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8 Classroom Projects for Silent Auctions to Fundraise for Your School

The article offers 8 classroom-made auction item ideas (ornaments, music CDs, cookbook, student art, etc.) to engage your school community and raise funds without significant expense.

Online Auctions

Online Auctions for Fundraising

This guide shows how to plan, promote, and execute a virtual auction: source items, publish them with clear descriptions, attract bidders, and manage checkout to maximize your fundraising reach.

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10 Holiday Fundraising Ideas for Schools

This article offers schools seasonal fundraising ideas—holiday product sales, ornament contests, virtual wish lists, class challenges, and matching gift pushes—to boost year-end support.

Schools

10 Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofit New Year's Resolutions

This article suggests fundraising resolutions—focus on data, donor care, fresh campaigns, clearer goals, and cost control—as a blueprint for nonprofits to raise more in the new year.

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5 Smart Ways to Use Fundraising Technology in Your Campaign

Upgrade fundraising with tech: optimize your online donation page, enable mobile giving (like text-to-give), run auctions digitally, promote matching gifts, and open a merch storefront.

Auction Best Practices

Lesson 11 - Buyers Experience

In this video we go through what will the buyers experience when he buys a ticket from your event landing page.

Training

In this video we show the live event volunteer training of how to use the Live Event Registration Kiosk and the Public Bidding Kiosk. We also go over the end of auction invoices and what to ask winning bidders before they hand out items.

Auction Best Practices

Online Silent Auctions Lesson 14 - Auction Do's & Don'ts

Promote

Silent Auction Flyer Examples

Use ready-made flyer templates (from Canva, Word, Google Docs) to advertise your fundraiser—add your branding, date, purpose, and donation link—and share them online and in high-traffic community spots.