In “Back To The Future”, Marty McFly tells a gymnasium full of teenagers, “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that.” That actor, Michael J. Fox, says the opposite to his fellow Parkinson’s sufferers- he knows they are ready for a cure. Past ready, really- Fox himself has lived with Read more…
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 Read more…
Recently, a very cool paper was released showing that scientists have observed tool-making in wild Goffin cockatoos. Not just one tool either, but three different tools, and each are made multiple times to specific shapes for the purpose of getting at the seed at the center of a hard mango Read more…
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 Read more…
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 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…
California Condors nearly went extinct in 1982, dropping to 22 birds on the entire planet. Through a partnership between multiple conservation groups, government agencies and nonprofits such as the Los Angeles Zoo, the 1,000th chick was born last year in 2019. That 1,000th chick as well as the chick being Read more…
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 Read more…
There is something so relaxing and yet inspiring about the way a flower blooms. Normally it happens too slowly for the human eye to really take in the phenomenon, but thanks to time-lapse photography, we can now witness the whole journey from bud to bloom, and not just the pop Read more…