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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:26 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Charity Auction Tips</title><subtitle>Charity Auctioneer Jim Miller</subtitle><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-03-21T15:50:06Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>TED TALK: The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong</title><category term="Auction Marketing"/><category term="Misc. Auction Advice"/><category term="donor relations"/><category term="ted talk fundraising"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2013/3/21/ted-talk-the-way-we-think-about-charity-is-dead-wrong.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2013/3/21/ted-talk-the-way-we-think-about-charity-is-dead-wrong.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2013-03-21T15:45:28Z</published><updated>2013-03-21T15:45:28Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done...he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses).]]></summary></entry><entry><title>9 Ways Your Invitation Says Your Event Will Be Lame</title><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2013/2/22/9-ways-your-invitation-says-your-event-will-be-lame.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2013/2/22/9-ways-your-invitation-says-your-event-will-be-lame.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2013-02-22T14:05:57Z</published><updated>2013-02-22T14:05:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The invitation is your first chance to impress your guests—sometimes weeks ahead of the event date. If it sends the wrong message, you can kiss those "yes" R.S.V.P.s goodbye. Here are nine pitfalls to avoid.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Using Twitter #hashtags at Your Charity Auction</title><category term="Auction Technology"/><category term="Misc. Auction Advice"/><category term="hashtags"/><category term="social"/><category term="ttwitter"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/10/30/using-twitter-hashtags-at-your-charity-auction.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/10/30/using-twitter-hashtags-at-your-charity-auction.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2012-10-30T17:28:08Z</published><updated>2012-10-30T17:28:08Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[It's a simple thing really, you create a #hashtag for your Charity Auction and then tell everyone about it.  That's it.  Seriously.  Those who "get" Twitter, will handle the rest.  It's like a dog whistle for the cool kids.  Here's how it works.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The 2012 Millennial Impact Study</title><category term="The Millennial Impact Survey"/><category term="donor relations"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/6/12/the-2012-millennial-impact-study.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/6/12/the-2012-millennial-impact-study.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2012-06-12T16:31:35Z</published><updated>2012-06-12T16:31:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[If you are at all curious about what the younger generation is thinking about non-profit giving, here's a great resourse.  Millennials were defined as anyone ages 20-35.]]></summary></entry></feed>