Most charity auctions are held on Friday and Saturday nights. But is a Saturday night really the best day to hold an auction? Are fundraisers better on weekends? What's the matter with the rest of the week? Nothing. That said, sometimes you can tell what type of an auction the organization is hosting simply by looking at the day of the week they've chosen. Here's my not-entirely-accurate (but pretty close) look at what types of charity auctions fall on any given day of the ... Read On >
Benefit Auctions Blog
Live auction item idea: Time on boats and yachts
One of the enjoyable aspects of my work is the people I meet in wildly different professions. Like, for instance, the patron at a Miami auction who invited me to join his crew as they moved yachts from Miami to Fort Lauderdale after the Miami Boat Show. We left before sunrise, navigated up the intercoastal waterway, and arrived in Fort Lauderdale a few hours later to enjoy lunch. What a nice way to spend the morning! Boating activities are a good silent or live auction item, though I ... Read On >
Learning to expand my soul … and bank account.
Though this Virginia benefit auctioneer is currently hanging out in Miami after conducting a gala down here, I'll soon be leaving for Los Angeles to attend a 4-day business / spiritual symposium sponsored by Christine Closer, author of, "The Freedom Formula: How to put Soul in Your Business and Money in Your Bank." Keeping in mind that Red Apple Auctions only works with charities ... and realizing that these charities raise money for causes which pull at our heart-strings ... and given ... Read On >