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4 steps to find your 501(c)(3) number for charity auction donation letters
If you aren’t sure what your charity’s tax ID number is, here’s how to find it online.
VIDEO: Where to get charity auction items
Where do you get items for your charity auction? Most people ask for donations. But there are two other ways: consignors or renting an acquisitions database.
VIDEO: Auction Procurement Idea: Holiday Trees to Increase Your Benefit Auction Profits
If you’re holding a late November or December benefit auction, a holiday tree is a great addition to your live or silent auction procurement strategy.
VIDEO: Item Idea: Heavy Equipment Training School
While driving a different route home, Sherry saw some new activity on an old road, and it inspired a new benefit auction item idea. Procure this auction item for the men in your life who enjoyed playing with Tonka dump trucks and bulldozers as boys.
VIDEO: How to Successfully Sell a Puppy in Your Auction Fundraiser
Selling a puppy is popular at many an auction fundraiser. To ensure the dog finds a “forever home,” here are pointers.
VIDEO: How to procure Walk-on Movie & TV Roles for your benefit auction
Use these three ideas to secure a walk-on part in a movie or TV commercial for your next school auction or nonprofit gala.
VIDEO: Benefit auction item ideas: Stock the Bar | Stock the Cellar
If your benefit auction guests are more likely to enjoy shots than shiraz, consider hosting a Stock the Bar pre-auction party for a new item idea.
VIDEO: How to Secure Behind the Scenes TV Activities for your benefit auction
Benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar gives three tips on how your benefit auction committee can secure behind-the-scenes television experiences.
VIDEO: Fundraising auction ideas for vegetables
A group asked benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar how they could use vegetables in their fundraising auction. She put on her thinking cap and shared what she knew to be true.
PODCAST: Selling a puppy at the benefit auction? Take steps to protect the dog.
Selling a dog at a benefit auction can be controversial. If a puppy is in your auction’s future, consider these ideas to help protect the animal.
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