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Procurement During a Pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 induced economic downturn, many businesses and families are struggling to make ends meet. And nonprofits are struggling to support their communities... Read More

15 Apr 2020

Roger Devine

New Progress Trackers (aka Fundraising Thermometers)

Whether you are holding your fundraiser in-person or online, it’s pretty common to want to show your supporters how close you are to your fundraising... Read More

08 Apr 2020

Roger Devine

Is Your Online Auction Set Up the Way You Want?

If you’ve converted your event to an online auction, or if you were planning to run an online auction to begin with, you may be... Read More

18 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Converting Your Gala to a Successful Online Auction

Some organizations are considering cancelling their gala events due to the coronavirus. That’s a difficult choice to make. And as we mentioned in the email... Read More

13 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Promotion: The Key to Online Auction Success

Today, we’d like to focus on a super important factor – one too often overlooked – in the success of your online auction: Promotion. Read More

12 Mar 2020

Roger Devine

Data Month Part 2: Guest Data

Continuing with our Data Month theme, let’s take a look atcollecting guest data. What information should you collect from your guests? (We’ll get into the... Read More

30 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

January is Data Month: Adding Supporter Data to Your Site

It’s a new year and for many of you that means it’s time to create a new auction site. And your new site will need... Read More

15 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

Mobile Bidding Part 2: Know Your "Rescue" Tools

In our final post of 2019, we talked about how to plan a successful mobile bidding event. In today’s post, we’ll consider a less-than-ideal case... Read More

07 Jan 2020

Carolyn Dasher

It's 2020, and We Need To Talk About Privacy

Update: here is the missing link from the email: https://support.tofinoauctions.com/hc/en-us/articles/205140305-Editing-the-Privacy-Policy-and-Terms- Read More