Sarah Jean Knox; Help Your Donors Be Heroes

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In this episode of Nonprofit Architect Travis talks with Sarah Jean Knox a fundraising benefit and charity auctioneer who raises revenue for organizations and nonprofits around the nation Starting from their own experience they end up giving some powerful tips building a strategic plan for your Nonprofit that actually works Listen in now and be informed Reminder To find out more about the Nonprofit Board Summit visit https www nonprofitboardsummit org summit Conversation Highlights 03 29 Transitioning in-person events and auctioneering to online 09 14 Why raising money and selling products considered a dirty word in the Nonprofit world Is selling products really bad What kind of elements do you need to engage people for 30 or 40 minutes How virtual events opened up new opportunities in the Nonprofit sector 20 06 Position the Donor as the hero 27 07 How Sarah was able to raise funds even after a big technical issue 28 49 Helping them tap into their networks Have you asked your network to share this post 33 50 The need to connect with your audience 38 04 What is the best way to show appreciation Remarkable quotes If you wanna go fast go alone If you wanna go far go in a group No ones gonna give money to solve the problems that they don t know exist You re either shutting your doors or having a record year If you connect with your audience in the right way your mission as a Nonprofit is powerful enough to get those funds Don t just listen to the podcast but also implement the things you hear in your life Resources Sarah s Website https www sarahtheauctioneer com Sarah on LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube Bio Sarah is a Fundraising Event Auctioneer who works with nonprofits schools and organizations prior to their event to create a customized strategy for their program live auction and fundraising appeal that their guests will respond to She focuses on keeping their mission at the forefront of the event It is one of her favorite things to stand in front of your guests and give them authentic and meaningful opportunities to help you do the important and world-changing work you do Over the past 10 years she has seen thousands upon thousands of people raise millions of dollars to make this world a better place which is only possible because of the work you do every day Sarah Jean Knox Email her at sarahjeanknox gmail com Follow on Twitter sarahjeanknox Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links Website http nonprofitarchitect org Community https www facebook com groups NonprofitArchitect Click here to visit this podcast episode