How to sell more raffle tickets? Hire the top sales rep in the country for your benefit auction.
If you want to make a lot of money in your auction raffle, it comes down to who is selling your raffle tickets. This post gives you some attributes of what to look for in your sales staff, and you’ll meet a direct-sales expert.
It’s tax day 2010. Here’s one benefit auction tax question answered
If you donate a week at your timeshare to your daughter’s benefit auction, is it a tax deduction? An “Ask the Expert” column gives us an answer.
What to Tweet to Promote Your Charity Auction
If you are a Twitter aficionado, you’ll appreciate these examples showing how others are using their tweets to promote their favorite charity auctions.
How to decide on the perfect number of live auction items for your charity auction
How many items should you put in your live auction? Is three too few? Is twenty too many? Charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar explores this perennial question in this post.
Silent auction item or live auction item: Does it matter where it’s sold?
What is the difference between selling an auction item in a live auction versus a silent auction? The way it’s marketed and the final sales price. This post gives an example of how one item fared.
Unusual Fundraising Auction Venue: Airplane Hangars
Fundraising auctions can be made more memorable when held in interesting locations. This post covers an auction fundraiser held in an executive airplane hangar.
Easy-to-implement auction ideas: A quick way to cut costs in your fundraising auction catalog
One of fundraising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar’s clients dropped the auction catalog print costs from $14,000 to $7900. Read this post to see how she did it.
Creative non-floral auction centerpieces from Robin Hood Foundation
Looking for a creative non-floral centerpiece? This ritzy New York benefit auction included cost-conscious centerpieces as part of its 2009 gala.
Five places to cut costs in your auction fundraiser. (Spend money wisely to make money.)
A recently released report substantiates the adage that “you must spend money to make money.” In a benefit auction, reduce costs in areas that have low return-on-investment, like these five.
Free teleclass on how to negotiate your fundraising auction venue contract
Another free teleclass training! This ~60-minute class will build your confidence around negotiating venue contracts. We’ll teach you about five key areas you’ll want to include or change when signing an offsite venue contract.
