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Season's Greetings from Winspire

Posted by Summy Lau

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"A little smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone near,

A little gift from one held dear,

Best wishes for the coming year!" - John Greenleaf Whittier

On behalf of all of us at Winspire, thank you for being an integral part of our Nonprofit community. This past year, our no-risk travel items appeared in 2,800 fundraising events, raising a record $5.8 million to fund charitable work around the globe.

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In 2017, we're more committed than ever to serving as a valuable information resource for fundraising professionals. Check out just a few of the projects we have on deck...

  • Podcasts - Stay tuned for the launch of "Events with Benefits," a fun, informative audio series in collobration with leading industry experts like benefit auctioneer Danny Hooper
  • Webinars - Registration is now open for two January webinars (timing your Live Auction and holding an effective Fund-a-Need)
  • Social media - Join us on Facebook for Live videos, contests and more
  • New resources - such as PowerPoint templates for your live auction
  • Winspire News - We have more great content in the works, plus a new Donation Give-Away prize starting the first week of January

We look forward to learning your stories, addressing your challenges and celebrating your successes in 2017.

From our Winspire family to yours, we wish you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year.

circle_image_2.pngSincerely,

Summy Lau
Fundraising Editor, Winspire News
slau@winspireme.com
(949) 544-8556

Webinar registration now open - sign up today!

To supercharge results in your upcoming fundraising auction, you won't want to miss this upcoming webinar on proper timing and sequencing of a live auction. Save your seat today!

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5 Secrets for Improving Your Charity Auction Timeline

Part 2: Live Auctions

Tuesday, January 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET

WATCH NOW

Can't make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the webinar shortly after it's over!

 

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Summy Lau
Summy Lau
As Fundraising Editor, Summy brings hands-on experience in nonprofit development, event fundraising, publishing, copywriting and design to Winspire News. She creates blog content, infographics, templates, eBooks and other resources to help fundraising professionals and volunteers exceed their fundraising goals. Her two favorite perks of working at Winspire: hearing nonprofit success stories and dreaming of new bucket list destinations.

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