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Ep 42: Jack Landers - Is Your A$$ Covered (With Proper Insurance)? Feb 12, 2018

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Today's special guest is Jack Landers, Insurance and Risk Management Broker at Teague Insurance, a provider of nonprofit risk management and coverage. In a litigious society, Landers draws on his 20 years of experience to share practical tips to keep your charity out of hot water, including:

Protecting board members, directors and officers from liability
Why every organization needs to review insurance coverage each year, especially before events
Data and cybersecurity risk

...and more! To ask Jack a question, review your coverage, and/or learn more about the services of Teague Insurance, email him at jlanders[at]teagueins.com

Ep 41: Kathleen Janus - Social Startup Success Feb 05, 2018

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Today's special guest is Kathleen Kelly Janus, an award-winning social entrepreneur, author and lecturer at Stanford University, and an expert on philanthropy, Millennial engagement, and scaling early stage organizations. For the past five years, Janus has traveled the country visiting the founders, leadership teams, and funders of 100 social entrepreneurs, both newcomers and veterans in the field, including the leaders of Teach for America, City Year, DonorsChoose and charity:water.

In today's podcast, Janus shares a few of her findings, including best practices to:

Boost the survival rate of your nonprofit
Test Ideas
Fund Experimentation
Measure Impact
Tell stories with purpose

Her new book, Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up and Make a Difference, is a playbook for nonprofit organizations to get over the revenue hump. To learn more or get your copy, visit http://www.kathleenjanus.com

Ep 40: Keith Fox - The Importance of Sound Jan 29, 2018

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Today's special guest is Keith Fox, professional benefit auctioneer & DJ at Fox Fundraising. In today's episode, Fox shares best practices for improving the sound quality at a benefit auction. Topics include:

Why sound quality is so important at fundraising events
How to maintain an audience's energy levels
Average costs for professional sound
Tips to get A/V technical support underwritten or sponsored
Top 3 things event planners should look for in a venue and A/V company

...and more! For more information on Fox Fundraising, email Keith at Keith[at]FoxFundraising.com

All listeners are also invited to contact Keith to download a whitepaper regarding often overlooked sound details for fundraising events.

Ep 39: Tom Summa - Consignment Travel Packages Jan 22, 2018

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Today's special guest is Tom Summa, Fundraising Specialist at no-risk travel provider Winspire. In today's episode, Summa shares a behind-the-scenes look at consignment travel, and best practices to leverage this unique fundraising strategy. Topics include:

Why experiential items are top sellers at charity auctions
The ins and outs of working with a consignment travel provider
Make money using no-risk items
Where to use no-risk packages besides the live auction
Ideas to incorporate travel packages into a theme (like pairing a trip to New Orleans with a Mardi Gras theme!)

...and more! For more information on Winspire's services, visit www.winspireme.com or contact Tom directly at tsumma[at]winspireme.com,

Get even more free fundraising education by signing up for Winspire's weekly blog at: you.winspireme.com/subscribe-to-winspire-news

Ep 38: Jill Boyer - Mobile Bidding with Greater Giving Jan 15, 2018

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New fundraising ideas emerge every day. Today's special guest is Jill Boyer, Director of Marketing at fundraising technology provider Greater Giving. In this episode, Boyer shares unique revenue enhancer ideas that fill out a fundraising auction agenda and raise thousands of additional dollars (like a "Graffiti Wall"!). Ideas covered include...

The Graffiti Wall
Live Art
The Dice Roll
Then Ten-Times Envelope
Flash Mob
...and many more!

To download your free copy of the comprehensive "26 Proven Revenue Enhancers for Your Fundraiser", visit http://go.greatergiving.com/lookbook/revenue-enhancers

Read and sign up for their monthly blog digest at https://blog.greatergiving.com

For more information on GreaterGiving's services, visit http://go.greatergiving.com or email sales[at]greatergiving.com

Ep 37: Kristi Saucerman - AuctionFrogs Jan 08, 2018

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Today's special guest is Kristi Saucerman, Founder and CEO of AuctionFrogs, an end-to-end, streamlined event planning platform. In this episode, Saucerman shares data-driven best practices to raise more at charity galas and fundraising auctions. Topics covered include:

Top benefits of an end-to-end online auction platform
How to sell more individual tickets and tables (Tip: Use the "concentric circles" principle!)
Putting together an exciting online auction inventory
How to cater to the top tier of spenders, and more!

For more information on AuctionFrogs' services, visit www.auctionfrogs.org

Special Offer for Listeners: Get $100 OFF by mentioning this episode on Events With Benefits… and a craft beer if you come to Boise, ID!

Ep 36: Jerry Potter - Facebook Event Marketing Nov 13, 2017

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This week we welcome Jerry Potter, CMO at Mastodon Media and Host of Five Minute Social Media on YouTube. He will share tips and tricks for marketing nonprofit events to increase attendance and sponsor attention on social media.

Tools mentioned in the episode include:

For photos: Canva, Picmonkey
For video: Lumen5, Promo
Snapchat stories (24 hrs only) - Instagram and Facebook

To learn more about the services of Five Minute Social Media, visit https://fiveminutesocialmedia.com.
Special Offer: All listeners are invited to receive $100 OFF a full social media audit and analysis written report (normally a $200 package) - just mention the Events With Benefits podcast.

For more tips, check out "10 Tips For Marketing Your Event On Facebook" https://fiveminutesocialmedia.com/2017/08/23/10-tips-marketing-event-facebook

You can also follow Jerry at @mrjerrypotter on Twitter.

Ep 35: Daniel Van Schaik - Founder & CEO at Go-Spotter Nov 08, 2017

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Today's special guest is Dan Van Schaik, Founder & CEO at Go-Spotter. Go-Spotter is a sponsor recognition tool nonprofits can use on their websites to attract more sponsorships. In this session, Van Schaik addresses:

How nonprofits can put their best foot forward on their "storefront": the website
How and why charities recognize sponsors on the website
Best practices for nonprofit web development
Tips to include impactful, emotional videos on your website
How to find new event sponsorships

...and more! Events with Benefits listeners are invited to get a $50 credit on a new Go-Spotter account by visiting https://go-spotter.com/code/donationmatch

Ep 34: Matt Burnell - Founder & CEO of ClickBid Mobile Bidding Oct 30, 2017

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Matt Burnell, Founder & CEO of ClickBid Mobile Bidding, has provided charities with electronic bidding solutions since 2002. We discuss:

The changing landscape of smartphone usage and mobile bidding
Minimizing the learning curves for new users
Pre-event planning with early bidding
Self-checkout that leaves guests with a positive experience
Motivating live bidding and appeals on a projected leaderboard
The benefits of showing fair market values in your auction
Having software costs underwritten by sponsors

ClickBid is an enjoyable mobile bidding and year-long fundraising platform, whose model is a $500 flat license fee with multi-event discounts. No percentages or performance fees. They offer mobile bidding, online bidding, annual landing page, ticket sales pages, text-to-give, online donations, and integrations with major donor management platforms.

Special Offer: 15% OFF any license, just mention you heard this on Events With Benefits
https://clickbidonline.com

Ep 33: Steve Patzkowski - Co-Founder of Brighter Tomorrow Oct 23, 2017

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Today's special guest is Steve Patzkowski, Co-founder and Director of Business Development at charity race management company Brighter Tomorrow. In this session, Patzkowski shares practical tips for nonprofits considering or planning a benefit race. Learn...

5 distinct revenue streams of benefit runs (ticket sales, peer-to-peer fundraising and more)
Tips to market the race
How nonprofits can incentivize and supercharge peer-to-peer fundraising

...and more! To learn more about the services of Brighter Tomorrow, visit www.brightertomorrow.run
As a thank you for listening, mention Events with Benefits during your first consultation and receive $500 off management fees.

You can also learn more about Brighter Tomorrow's flagship PTA program at: http://brightertomorrow.run/pta

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