Could you host a benefit auction in a shopping mall?
In their efforts to avoid empty storefronts triggered by a poor economy, some shopping centers are offering non-profits free space or deeply discounted rent if they move into these vacant stores. The question is, could you host a benefit auction in it?
Charity auction technology idea: Get more benefit auction bang for your Twitter buck
Heard of Twitter? Twitter has become more accessible to everyone as it now converts tweet posts to text messages. It means you can get great benefit auction content from Twitter, even if you don’t have a Twitter account.
Fundraising auctions in New York: Prepare your entries for Style Awards
BizBash has opened its proverbial Web doors to accept entries for the 2010 New York Event Style Awards. If you’ve hosted a fundraising auction in NYC in the last year and want to enter, the deadline is September 24.
“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.
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.
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.
Chicago benefit auctions: Submissions are due for BizBash awards
If your benefit auction is in Chicago, you’ve got until Wednesday, July 21, 2010 to submit your application for competition in the BizBash awards.
My 100% money-back fundraising auction guarantee. (I’m *that* confident you’ll love this.)
This charity auction seminar rocks. If you’re in Wilmington, DE on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 or Baltimore on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 you owe it to yourself to attend.
Five simple steps to confidently leading your charity auction as a Volunteer Auctioneer.
If you’re using a Volunteer Auctioneer at your gala, you’re losing some revenue that could be easily recouped … if only you knew the secrets of professional auctioneers. The “Five Simple Steps” takes your Volunteer Auctioneer and auction committee through those areas where the most revenue loss occurs. Do these areas right … and watch more donations fly in.
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.
