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VIDEO: Is it hard to raise your school auction’s ticket price? Try a 750% increase.

Foundation gala changes from free to fee. What’s the lesson here for your school auction?

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.

Is it hard to raise your school auction’s ticket price? Try a 750% increase.

A Foundation gala changes from free to fee. What’s the lesson in it for your school auction?

Three free phone resources every Fundraising Auction Chair should be using

Using three FREE phone-related resources can make any Auction Chairperson’s job a little easier.

Are we ready to eliminate the printed auction invitation?

A Twitter-based poll showing that donors prefer giving money via an organization’s website gets Sherry to wondering if those people would also prefer receiving an evite alerting them to their charity’s fundraising auction.

PODCAST: What’s the perfect number of live auction items for your charity auction?

In this podcast, charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar tells you how to figure out the right number of items to sell at your gala.

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What’s the perfect number of live auction items for your charity auction?

Is 30 items too many? Is 3 too few? Here are guidelines to help you determine how many items you should sell in your live auction.

FREEBIE teleclass: 5 Myths Holding You Back from Making Big Money in Your Fundraiser Auction

Sherry is hosting another FREEBIE teleclass! This one is on the Five Myths Held by Auction Chairs and will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

PODCAST: Benefit auction item ideas – Stock the Bar | Stock the Cellar

In this podcast, fundraising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar offers an item suggestion for guests who enjoy shots over shiraz.

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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.

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