Happy Birthday, Scott!

It’s my brother’s birthday! I decided to wish him a public Happy Birthday on my blog.

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.

What’s the perfect number of live auction items for your charity auction?

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.

Video: Kathy, an auction guest from a recent auction

An auction guest at a foundation auction says a few words about the auction.

Video: Kevin, a client (Holy Cross Hospital) from a recent auction

Here’s a video clip from an auction on Saturday. An attendee / client at Saturday’s auction says a few words about why he thinks the group had a record-breaking fundraiser.

Auctioneers are Rare; Female Auctioneers are Rarer

According to the statistics in an article Sherry read, there are only 10,034 full-time auctioneers in the USA. Compare that to 302,603 attorneys. In this post, she considers some of the reasons why it’s a relatively rare occupation.