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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.

Two Lesser-Known Labs of the Smithsonian can be a great benefit auction item

Behind-the-scenes tours of any of the Smithsonian Museums would be a fun benefit auction item, but these two labs might be the most fascinating of the bunch!

PODCAST: How to Procure Walk-on Movie and TV Roles for Your Benefit Auction

In this podcast, fundraising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar offers three ideas on nabbing a donation of a walk-on part in a movie or TV commercial.

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How to procure Walk-on Movie & TV Roles for your benefit auction

Use these three ideas to secure a walk-on part in a movie or TV commercial for your next school auction or nonprofit gala.

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