Procurement
VIDEO: Silent auction item idea: Photo Garage Doors
A German company is selling photos to cover your garage door. This could be a popular benefit auction item idea. It would certainly sell to someone!
Add pizzazz to your silent auction items with these ideas
Enjoy these three silent auction procurement videos to show you how to add pizazz to your gala this year.
Don’t re-use last year’s charity auction letters to donors
Winter charity auctions are thinking donations right now. These two videos cover both the auction donations and the thank you letters to donors.
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.
Selling a puppy at the benefit auction? Take steps to protect the dog. Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSelling 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.
VIDEO: Celebrity Charity – Enlisting Stars to Your Cause
If you want to get celebrities at your party, here are some ideas on where to start.
VIDEO: Family Photo Party: The traditional photography donation gets updated into a great silent auction item
Many photographers graciously donate a sitting to gala auctions, but here’s a twist for a new silent auction item.
VIDEO: Explosions can boost bidding at charity auctions
The destruction of big, man-made things — like FPL’s power plant on Florida’s Space Coast — can attract bidders at your next charity auction.
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.
