In-depth analysis of trends in the auction industry and the fundraising/ non-profit industry, along with interviews, spotlights and advice from industry professionals.
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 Read more…
How to get it right and watch those fundraising dollars flow in… Any event, whether in-person or virtual (or somewhere in-between), needs a solid event timeline in order to run smoothly. In this blog post, we’re sharing our top tips and best practices for getting it right. Why a good Read more…
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 Read more…
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzsky We don’t have to tell you how hard the past year has been on the nonprofit and fundraising industries, and we feel the pain our clients have experienced keenly. We strongly believe that organizations should be leaning on their Read more…
Vendor Spotlight: Event.Gives Last year’s unprecedented circumstances saw a dramatic increase in how much we lean on each other, both as individuals and as organizations. We’ve read and shared countless stories of neighbors helping neighbors, Buy Nothing groups flourishing and book clubs organizing vaccine distribution in their small town. And Read more…
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. Read more…
The winds of change have been blowing for some time now, ebbing and flowing like the sea, returning after a period of quiet to demand more of us. Reflection and re-evaluation are part of the growth process for any individual or organization, and moments like those of the past few Read more…
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 Read more…
When history looks back on the spring of 2020, it will have a massive trove of content to peruse to understand how those of us living through it coped, most of which will at some point mention this “unprecedented time” and how strange it all is. It seems redundant to Read more…
We are living in unprecedented times, when new “normals” are being introduced every day and advice given a week ago may already be outdated as governments try to manage the situation with ever-changing information. Their scramble is everybody’s scramble, and we are no exception. As our clients and colleagues do Read more…