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As in life, when planning a fundraising event, it truly is the little things that matter. Here are three small ways to make a big impact on your guests that could turn into big bucks for your organization. Provide reading glasses. All too often guests forget to bring their reading glasses to gala events and [...]

One question we often hear is: How many volunteers do we actually need at registration? It’s a great question! Registration is the “red carpet” of your event. This is your guests’ first glimpse of what their experience will be like for the duration of the fundraiser. Setting a positive mood and having a smooth registration [...]

Private schools are often dependent on their parents for not only organizing the annual silent auction dinner, decorations, floral, and entertainment, but also soliciting attractive items that will generate significant money for the school.  What some organizers forget is that some of the most attractive silent auction items are right in front of them.  The [...]

This weekend BidPal conducted a record 72 mobile bidding auctions in just three days, helping nonprofits across the country raise $7.7M! BidPal’s number crunchers noticed an interesting trend: proceeds as a percentage of item value was extremely high. Five organizations exceeded 100% and another five achieved 90% and above. The average number of bids per [...]

Incorporating a strategic announcement plan into your event planning can be a very effective way to maximize event proceeds. Utilizing developed announcements, such as those recommended in your myBidPal Planner, will draw your guests’ attention to important BidPal auction features, ensuring they get full use of the BidPal device. Be sure your event emcee and/or [...]

Are you trying to figure out how to design and print your auction booklet? Stop wasting valuable time and money. Throw away your auction books! Instead, put a BidPal device into your guests’ hands—it’s an auction booklet and bidding device all in one. Many event chairs believe auction booklets are critical to the success of [...]

Remember when you were a young child and part of every birthday or holiday season was making a list of the gifts you wanted?  Religiously, you sat down with your wide-rule lined paper, wooden pencil and latest Toys “R” Us ad to list everything your heart desired.  What was the outcome of your hard work?  [...]

Finding volunteers to help at your event is only half the battle. Finding volunteers at your event is the other half! Try one of these eye-catching ways to help your volunteers stand out from the crowd at your next fundraising event. Dress volunteers in apparel that coordinates with your theme. Keep with the ambiance of [...]

Utilizing BidPal at your next golf event?  Awesome—that means you are maximizing your revenue from ticket sales to getting folks on the greens, to dinner and even post-event. By using BidPal’s cellular solution at your golf outing, you can watch your silent auction proceeds rise all day long. You won’t have to wait until dinner [...]

What do you get when you combine BidPal, four competitive people and four hours of auction automation?  A golf foursome that is finally generating maximum revenue! Auctions at golf outings historically under perform and for good reason—golfers typically can’t bid while they’re on the course. That is about to change. BidPal’s cellular solution allows golfers [...]