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Dec 24

Auction Regifting: What to do with gifts you don’t want

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auction regifting signage gifts you don't wantYou’re going to receive some gifts you don’t want this season. You’ll get some perfectly nice things that aren’t perfect for you.

What do you do with gifts you don’t want?

These are nice things. New things.  

A friend of mine often takes those gifts to Goodwill. Another friend trashes them (which I find a bit heartbreaking).  

I’ve got a better idea. As you’re involved in a fundraising auction, you have the opportunity to gather these items, package them, and sell them.

 

Auction Regifting Gifts you dont want gifts for girlsSchool auctions are generally better primed for this idea, but well-organized nonprofits could also make this work.

As soon as January arrives, send an email to your committee or constituency. Mention that before anyone decides to cast away any unwanted gifts, you’d love it if they’d set those less-than-perfect items aside as a donation to your charity. Stress that these must be new items. 

uction Regifting Gifts you dont want Home itemsExplain that everyone likely received some less-than-perfect gifts over the holidays, and your charity has the perfect way to dispose of them — a fundraising auction! 

Once individuals donate their gift misfits to your organization, you’ll package them appropriately and sell them in your fundraiser. 

Look at these photos to see how one of my school auctions managed this activity. They offered three large silent auction baskets of “regiftables.”  Two of them are shown: “Geared for the Girls” and “Home is Where the Heart Is.” 

You’ll come up with your own themes of baskets once the items are in your offices.

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About Sherry Truhlar

Fundraising auctioneer and educator, helping schools and nonprofits plan more profitable benefit auctions. A prolific writer for her own blog and other fundraising sites, she’s been covered in The Beacon-News, Town & Country Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, Wiley's Special Events Galore!, AUCTIONEER, and other publications.

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