VIDEO: Where to get charity auction items
Where do you get items for your charity auction? Most people ask for donations. But there are two other ways: consignors or renting an acquisitions database.
VIDEO: Buying a prize for a raffle? Consider Woot!
If you need to supplement your auction by making a purchase for an item which will be re-sold at your event (such as for a raffle prize or to add to an existing basket), keep an eye on the Website Woot. This unique online market site sells one product a day for dirt cheap prices.
VIDEO: Do You Deliver? Offering Delivery Attracts More Bidders on Large Benefit Auction Items
Auction guests won’t bid on a large auction item if they have concerns about getting it home. Encourage bidding by offering delivery.
PODCAST: Do you deliver? Offering delivery attracts more bidders on large benefit auction items
In this podcast, fund raising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar explains how to entice guests to bid on a large auction item: offer delivery.
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Auction guests won’t bid on a large auction item if they have concerns about getting it home. Encourage bidding by offering delivery.
Great charity auction donations come from those “doing it anyway.”
If you ask people to share something they already love doing, it’s easier to procure items for your charity auction. Here’s a couple of ideas to get you started with your auction acquisitions.
PODCAST: What’s the perfect number of live auction items for your charity auction?
In this podcast, charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar tells you how to figure out the right number of items to sell at your gala.
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Is 30 items too many? Is 3 too few? Here are guidelines to help you determine how many items you should sell in your live auction.
Oprah’s leaving daytime. Time to request tickets for your auction fundraisers
Oprah has effectively turned in her resignation letter to CBS and will be leaving The Oprah Winfrey Show at the end of 2011. That means non-profit auction committees have around 18 months left to try and secure one of the top-selling auction items of all times.
PODCAST: Benefit auction item idea – Restaurant dining at the chef’s table
In this podcast, charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar explains why this is likely to be one of the most popular items in your auction.
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