Funding Edge - September 2006


IN THIS ISSUE: Fundraising Strategies Featured Partner: Stephen B. Hamann Educational Opportunities Client Services Tips	Fundraising Strategies Sponsorship 101: Creating a Win/Win Situation for Your Sponsors and Your Organization Looking for ways to make your auction a success without spending a dime? The key is finding the right sponsors. They can impact your auction tremendously by providing the resources and support you need to "wow" your constituents without the big price tag. In fact, it’s possible to walk away from an event without any cost to your organization. So how are nonprofit organizations tapping these corporate and community resources to make the most of their fundraising budgets? Here’s what we’ve heard: Generate a contact list - Who do you know? Who do your committee members know? Who do your Board Members know? Don’t be afraid to ask - Have in mind a clear list of needs and wants for making your event a success. Read the complete article for ideas from other nonprofits. Communicate what the sponsor receives in return - They will want to know how they will be recognized. We’ll give you some great ideas. Read the complete article online. Featured Partner The Art of Recognition: Tips for Successfully Acknowledging Your Sponsors and Volunteers Stephen B. Hamann, a Charity Auctioneer based in Southern California, offers his advice on how and when to acknowledge all of those people who make your event a success. Typically, sponsors and volunteers are officially thanked at the start of the event program, just prior to the live auction. Steve suggests that you try to keep it short and sweet to keep the flow of the event moving. Steve adds, "Nothing will kill the energy leading up to a live auction faster then a case of the ‘blah blahs!’ Remember, the most successful live auctions begin early and end early. I like to suggest to my clients that they welcome their guests and thank their volunteers and sponsors prior to the entrée being served - during the pre-set salads. This is also a great way to get your guests to find their seats and to get their attention." Steve offers several excellent tips on how to quiet the crowd. Steve's tips include: using a rolling PowerPoint presentation while your guests are eating dinner showing the names and logos of sponsors, in addition to the verbal recognition, and other signage you may have. You can also print their name/logo on the back of the bid paddles, so that every time someone raises their card to bid, sponsors are acknowledged. Thank this year’s sponsors on next year’s "save the date" card. Hints for recognizing volunteers: Take the time at your last committee meeting to tell everyone to be ready for the recognition and when the time comes to immediately stand up proudly and loudly. Steve has seen it many times when volunteers are reluctant to stand. "When they’re prepared though it really makes a great impression on the crowd, does a great job of setting the tone for the remainder of the evening and your committee and volunteers get the thanks they deserve!" Steve Hamann is a professional Charity Auctioneer, Master of Ceremonies and Event Host based in San Diego, California. Known for his great enthusiasm and attention to detail, Steve is an expert at extracting money from your guests while ensuring that they go home with smiles on their faces! Steve has participated in hundreds of fundraising events, big and small. He has seen the good and the bad, what works and what doesn't. Whether your fundraiser is a first time event or a long standing tradition, Steve can offer his insights to your event by bringing fresh ideas, new ways of doing old things and tips on how to make your fundraising job easier. For more information, visit his website at www.slhamann.net. Educational Opportunities Live Seminars: Target Funding Group - 10 Steps to Fundraising Success Oct 2: San Diego, CA: Girl Scouts Council Oct 3: Fullerton, CA: Boys & Girls Club Oct 4: Burbank, CA: Christian Valley Church Oct 5: Redwood City, CA: PAL League Oct 6: Rohnert Park, CA: 4-H Foundation of Sonoma County Stephen B. Hamann - Mounting a Successful Fundraising Event Oct 25: San Diego, CA: El Cajon Community Center Oct 26: San Diego, CA: Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Auctionpay - Mastering Auction Challenges Oct 19: New York City: Support Center for Nonprofit Mgt. Oct 20: New York City: Support Center for Nonprofit Mgt. Oct 23: Washington DC: The Center for Nonprofit Advancement Oct 24: Richmond, VA: tbd ePhilanthropy eTour - Efficient Strategies for Internet Fundraising Nov 13: Miami, FL: tbd Nov 14: Key West, FL: tbd Client Services Tips Using Auctionpay Solutions to Leverage Sponsors As you have read in the article above, sponsorships are a great way to pay for many of the expenditures of your event. Opportunities that are particularly attractive to corporate sponsors and businesses are those that provide maximum exposure to your audience. Auctionpay’s solutions make it easy for our nonprofit clients to take full advantage of this. We recognize that one of the most powerful tools for visibility is the Internet - this is where Auctionpay Online Auctions come into play. Auctionpay Online Auctions offers the following sponsorship opportunities: The home page of the online auction product has 10 built-in sponsor spaces Each sub-page provides 4 additional places to acknowledge sponsors The auction item page has a feature spot for you to recognize donors with links and logos HTML email templates have space to showcase sponsors Have your online auction tool pay for itself by providing sponsors the opportunity to support your cause and receive great marketing exposure. Click here to learn more about Auctionpay Online Auctions.
EVENT CALENDAR: Sept 27-Oct 1, 2006 AHP Int'l Education Conf. Orlando, FL Oct 1-4, 2006 Nat'l Catholic Development Conf. Chicago, IL Oct 4-5, 2006 MCN/MCF Join Annual Conf. St. Paul, MN Oct 6, 2006 Colorado Nonprofit Assn. Fall Conf. Denver, CO Oct 17, 2006 AFP MA 2006 Conf. on Philanthropy Boston, MA Oct 20, 2006 AFP OK - Day of Philanthropy Oklahoma City, OK Oct 24-26, 2006 LANO Grantmakers/ Grantseekers Conf. Baton Rouge, LA Nov 1-3, 2006 AFP Northern New England 2006 Annual Conf. Burlingame, VT View online calendar of events for more information.
Resource Get the Auction Planner A detailed timeline providing tips and ideas for planning successful benefit auctions.
Procurement Made Easy Obtain exciting travel packages to enhance your auction revenue. Visit Auctionpay's Auction Booster
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IN THIS ISSUE:

Fundraising Strategies

Sponsorship 101: Creating a Win/Win Situation for Your Sponsors and Your Organization
Looking for ways to make your auction a success without spending a dime? The key is finding the right sponsors. They can impact your auction tremendously by providing the resources and support you need to "wow" your constituents without the big price tag. In fact, it’s possible to walk away from an event without any cost to your organization.

So how are nonprofit organizations tapping these corporate and community resources to make the most of their fundraising budgets? Here’s what we’ve heard:

Generate a contact list - Who do you know? Who do your committee members know? Who do your Board Members know?
Don’t be afraid to ask - Have in mind a clear list of needs and wants for making your event a success. Read the complete article for ideas from other nonprofits.
Communicate what the sponsor receives in return - They will want to know how they will be recognized. We’ll give you some great ideas.

Read the complete article online.

Featured Partner

The Art of Recognition: Tips for Successfully Acknowledging Your Sponsors and Volunteers
Stephen B. Hamann, a Charity Auctioneer based in Southern California, offers his advice on how and when to acknowledge all of those people who make your event a success. Typically, sponsors and volunteers are officially thanked at the start of the event program, just prior to the live auction. Steve suggests that you try to keep it short and sweet to keep the flow of the event moving. Steve adds, "Nothing will kill the energy leading up to a live auction faster then a case of the ‘blah blahs!’ Remember, the most successful live auctions begin early and end early. I like to suggest to my clients that they welcome their guests and thank their volunteers and sponsors prior to the entrée being served - during the pre-set salads. This is also a great way to get your guests to find their seats and to get their attention." Steve offers several excellent tips on how to quiet the crowd.

Steve's tips include: using a rolling PowerPoint presentation while your guests are eating dinner showing the names and logos of sponsors, in addition to the verbal recognition, and other signage you may have. You can also print their name/logo on the back of the bid paddles, so that every time someone raises their card to bid, sponsors are acknowledged. Thank this year’s sponsors on next year’s "save the date" card.

Hints for recognizing volunteers: Take the time at your last committee meeting to tell everyone to be ready for the recognition and when the time comes to immediately stand up proudly and loudly. Steve has seen it many times when volunteers are reluctant to stand. "When they’re prepared though it really makes a great impression on the crowd, does a great job of setting the tone for the remainder of the evening and your committee and volunteers get the thanks they deserve!"

Steve Hamann is a professional Charity Auctioneer, Master of Ceremonies and Event Host based in San Diego, California. Known for his great enthusiasm and attention to detail, Steve is an expert at extracting money from your guests while ensuring that they go home with smiles on their faces! Steve has participated in hundreds of fundraising events, big and small. He has seen the good and the bad, what works and what doesn't. Whether your fundraiser is a first time event or a long standing tradition, Steve can offer his insights to your event by bringing fresh ideas, new ways of doing old things and tips on how to make your fundraising job easier. For more information, visit his website at www.slhamann.net.

Educational Opportunities

Live Seminars:

Target Funding Group - 10 Steps to Fundraising Success

Oct 2: San Diego, CA: Girl Scouts Council
Oct 3: Fullerton, CA: Boys & Girls Club
Oct 4: Burbank, CA: Christian Valley Church
Oct 5: Redwood City, CA: PAL League
Oct 6: Rohnert Park, CA: 4-H Foundation of Sonoma County

Stephen B. Hamann - Mounting a Successful Fundraising Event

Oct 25: San Diego, CA: El Cajon Community Center
Oct 26: San Diego, CA: Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center

Auctionpay - Mastering Auction Challenges

Oct 19: New York City: Support Center for Nonprofit Mgt.
Oct 20: New York City: Support Center for Nonprofit Mgt.
Oct 23: Washington DC: The Center for Nonprofit Advancement
Oct 24: Richmond, VA: tbd

ePhilanthropy eTour - Efficient Strategies for Internet Fundraising

Nov 13: Miami, FL: tbd
Nov 14: Key West, FL: tbd

Client Services Tips

Using Auctionpay Solutions to Leverage Sponsors
As you have read in the article above, sponsorships are a great way to pay for many of the expenditures of your event. Opportunities that are particularly attractive to corporate sponsors and businesses are those that provide maximum exposure to your audience. Auctionpay’s solutions make it easy for our nonprofit clients to take full advantage of this. We recognize that one of the most powerful tools for visibility is the Internet - this is where Auctionpay Online Auctions come into play.

Auctionpay Online Auctions offers the following sponsorship opportunities:

The home page of the online auction product has 10 built-in sponsor spaces
Each sub-page provides 4 additional places to acknowledge sponsors
The auction item page has a feature spot for you to recognize donors with links and logos
HTML email templates have space to showcase sponsors

Have your online auction tool pay for itself by providing sponsors the opportunity to support your cause and receive great marketing exposure.

Click here to learn more about Auctionpay Online Auctions.

EVENT CALENDAR:

Sept 27-Oct 1, 2006

AHP Int'l Education Conf.

Orlando, FL

Oct 1-4, 2006

Nat'l Catholic Development Conf.

Chicago, IL

Oct 4-5, 2006

MCN/MCF Join Annual Conf.

St. Paul, MN

Oct 6, 2006

Colorado Nonprofit Assn. Fall Conf.

Denver, CO

Oct 17, 2006

AFP MA 2006 Conf. on Philanthropy

Boston, MA

Oct 20, 2006

AFP OK - Day of Philanthropy

Oklahoma City, OK

Oct 24-26, 2006

LANO Grantmakers/ Grantseekers Conf.

Baton Rouge, LA

Nov 1-3, 2006

AFP Northern New England 2006 Annual Conf.

Burlingame, VT

View online calendar of
events for more information.

Resource

Get the Auction Planner

A detailed timeline providing tips and ideas for planning successful benefit auctions.

Procurement Made Easy

Obtain exciting travel packages to enhance your auction revenue. Visit
Auctionpay's Auction Booster

- SCHEDULE NOW -

Schedule Your Next Event Today

Sept 27-Oct 1, 2006

AHP Int'l Education Conf.

Orlando, FL

Oct 1-4, 2006

Nat'l Catholic Development Conf.

Chicago, IL

Oct 4-5, 2006

MCN/MCF Join Annual Conf.

St. Paul, MN

Oct 6, 2006

Colorado Nonprofit Assn. Fall Conf.

Denver, CO

Oct 17, 2006

AFP MA 2006 Conf. on Philanthropy

Boston, MA

Oct 20, 2006

AFP OK - Day of Philanthropy

Oklahoma City, OK

Oct 24-26, 2006

LANO Grantmakers/ Grantseekers Conf.

Baton Rouge, LA

Nov 1-3, 2006

AFP Northern New England 2006 Annual Conf.

Burlingame, VT

View online calendar of events for more information.

Resource

- SCHEDULE NOW -

Schedule Your Next Event Today

Click here to learn more.

- SCHEDULE NOW -

View online calendar of
events for more information.