The Fundraising Elevator Podcast

The Fundraising Elevator: where we’re all headed up. Samantha Swaim and Kristin Steele are using their decades of fundraising, event strategy and storytelling experience to help you change the world at your next event. Listen to conversations with industry leaders for insights and tools you can use to connect more people to your mission. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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Episodes (133)

Wednesday An Auctioneer Roundtable to Raise More at Your Fundraising Event
Mar 25th Planner Roundtable for Fundraising Events
Mar 18th The Neuroscience of Giving with T. Clay Buck + Cherian Koshy Episode # 111

The Fundraising Elevator Podcast

Apr 1, 2026
57 minutes
130 MB

Episode #113: Raise More Money at Your Next Event — An Auctioneer Roundtable on Fundraising Strategy That Actually Works This episode gathers a roundtable of benefit auctioneers to discuss what's working in nonprofit fundraising events. The conversation centers on the paddle raise as an underutilized superpower, pushing back on the fear of asking and making the case that a strategic, well-planned ask is not only expected by donors, it's something their brains are wired to want. The panel also champions a broader shift in events: less stuff, more mission, tighter programs, and a move from transactional giving to...

The Fundraising Elevator Podcast

An Auctioneer Roundtable to Raise More at Your Fundraising Event

The Fundraising Elevator Podcast

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