Raising With Lisa Clark's Podcast

  Before I dig into auctions and why I think they’re not something you should consider doing unless you can answer yes to a few questions, please let me introduce myself!   Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away!   Link to Join Facebook Group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/   If you’ve ever planned an auction you can sympathize with me and the others and admit that it takes a village to plan a good one!  There are so many things that need to get done including marketing the auction, marketing the event, planning the event, fundraising at the event, awareness building and so on and so forth.  I can see why nonprofits shy away from hosting one. I get it!   Speaking of event plan

Before I provide you with my thoughts on which is best in regards to development associate or event planner, let me introduce myself! Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! Link to Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/ Look, I completely understand how challenging and time consuming it is to plan events.  I also know how important it is to have customer service, donor-centric minded staff. I also know come event time, you don’t want to be in the office printing out name tags or managing the attendee list.  I also know how tight it can be working for a nonprofit and if you’re only allowed a certain headcount due to budget constraints which do you choose to hire

Before I provide you with some tips for how to highlight all the wonderful things your organization is doing, allow me to introduce myself!   Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away!   Link to Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/   Hosting an annual fundraising event at the same “Bat time” at the same “Bat place” can definitely cause donor and board fatigue.  Right! You might be on year five of the event and perhaps attendance is going down? Or, you just don’t see the spark in your guests when you ask them “Hey, are you coming again this year?”  They reply, “Maybe???” Your staff might be a little bored, too.   Before I get into how to make your programs and services

 Before I provide you with some tips for how to highlight all the wonderful things your organization is doing, allow me to introduce myself! Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! Link to Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/  Like I said, are you having a tough time figuring out how to make your programs and services a part of your annual fundraising event? When you host your fundraiser, are you scrambling to include them last minute? Is it an afterthought? Does your program staff even want to participate in the event cause they just don’t know what to do once they’re there? Are you too busy trying to sell silent and live auction items that you don’t allocate an a

I know that trying to come up with different ways to create a new revenue stream can be challenging. And, I also know that adding an additional fundraising event to your already busy schedule can make you lose sleep at night and have you chewing off your fingernails. But, I have 5 important key points for your to consider before you secure the venue for a second event. Before I get into the reasons, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser. If you haven’t already grabbed it, the link will be in this post! So back to the issue at hand. Should you ramp up for a second fundraiser? Here are the five key points to help you decide if you and your organization are indeed ready for this challenge. I encourage you to watch the video as I provide more details and stories to help you in your decision making! There’s a Hole in Your Fiscal Year (FY)? What does that mean? It means that you might do a lot of activities the first part

Before I get into telling you about what happened when I hosted my very first online auction, I would like to introduce myself. I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! LINK TO FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/ It’s hard enough hosting a silent auction much less entertaining the thought of hosting an online one. Modern technology has allowed us to move our ways of doing business online. It’s wonderful but it’s also more work to consider. Are you leaving money on the table if you don’t host an online auction in addition to your onsite silent auction? Before I get into this online auction thing, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a p

I have often been asked how important it is to host an event every year in the same month, in the same venue and using the same theme.  I’m sure you have grappled over this decision every year.  You fear your event will grow stagnant, boring, and you’ll likely lose the interest of your supporters leading to low attendance and low revenue.  I have often been asked how important it is to host an event every year in the same month, in the same venue and using the same theme.  I’m sure you have grappled over this decision every year.  You fear your event will grow stagnant, boring, and you’ll likely lose the interest of your supporters leading to low attendance and low revenue.   Before I get into the reasons, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser.  If you haven’t already grabbed it, click the link here: https://risingwithlisaclark.lpages.co/donorchecklist/ Now back to the question at hand.  Should you host an event every

Before I get into the reasons, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser.  Click here: https://risingwithlisaclark.lpages.co/donorchecklist/ So, maybe your organization has been tossing around the idea of having a fundraising event. But, you feel having an event, randomly, doesn’t make a lot of sense. You feel like there should be a good reason, something that will entice donors to attend. You worry your organization might not be ready. You wonder how you know when a good time will be? Well, I have three solid reasons to host an event and that includes knowing if you’re ready to have one!  First, we all know the goodwill it brings. I don’t know too many people who attend a nonprofit fundraising event that walk away saying they had a terrible time. If done right, your guests should walk away feeling connected, and be feeling somewhat spiritual and inspired. A second reason is a fundraising event helps you build awareness

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Hi! I'm Lisa Clark and I help nonprofits and fundraisers like YOU raise money through events so you can meet your annual revenue goals! I'm also the host of a free Facebook Group, Raising with Lisa Clark, a free group for fundraisers, NPOs, development team members, volunteers, and supporters. I included a link below so you can request to join right away! LINK TO FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/112148672944584/ So have you ever created a revenue stream that didn’t work out? What did you do? Did you abandon it? Crawl in a hole? Well, you’re not alone.  I’m going to tell you a story about how I royally screwed up Fund A Need. Listen,  I can totally relate to trying something and failing! Before I get into the story, I want to make sure you’ve picked up my FREE mini checklist on how to create a pipeline of new donors for your next big fundraiser.  If you haven’t already grabbed it, the link will be in this post! Ok, so back to how I messed up!  I created an event that was aimed at raising money f

One common complaint I hear in the nonprofit world and especially amongst Executive Directors and the Development office is a non working board when it comes to fundraising events.  You’re definitely not alone if this resembles your board.  But, I don’t place the blame on the board, I place it on YOU! Now, if you didn't recruit your board, I can’t really blame you if your board isn’t clear on what’s expected of them in regards to the annual fundraising event.  if you have not yet created an annual fundraising event, well, you are in the right place should you decide to add one to your fundraising strategies.  Cause you can set board expectations up from the get go!   But, let’s say you have a board that is semi active when it comes to your annual event, but you want to get more strategic about how you utilize them.  Well, I’m going to give you 3 easy ways to get started.   And, gonna give you an extra tool you may not like me for!  Tune in to learn how!

Getting started with fundraising events can raise a lot of questions from your board, your Executive Director, staff, and your supporters.  What is the time commitment?  Is hosting a fundraising event right for the organization? Will the ROI be worth it? What if we don't make any money? What if no one comes.  Should we do a silent or live auction?  In this episode, I'm going to talk about three types of events that can help you decide which one is best for your organization and will help you reach your annual fundraising goal!