PODCAST: Sit! Using flash mobs to seat unruly charity auction guests

charity auction flash mob

The curtain opening signaled guests to follow dancers.

A group struggled to get guests to move into the ballroom for dinner. To focus their guests’ attention, the organization used a flash mob. Guests watched the show (the mob) and followed.

Listen to the podcast below.

About Sherry Truhlar

Charity auction educator and onstage auctioneer, helping schools and nonprofits across the USA plan more profitable benefit auctions. Her galas raise $15,000 to $2 million each and she’s sold at events with crowds up to 1200. A prolific writer for her own blog and other fundraising sites, her advice is tapped by thousands of auction planners seeking to improve their benefit auctions. She’s been covered in Town & Country Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Auctioneer, and other publications.

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