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.
Using kids to raise cash at your auction, even when they aren’t attending – Part 1
When it comes to raising money, children have a universal appeal. Here are two ways to incorporate kids into your charity auction, even if they aren’t physically at the event.
Treasures of the Deep: An Auction Theme Plays off Underwater Mysteries
An underwater theme entranced the auction crew at this fundraiser. “Treasures of the Deep” was truly a site to behold!
Silent Auction idea: Wrap auction baskets with clear plastic wrap
Auction baskets in your silent auction are usually best displayed wrapped in a clear plastic. Here are some reasons why it’s worth the trouble.
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.
Auction Procurement Tip: Use Your Location to Help Make Connections to Celebrities
When you have your sensors up, you can find auction donations everywhere you go. In this post, benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar talks about a donation idea she concocted while attending a Pink Martini concert. She offers suggestions on ways you can connect with celebrities just by virtue of “where you are.”
FREEBIE teleclass: 5 Myths Holding You Back from Making Big Money in Your Fundraiser Auction
Sherry is hosting another FREEBIE teleclass! This one is on the Five Myths Held by Auction Chairs and will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
Masks used for a fundraising auction decor element
At this fundraising auction, Venetian masks looked lovely on the silent auction tables and as centerpieces during the dinner auction.
Part 2: Ah HA! About those outlandish benefit auction ideas? I’ve got photos.
I love creativity, especially when it’s fun and a tad off-the-wall, as these photos show. At this school auction, one parent got into the spirit by dressing as a mime to sell raffle tickets in front of the school.
Fundraiser Auction Entertainment at a School Action: Mechanical Bull
Looking for some entertainment ideas for your charity auction? For a western-themed auction, consider a mechanical bull. It was a popular activity at this fundraising auction for an all-boys private Catholic school.
