Pre-event activities

Charity Auction Tips to Conquer a Loud Crowd at your Auction Fundraiser

Got a loud crowd at your charity auction? Here are some techniques for ensuring your rowdy group doesn’t interfere with the fundraising mission of the night.

Part 2: Ah HA! About those outlandish benefit auction ideas? I’ve got photos.

I love creativity, especially when it’s fun and a tad off-the-wall, as these photos show. At this school auction, one parent got into the spirit by dressing as a mime to sell raffle tickets in front of the school.

Only a few spots left for this Maryland fundraising seminar: “Maximizing your Benefit Auction: Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy”

Benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar is speaking in the Annapolis area on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in the seminar “Maximizing Your Benefit Event: Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy.”

Free teleclass on how to negotiate your fundraising auction venue contract

Another free teleclass training! This ~60-minute class will build your confidence around negotiating venue contracts. We’ll teach you about five key areas you’ll want to include or change when signing an offsite venue contract.