Sonoma Charities– Facing a perfect storm!
Like everywhere else, Sonoma charities are feeling the double pinch of an increase in demand at exactly the same time sources of funding are drying up. Sonoma is being particularly hard hit because...
View ArticleLessons From The 2009 Spring Season
The 2009 Spring Season, which we arbitrarily assign from February to the beginning of June was bookended by two events that were visibly and dramatically down. With those two glaring exceptions, most...
View ArticleMake Customer Service King of Your Fundraising Event
The experience attendees have at your event is based upon each and every interaction they have. From the moment they arrive until the moment they checkout, every volunteer and staff member at your...
View ArticleEye Can’t Hear You!
Earlier this year at an East Bay Auction an interesting thing happened. The event included about three hundred people at a beautiful Country Club. Everybody was enthusiastic and came ready to spend...
View ArticleWhy No Charity Auctioneer Should Charge Commission on a Fundraising Auction
As a profession, auctioneering has long had performance tied to compensation. Auctioneers have based their worth, literally, on their ability to market and sell assets for their clients. This makes...
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