It’s time to tell people about your event. You are excited, your team is excited. The sponsored dinner is to die for and the auction items are out of this world. You even have, quite possibly, the most clever hashtag your team has ever come up with. What are the best ways to spread this …
Author: Michael Lewis
07-14-2021 ~ Print Your Whole House!
We here at Bliss love DIY projects, and Michael has a special place in his heart for 3d Printers as well. That is why we were so excited to learn about this amazing setup in Italy printing literal houses! As per the article, the printer is even using local material to make the walls. Since …
06-03-2021 ~ Bringing Back the Monarch
One of the most beautiful sights that I grew up with in California was the yearly Monarch Butterfly migration. Every year, millions of these beautiful and delicate butterflies would swarm over the city, enjoying the friendly gardens and enthralling everyone with their bright orange wings. However, each year that swarm has become smaller, so much …
The Awesome Auction Assistant
In this new, “virtual” era of live event fundraising, we have had to take another look at the role of the professional bid spotter and auctioneer assistant. With new challenges and changes to our landscape as professional fundraisers, we need to focus on and see just how our support services can still positively affect the …
Microphones and You
What good is a great message or idea if no one can hear it? Don’t let that happen to you! With our virtual lives becoming more and more entwined with work, we as fundraising professionals must keep up. When putting together a virtual event, you must think about the end user/ viewer with the most …
01-27-2021 ~ Going with the Crowd(source)
Many times we are scared to share the things that frustrate us in life. Especially when many other people might consider the frustration to be of no consequence. But should we feel that way? When we share and collaborate, we are able to build and manage things that we couldn’t dream of doing alone. Recently …
12-10-2020 ~ Being A Light In The Darkness
The Festival of Light is, for people of the Jewish faith, an annual celebration of light, of small joys and miracles, of family and remembrance. With winter’s short days and long nights, we can all appreciate the importance of finding light in the darkness. Like last month’s focus on self-care, we here at Bliss acknowledge …
Oh, The Places We’ll Go
At this point in time, I am sure many of us are feeling rudderless, like the world is moving and all we can do is go with the flow. I know I am dealing with wondering how much my actions matter and what I can do to steer myself again. In the end, it is …
07-23-2020 ~ Unexpected Results
When promoting your event, fundraiser or anything else, the right message or messenger can attract some of the most interesting visitors! Don’t be afraid to advertise in spaces that you haven’t thought of before. Be the Match, a bone marrow donor directory, was able to add thousands of potential donors to its list by partnering …
Bliss Action Fund
Black Lives Matter. We are at a crossroads in American history. We can choose to ignore the pleas from our BIPOC brothers and sisters or get involved. We here at Bliss Auctions feel that it is necessary to get involved. We have seen through the work that we do with nonprofits and schools that a …