GivingTuesday Email Content
Ready to start asking for donations this GivingTuesday? Here are some sample emails that you can use to start the creative process! 15 Days Before GivingTuesday Subject: Your support will help 1,000 children in Ottawa County! Body: The holiday season is almost here! Start it with us on GivingTuesday! Help us provide resources to the […]
Your GivingTuesday How-to Guide
Is this yet another GivingTuesday success article? Perhaps. Right to the point, I want to give you a step-by-step guide for building and running your own GivingTuesday campaign. All ClickBid license holders have free access to GivingTuesday donation forms and tools to capture one-time and recurring donations (even corporate matching is available). This guide is […]
Event Marketing: A Quick Roadmap for Ambitious Nonprofits
Every nonprofit event planner has one worst fear— arriving the day of only to see that no one has shown up. After months of planning and footwork to acquire a venue, sponsors, and entertainment, the last thing you want is for your event to flop. The good news is that with a strong marketing strategy, […]
Broadcasting in Real-time – Addressing Skips and Pops – UDP vs. TCP (oh my)
When you preview the broadcast from your ClickBid EventStream account you may sometimes hear or even see a slight glitch or pop at nonspecific points. Here are several reasons why this happens with some suggestions on how to remove or minimize the issue. UDP vs TCP Broadcasting* This may not mean anything but it is […]
Case Study: Paper Auction Support
ClickBid’s Silent Auction Services Are Ideal for In-Person Events—A Case Study As COVID-19 restrictions ease, nonprofits are heading back to the ballroom and holding in-person silent auction events to support their funding goals. This is amazing news for charities who want to meet with donors and encourage them to make financial commitments to their organization. […]
Webinar: Running Your Hybrid Event
The Crazy Simple Hybrid Gala Thursday, July 1st at 2pm (est) https://youtu.be/M1gK80rT5Sk Watch the Webinar! There are numerous lessons to be learned from running virtual events last year. This webinar walks through the step-by-step process of conducting a hybrid event. Hybrid events combine in-person donors with at-home donors. With our guidance, we can make it crazy […]
Referral Program
Do you know of other organizations that could use ClickBid? The best compliment you can give us is a referral! ClickBid is offering a referral program that rewards you with a free annual license. Simply help us activate three new annual licenses and your next year is free! As we grow, we want to work […]
Creative Virtual Fundraising Ideas
We learn best by seeing what others do – it’s a fact! Fundraising during a pandemic can be tricky, but ClickBid is here to help! It’s difficult to know where to start, especially if you’re making your first leap on a virtual event. With the rise of hybrid and virtual events, it is essential to […]
Make Your Organization’s Virtual Live Auction More Successful
Virtual Live Auctions Live auctions, where an auctioneer accepts bids in real time, usually bring in between 60 – 70% of the profit for a fundraising event. This makes your live auction especially important for your nonprofit to capitalize on this portion of the evening to earn maximum dollars. Virtual live auctions extend the live […]
Case Study: Using Zoom for Live Streaming
CASE STUDY: USING ZOOM TO CONNECT SPEAKERS/VIDEO (OCT 2020) Multiple Location Zoom Gala Oftentimes, you can use available tools to run a great event. For a Pennsylvania based charity, this was the case. The organization wanted to mix pre-recorded video with live commentary and an auctioneer. The challenge was that no one was in […]