sema deeply cares about inspiring others to do something compassionate, even if it's as simple as reaching out to or calling an elderly relative. This, for her, is a legacy that makes everything worth it. Tune in and prepare yourself for Sema's overarching message of respect, kindness, and compassion from her heart to ours! Please share this episode with someone who you believe will resonate with Sema's message! With so much love & gratitude, Grace

Virtual Events are quickly becoming a significant part of the new fundraising environment, and getting the key moments right is crucial when hosting a successful campaign. In this episode, alongside our special guest Layne The Auctionista, we explore the best ways to run a Fund-A-Need or Pledge Drive moment.

Steve Kragenbrink called in to talk about their "Fund A Need" campaign and the upcoming Virtual Auction to raise important funds for Woods.

 We started planning this back in September so it’s been a massive undertaking for everyone involved. This particular event went towards remodeling and making homes safe in the San Francisco Bay area. This includes changing out plumbing, re-roofing the home, fixing the electrical or whatever might be necessary. This is an organization that has been around for 30 years, and this particular event has been hosted by the Stanford Shopping Center for 17 years. Needless to say, there are many key takeaways you can incorporate into your events to make them successful like ours was! But Who Am I? Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! Link to Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584 The Gala Itself I had the honor of helping with this event this year, and I am so proud of the success that we’ve had. Historically, they have used the same set-up and on average has raised $400,000 to $500,000 run by volunteers. There are usually around 300-400 attendants. It didn’t start this way, but this is a longstanding successful event that has slowly evolved to be as successful as they have been. They use five different revenue streams in order to achieve their fundraising goals: Ticket Sales A Raffle An Auction Fund A Need Underwriting Packages They have a great partnership with Stanford Shopping Center and the auction items that they promote. The main feature is life-size playhouses that are absolutely huge and gorgeous. Some even have to be moved by crane! While this is quite an undertaking, this is an incredibly fruitful event for this organization. Changing It Up With Fund A Need In the past, the organization would auction off 12 of these houses, but this year they implemented Fund-A-Need due to the decline of the number of funds raised from auctioning off the playhouses. Decreasing the number of houses on auction, and creating these Fund A Need options allowed there to be more opportunities for people to donate who otherwise couldn’t have. Creating this new source of revenue paid off! Having a Ton of Options Any large auction that I have attended has an option for everyone’s pocketbook. While you could think that it could be overwhelming for your guests, having more options that can appeal to any budget will only bring you more funds for your organization. People will donate if they have the option. Opening up this new revenue stream, allowed the attendees to donate even if bidding on the playhouses wasn’t something that they could afford. Organizing the Fundraiser In the past, this event has been run heavily by volunteers with the Director of Development overseeing things. There were different chairs that took care of the playhouses and maintaining the relationship with the Shopping Center and the builders. Then there were two people that oversaw the decor. There would also be a committee chair that would oversee the auction to make sure that it all ran smoothly and the auction items were organized. The Registration Team would also be in place to get people signed up, pass out name tags, etc. This year, with Fund A Need in place, there was a pre-registration option for people’s credit cards for when they would bid on the playhouses. A team would also be assigned for recruiting auction items and sponsorships from shops within the center. The final team would then go to restaurants to solicit for catering options for the event. In our case, we were able to get McDonald’s french fries, Sprinkles Cupcakes, California Pizza Kitchen and more. Having these different team can sound like a lot, but having different teams assigned to these teams really helped to ensure that things were planned. As this event was mainly run by volunteers in the past, this year they brought me on because there were many volunteers that weren’t able to return to help. This changed things up, but in the end, recruiting help was necessary to have this event run smoothly this year. It was also beneficial to bring help on, as Fund A Need was a new thing they decided to put into place. Sometimes getting help with your event can pay off in a big way! Underwriting Packages For Sale In partnership with the Development Team and the Executive Director, the Underwriting Chair made a home run with selling underwriting packages! This package includes being featured on all the possible places that the event was being promoted. In our case, there were banners in the shopping center, on the event’s website, social media, and more. Not only that, these sponsors received perks that were exclusive to these packages. The sponsors get tickets to invite their own guests, have a VIP table, had access to  Champagne and Wine(Thanks Tesla!), early check-in, and front row access passes to the auction. These kinds of packages are really appealing to businesses and big spenders. Offering them are a nice way for people to be able to simply help your organization and have you thank them for being involved! Marketing The Event This organization took advantage of both the old fashioned and new ways of generating interest in the event. This included: Email Marketing Social Media Facebook Ads Advertising Banners in the shopping center Hard Copy Invitations Local Publications While I don’t have access to the stats from the Facebook Ads, they were able to attract attention to the organization through them. Without these ads, the event may not have reached the locals that it would have otherwise not been in front of. Taking advantage of social media is a great way to get in the face of new people for your organization. If you would like guidance in how to promote your event through social media be sure to check out my course: https://www.raisingwithlisaclark.com/offers/DhnDgrxn/checkout Investing in Your Event The full scope of this event was huge! Seeing 500 chairs dropped off by a rental company can seem crazy. Then there are the catering fees, beverage fees, etc. to tag on top of everything else. This event cost the organization around $60,000, but they raised $470,000. What I’m here to tell you is that if you invest in an event, you will see the return on investment. I encourage you to make a bold move to try something new!   What I also want to point out, is don’t be afraid of the numbers that I reference. My numbers are going to be different than yours. While I might have had to spend $2,000 for a venue, you might only need to spend $300. Get out there and start getting quotes. Know what’s available to you and don’t be afraid thinking an event is going to cost you a crazy amount! This will be different for each event, based on location and time of the year.   Getting Help This is an established and fairly successful organization, but things have to change with the times sometimes. WIth the lack of available volunteers and then having volunteers need to fulfill other obligations in their life, there was a lot of pressure put onto the event board to help this fundraising event come together. The choice this organization made to get the help they needed, was essential in my opinion to help this event continue to be successful and fruitful. While I think we all are self starters who want to do it all, there are times when changing up how you run things can keep you from floundering in the end.   If you’ve been thinking about investing in my course “Fundraising Events that Deliver” now is the time to do it! The price right now is $497, but that is going to go up SOON! New material and resources are going to be added soon that you will get access to, but once it’s there, there will be a an increase. Now’s the time to get access to my full system to create successful events, and have the opportunity to pick my brain when it comes to your specific event. I can’t wait for you to join me!   FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT DELIVER Go from barely breaking even to having a sold-out annual fundraising event! …all while creating amazing donor relations, surpassing your goals, and supporting the cause you believe in! OH YES! I WANNA KNOW MORE!   Don't forget to connect with me on other social media platforms as well! 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Today'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 fundraising auctioneers apart from other types of auctioneers New ideas and games to extract extra money out of the room Major success stories in the Fund-a-Need Strategies to maximize mobile bidding (like utilizing social media), and much more! To check out Farrell's latest online training on creating the ultimate Fund-A-Need, plus learn more about the services of Custom Benefit Auctions, visit www.custombenefitauctions.com.

Today'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 Tips to overcome the fear of asking for donations Best practices for special appeals / Fund-a-Needs Bestselling live auction items of 2018 How to sell multiples of donated items ....and more! To request a FREE one hour auction consultation with Dean, visit mybenefitauctioneer.com or email dcrownover[at]comcast.net. As a special thank you to podcast listeners, the first 5 listeners to ask Dean for Danny Hooper’s best-selling fundraising book, Easy Money, will receive a FREE copy!

 Before I provide you with some tips for how to highlight all the wonderful things your organization is doing, allow me to introduce myself! Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! Link to Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/  Like I said, are you having a tough time figuring out how to make your programs and services a part of your annual fundraising event? When you host your fundraiser, are you scrambling to include them last minute? Is it an afterthought? Does your program staff even want to participate in the event cause they just don’t know what to do once they’re there? Are you too busy trying to sell silent and live auction items that you don’t allocate an appropriate amount of time to make sure your guests walk away knowing exactly what your programs and services are all about? Before I get into how to make your programs and services a integral part of your event, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser. If you haven’t already grabbed it, the link will be provided below. My FREE checklist is about hosting mini events so check it out. Now, what I really want to talk about are some special ways you can highlight all the good work you do, day in and day out! I want to tell you a story. Back in 2013, I interviewed 3 foundations and asked them what made them attend a fundraising event of an organization they supported? What events had they actually attended and what was special about the event? One foundation Executive Director mentioned how every year she would attend an event as she was invited by one of her best girlfriends. She went as a favor. She would have a great time. But, sadly, she couldn’t even tell you what the mission of the organization was or what their core services were. That’s not good! Her biggest tip to me was to make sure I hosted an event where every guest walked away knowing exactly what our programs and services are all about. This advice stuck with me. So, I decided to partner with our Programs team to create a special event. Here’s what we did: We played a game that allowed guests to learn stats and interesting facts about our organization. In fact, we designated an entire room to playing different types of games that were aimed at teaching attendees about our work, We involved senior program leaders in fundraising efforts. I assigned five of them the duty of meeting 3 to 5 guests and asking them very specific questions and sharing details about our programs and services (if appropriate) and then debriefed with said staff to get their answers. I would then enter this data in our CRM. I made my program staff mini spies. Sort of…. We had a youth give a testimonial and talk about going through one of our programs. It was super meaningful!!!! We worked with the youth to create a well thought out speech and had them practice with program staff. It was wonderful and a very proud moment for the youth. It also taught them public speaking skills. Next, we created a program highlights video played to super touching music like “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” You know, that Hawaiian guy’s version. Soooo goood! We also included Fund A Need in our live auction. This was one great way to show our guests the need and the program that would be supported. Volunteer and Board/Supporter Award. I’ve had the opportunity to give both an award to volunteers and an award to a large supporter. For the volunteer award, we had staff nominate volunteers for the award. We created a nomination form and staff could fill it out and nominate their choice volunteer. They had to answer specific questions about why they believed their volunteer should win the award. Staff loved it. Volunteers loved it, too. Nominating a volunteer, I’m not going to lie, is easier than nominating a board member or large supporter. Most board members or large supporters don’t want the recognition. They’re private and want their donations to be private as well. How we got around this is we honored our largest long-term donor. It wasn’t an individual but instead a foundation. This is sometimes easier to do. Giving an award allows you to talk about the reasons the foundation got involved in the organization and this tactic allows you to talk about them and talk about your programs/services. It’s a win-win! Well, that’s the list and to make it easy for you, I’ve numbered the list below. llllllllll Games. A Trivia game allows attendees the opportunity to do something fun and learn about your organization at the same time. Assign Program staff to mingle with 3 to 5 donors and provide staff with 3 to 5 questions to ask the donors they are assigned to. Then, host a debrief and collect the answers and update your donor tracking system or customer relationship management system so when you meet with the donor again, you have some talking points or bits of information about them which deepens the relationships and connection Testimonials: Provide the opportunity for someone who has benefitted from your programs/services to do a short speech about the program they participated in and how it changed their life. Highlight Video: Make a short video or slideshow played to a song that represents your organization nicely. The video and/or slideshow should be highlights of your programs/services in action. It should include volunteers and staff as well. Fund a Need. Include Fund A Need in your live auction. It offers a way to describe what your organization does and associates it with a need! Volunteer Service Award for work in Programs and Services Donor or Board Member Award: Someone who has generously donated year after year in time and service and financial support. As I mentioned earlier here’s my FREE Checklist on How to Create A Pipeline of New Donors for Your Next Big Fundraiser? Click the link to get the instantly downloadable checklist that's easily implementable (is that a word?)! https://risingwithlisaclark.lpages.co/donorchecklist/  Connect On Social Media  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raisingwithlisaclark  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/raisingwithclark  Check Out My Website: http://risingwithlisaclark.com

Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! LINK TO FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/ So have you ever created a revenue stream that didn’t work out? What did you do? Did you abandon it? Crawl in a hole? Well, you’re not alone.  I’m going to tell you a story about how I royally screwed up Fund A Need. Listen,  I can totally relate to trying something and failing! Before I get into the story, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser.  If you haven’t already grabbed it, the link will be in this post! Ok, so back to how I messed up!  I created an event that was aimed at raising money for the second half of the fiscal year. One of the fundraising activities I did was Fund A Need.   Well, it didn't turn out so good.  Tune in to learn why! One last thing! If you haven't already received my FREE Checklist on How to Create A Pipeline of New Donors for Your Next Big Fundraiser,  click the link to get the instantly downloadable checklist that's easily implementable (is that a word?)! https://risingwithlisaclark.lpages.co/donorchecklist/  

SEMA Tosun, born and raised in Turkey, is the the CEO & Founder of Fund A Need, a non-profit to help low income seniors in San Mateo County. Sema moved to the states with her family at the age of 7. Currently, she works at First Bank & owner of Trapeze restaurant in Burlingame. She has a life long passion to give & help those less fortunate. Sema decided to pursue a lifelong dream & open her own non profit, establishing Fund A Need (FAN). Through FAN or Fund A Need.org, Sema’s dream is to help seniors & bring awareness to their needs & bring happiness to the last few years of their lives. See her beautiful infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

This week, I’m happy to have back Sherry Truhlar of Red Apple Auctions to talk about Fund a Need, a fundraising tactic that takes advantage of an event where you have a number of people in attendance. Do you have an item you need to buy, like a bus to transport kids, or a specific program you want to give … Read more about this episode...