Packages
- - Packages
  - We have bundled our most common products into two simplified packages to meet your needs and budget
- - Event Package
  - Manage all of your event tasks through one interface
  - Express Package
  - Manage the most crucial steps of your auction
  - Compare Packages
  - Find the package with the features you need
Solutions
- - Solutions
  - Many fundraising solutions to fit your needs—all within one secure, cloud-based solution
- - Event Software
  - Robust cloud-based fundraising event software
  - Auctionpay
  - Process credit card payments at your events
  - Join Me
  - Add peer-to-peer fundraising to your strategy
  - Online Payments
  - Process credit cards for event registration and more
- - Online Bidding
  - Make your silent auction available on mobile devices
  - Auction Booster
  - Add travel and experience packages to your auction
  - Event Services
  - Professional staff to assist at your event
  - Security and Compliance
  - PCI Level I certified to securely protect your data
Partners
- - Partners
  - If you are looking for help with your event, look to our vetted fundraising professionals for auction, event and technology
- - Become a Partner
  - Special offerings for fundraising service providers
  - List of Partners
  - Find fundraising professionals in your area
  - Partner Referral
  - Partner referral form submission
Resource Library
- - Resource Library
  - With over 15,000 subscribers and a whole host of information, we have the ideas, answers and insight you are looking for. Subscribe today!
- - Blog
  - Fundraising insight and helpful tips
  - Auction Planner
  - Download the comprehensive 12-month event planner
  - Auction Games
  - Raise more money with auction games
  - Auction Themes
  - Get some fresh ideas for auction themes
  - Auction Item Ideas
  - Enter our Auction Item Ideas contest today
  - Fundraising Revenue Enhancers
  - Download 26 auction game examples
- - Downloadable Resources
  - Explore some of Greater Giving's most desired content
  - Events
  - Find out where we are going to be
  - Client Stories
  - See our solutions in action
  - Giving Tuesday
  - Helpful resources for Giving Tuesday
  - Fundraising Guide
  - Download the complete fundraising guide
  - Webinars
  - Watch industry experts providing fundrasing wisdom
Help Center
- - Help Center
  - Find answers or submit a ticket online
- - Help Center
  - Find answers or submit a ticket online
  - Support Chat
  - Start a chat conversation to answer your questions
- - Training Resources
  - Sign up for weekly live hosted trainings or watch on-demand training videos
  - Schedule Your Event
  - Official event scheduling form
About Us
- - About Us
  - With over 10,000 active clients and surpassing $6 Billion fundraising dollars processed, we can help you get the results you are looking for.
- - About Us
  - See who we are and what we are about
  - Careers
  - Take a look at our culture and opportunities
- - Contact Us
  - Connect with us via phone or email
  - Refer Make 150
  - Know a nonprofit that could use our solutions
More Info
- - More Info
  - Fundraising can be complex and unique to your organization. Take steps to speak with your local Greater Giving representative and download our free trial for a deep dive into exploring Event Software
- - Existing Clients
  - Contact Support
  - Contact support for all of your product, training and accounting questions
  - Login
  - Log in to your account
- - Soon To Be Clients
  - Request Product Information
  - Want to speak with a team member about how Greater Giving products can improve your fundraising efforts?
  - Free Software Trial
  - Curious about how Event Software can streamline your event? Sign up for a free 14-day trial

Packages
- - Packages
  - We have bundled our most common products into two simplified packages to meet your needs and budget
- - Event Package
  - Manage all of your event tasks through one interface
  - Express Package
  - Manage the most crucial steps of your auction
  - Compare Packages
  - Find the package with the features you need
Solutions
- - Solutions
  - Many fundraising solutions to fit your needs—all within one secure, cloud-based solution
- - Event Software
  - Robust cloud-based fundraising event software
  - Auctionpay
  - Process credit card payments at your events
  - Join Me
  - Add peer-to-peer fundraising to your strategy
  - Online Payments
  - Process credit cards for event registration and more
- - Online Bidding
  - Make your silent auction available on mobile devices
  - Auction Booster
  - Add travel and experience packages to your auction
  - Event Services
  - Professional staff to assist at your event
  - Security and Compliance
  - PCI Level I certified to securely protect your data
Partners
- - Partners
  - If you are looking for help with your event, look to our vetted fundraising professionals for auction, event and technology
- - Become a Partner
  - Special offerings for fundraising service providers
  - List of Partners
  - Find fundraising professionals in your area
  - Partner Referral
  - Partner referral form submission
Resource Library
- - Resource Library
  - With over 15,000 subscribers and a whole host of information, we have the ideas, answers and insight you are looking for. Subscribe today!
- - Blog
  - Fundraising insight and helpful tips
  - Auction Planner
  - Download the comprehensive 12-month event planner
  - Auction Games
  - Raise more money with auction games
  - Auction Themes
  - Get some fresh ideas for auction themes
  - Auction Item Ideas
  - Enter our Auction Item Ideas contest today
  - Fundraising Revenue Enhancers
  - Download 26 auction game examples
- - Downloadable Resources
  - Explore some of Greater Giving's most desired content
  - Events
  - Find out where we are going to be
  - Client Stories
  - See our solutions in action
  - Giving Tuesday
  - Helpful resources for Giving Tuesday
  - Fundraising Guide
  - Download the complete fundraising guide
  - Webinars
  - Watch industry experts providing fundrasing wisdom
Help Center
- - Help Center
  - Find answers or submit a ticket online
- - Help Center
  - Find answers or submit a ticket online
  - Support Chat
  - Start a chat conversation to answer your questions
- - Training Resources
  - Sign up for weekly live hosted trainings or watch on-demand training videos
  - Schedule Your Event
  - Official event scheduling form
About Us
- - About Us
  - With over 10,000 active clients and surpassing $6 Billion fundraising dollars processed, we can help you get the results you are looking for.
- - About Us
  - See who we are and what we are about
  - Careers
  - Take a look at our culture and opportunities
- - Contact Us
  - Connect with us via phone or email
  - Refer Make 150
  - Know a nonprofit that could use our solutions
More Info
- - More Info
  - Fundraising can be complex and unique to your organization. Take steps to speak with your local Greater Giving representative and download our free trial for a deep dive into exploring Event Software
- - Existing Clients
  - Contact Support
  - Contact support for all of your product, training and accounting questions
  - Login
  - Log in to your account
- - Soon To Be Clients
  - Request Product Information
  - Want to speak with a team member about how Greater Giving products can improve your fundraising efforts?
  - Free Software Trial
  - Curious about how Event Software can streamline your event? Sign up for a free 14-day trial

Thought Leadership Virtual Summit

Presented by Artisan Auctions

Connecting remarkable fundraisers to collaborate, learn, and become inspired.

A Virtual Conference!—August 25th-27th, 2020

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Reasons to Attend

Make connections with like-minded professionals
Discussions with key Greater Giving stakeholders
Engaging presentations on the future direction of fundraising
In-depth discussions on how Greater Giving can better meet your needs

“Having a space where we can all meet to get a full scope of perspectives has been really wonderful.”

—Leanne, National Ability Center

“I love that I learned so many fine points from so many experts. Everyone got together and had a conversation, and I loved that.”

—Charu, Oregon Zoo Foundation

Interested? Watch this 2 minute video to learn more...

The Thought Leadership Summit is two packed days of networking, discussions, and powerful training.

Don't just take our word for it, hear what last year's attendees have to say.

Virtual Conference Schedule

The Thought Leadership Virtual Summit schedule for 2020 is still being finalized. Please note that sessions will run from 10:00am to 1:00pm Pacific Time each day.

“I really like how small this Thought Leadership Summit group is. I feel like the size makes it more approachable than other conferences I’ve been to.”

—Kate, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Call for Speakers

Enjoy sharing your knowledge?

We want to hear from you. Share a presentation with other Thought Leaders. Selected speakers will have their VIP level conference ticket covered by Greater Giving.

Submit Application!

Thought Leadership Virtual Summit 2020—Connecting remarkable fundraisers to collaborate, learn, and become inspired.

August 25th, 26th & 27th

VIP Attendee $99

Standard Admission $29

FAQ

Is the Greater Giving Thought Leadership Summit happening in 2020?

Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to transition our in-person conference to a virtual learning opportunity.

When is the virtual conference happening?

We will have three days of live-streamed content on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, August 25th-27th. Each day’s sessions will run from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Pacific Time

What sessions will be offered during the virtual conference?

We are working to transition the sessions we had planned for the in-person conference to a virtual format. Sessions will cover front to back fundraising event planning along with information about virtual and hybrid events. Our full schedule of sessions will be released in early summer.

Will I still be able to connect with other Thought Leaders?

Absolutely! We are working on building out exactly how all this will work and will be updating everyone soon. At this point, we plan to use a conference mobile app to facilitate networking, message boards, and schedule sharing.

What is the difference between a VIP Attendee and a Standard Admission?

VIP ticket holders will receive the following benefits:

Full access to 3 days of sessions
Recordings of all sessions
Slides/presentation materials
Facilitated Round table discussions
Gift Box of materials to help you enjoy the summit
Digital swag bag
Chances to win Winpsire travel packages
Access to “Greater Giving Help Center Live” consulting room
Post-Event Virtual Happy Hour
Access to conference app for networking
And more TBA

Standard Admission includes:

Full access to 3 days of sessions
Digital swag
Chance to win a Winspire travel package
Access to conference app for networking

How will I be able to access the virtual conference?

If you choose to register for the Virtual Thought Leadership Summit, you will receive the link to our unique streaming site in advance of the conference. We will be hosting speakers and panels, Q&A, and “hands-on” sessions throughout the three-day conference.

I’m interested in being a presenter or speaker.

Enjoy sharing your knowledge? We want to hear from you, our fantastic client! Share a presentation with other Thought Leaders. Selected speakers will have their ticket covered by Greater Giving. Apply today!

When and where will the 2021 Thought Leadership Summit take place?

Our 2021 event will be in Portland, Oregon August 10th-12th. We hope you’ll consider joining us in person next year.

Have more questions?

We’d love to hear from you. The best way to reach us is via email at marketing@greatergiving.com

Thought Leadership Summit Presented By:

Collaborating Sponsors

TLS Sponsor Beth Sandefur Events

Live Stream Sponsor

TLS Sponsor The AV Dept

Learning Sponsors

TLS Sponsor Streamline Support TLS Sponsor Swaim Strategies

Still have questions? Reach out via email marketing@greatergiving.com or give us a call 503-597-0583

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Thought Leadership Virtual Summit

Presented by Artisan Auctions

Reasons to Attend

Interested? Watch this 2 minute video to learn more...

Virtual Conference Schedule

Call for Speakers