How many of these apply to your event? At Bliss Auctions, we comb the data and spot the patterns so that you don’t have to in order to stay current in the fundraising event space! We’ve picked up on these Top 3 Trends going into the Fall 2024 gala season, and we want to share …
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In-depth analysis of trends in the auction industry and the fundraising/ non-profit industry, along with interviews, spotlights and advice from industry professionals.
Charity Livestreams: Trends & Reflections for 2024
Ruth from Bliss Auctions here with an update on our favorite peer-to-peer fundraising technique, charity livestreams. Apparently we’re not the only ones reading the writing on the wall: one of our favorite vendors, Auction Packages, included Peer-to-Peer and Gen Z Donors in their Top 10 Non-profit Fundraising Trends for 2024. That makes us right on …
Livestream News: CDawgVA’s Live Auction!
Here at Bliss Auctions, we are big fans of the peer-to-peer fundraising strategy, charity streams, and we’ve been covering them in our blog for quite some time now. And so we are excited to report that one streamer, CDawgVA aka Connor, is partnering with the platform Tiltify to host a hybrid auction to raise money …
ICYMI: Ruth on The Nonprofit Show!
Our fearless CEO & co-founder was recently a guest on The Nonprofit Show, a daily podcast that showcases smart discussions of all things nonprofit. Host Julia C. Patrick asked a lot of insightful questions as we looked at charity livestreams and how organizations of all stripes and sizes can be leveraging them to connect with …
Your Best New Asset: Hiring A Charity Stream Manager
Your nonprofit keeps hearing about the power of this new Peer-to-Peer phenomenon, charity streams, and they’ve decided to give it a go! You’ve been given the task of hiring someone to manage it all and you are not quite sure where to start or what to ask. You’re also, no doubt, very busy with your …
One of Your Best Assets
Do you know what your organization’s biggest assets are when it comes to your live fundraising event? At Bliss Auctions, we believe it’s your volunteers! Volunteers, helpers, the generous folks that give their time to your live event for free- they are indeed some of our biggest assets and harnessing their energy and talents is …
Hybrid Events: How To Please Everyone!
You know the old saying about “you can’t please all of the people all of the time”? Well, it’s as true about life as it is about gala planning! If you try to please everyone, there’s a good chance that no one ends up happy. Now that we’ve acknowledged the elephant in the room, let’s …
Getting People Excited for Your Event
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 …
New Logo, Who Dis?
We are so incredibly excited to debut our brand new logo, Bliss Cat! The Image Our delightful mascot, Bliss Cat, was conceived and designed by the intuitive and talented Nina Hazen. We asked her to help us set ourselves apart from the rest of the industry with a logo that would evoke the fun and …
With Gratitude
(Saying Thank You Is The Ultimate Honey For Catching Flies) If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of sincere and genuine thanks, you’ll know first hand how powerful the experience can be. The moment of feeling seen and appreciated can be so affirming, so validating, and, for some, transformational. The …