Silent Auctions
Here’s quite a spectacle to nab for your silent auction fundraiser
Harry Potter fans (and there’s no shortage of them at your benefit auction) will snap up tickets to Harry Potter, The Exhibition. A couple of passes to the traveling exhibit would be a popular addition to your silent auction.
“Demolishing” the idea that you need a glamorous charity auction item
Getting to legally crash a car again and again is worth paying for. One auction bidder paid $3000 to give his son the chance to wreck a car in a demolition derby. Here’s the story, and some ideas on making it work for your charity auction.
Silent auction entertainment? Maybe. For the 20-something crowd.
Some new technology geared for dance parties might actually be workable for a silent auction, especially those targeting Millennials.
A random benefit auction idea turns out to be a real-life growing business
A casual idea suggested for a benefit auction item turns out to be a real-life growing business. If a company can build this concept into a full-fledged amusement park, it’s certainly worth pursuing as a donation for your auction fundraiser.
I *love* silent auctions! But if fundraising is critical, opt for a live auction.
Sherry understands why groups like silent auctions, and she advocates that some groups keep them. But if you’re considering adding a new auction component to your event, opt for a live auction (not silent). Learn why in this post.
Spring benefit auction idea: Grow auction revenue with a Garden Club Tour
Have you asked your local Garden Club for a donation to their annual Garden Tour? Two tickets to their Garden Tour could grow the revenue in your own auction fundraiser.
Wanna make more money in your silent auction? Re-read your descriptions. -Part 2
A common mistake in silent auctions is the failure to provide a clear, comprehensive description of the item for sale. Guests won’t bid the big bucks unless they know what they’re buying! Here is Part 2 of this series.
Wanna make more money in your silent auction? Re-read your descriptions. -Part 1
A common mistake in silent auctions is the failure to provide a clear, comprehensive description of the item for sale. Guests won’t bid the big bucks unless they know what they’re buying! Here is Part I of this series.
Auction Tips for Selling Art in your Fundraiser – Part 2
Art can be a tough sell at an auction fundraiser. In this post, Washington, DC-based fundraising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar gives some pointers on how to sell it. This is Part 2 of the 2-part post.
Auction Tips for Selling Art in your Fundraiser – Part 1
Art can be a tough sell at an auction fundraiser. In this post, Virginia auctioneer Sherry Truhlar, CMP, BAS gives some pointers on how to sell it. This is Part 1.
