UPDATE: The telecourse mentioned has passed, but the content below is still valid. To keep abreast of future calls, subscribe to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ What’s missing from the silent auction table in this photo? There are no bid sheets. You see four items and no bid sheets. Your silent auction can now “go digital” through the use of handheld bidding devices. There are a few companies offering this technology and each has its own approach. At this auction, guests were handed an ... Read On >
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A dirty little secret about growing your benefit auction gala
UPDATE: The telecourse mentioned has passed, but the content below is still valid. To keep abreast of future calls, subscribe to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ Assume you’re the Auction Chair of a benefit auction. It includes a silent and live auction raising $20,000, and you want a bump in that number. You want to grow the bottom line by $5k, so you add two affordable activities into the evening: a $5-ticket raffle and a cash appeal allowing guests to donate varying amounts ranging from $25 ... Read On >
Is an online auction right for you? Four steps to knowing.
UPDATE: The telecourse mentioned has passed, but the content below is still valid. To keep abreast of future calls, subscribe to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ This Thursday I'll be hosting the second call of my free 6-week benefit auction technology teleseries. Each week I'm covering a new tool that will help you improve your gala. This week, we'll learn about online auction software. I'll be interviewing a representative from a company that only sells software that to run online ... Read On >
How to accelerate your benefit auction checkout line
UPDATE: The telecourse mentioned is over, but the content is still valid. To learn a simple manual auction checkout process, get auction checkout training here. Keep abreast of future calls by subscribing to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ As I write this, I just returned from a benefit auction. The gala was the non-profit's first and it earned an "A." But one area we'll be perfecting before next year's event is the registration and auction checkout process. Checkout is a timely ... Read On >
Happy Birthday to us – and a FREE Technology Teleclass for you
Red Apple Auctions turns five today. (It's a quiet celebration, as I'm out of town speaking in San Antonio, TX .) I still remember driving down to City Hall and completing the paperwork to "birth" my business. I'd decided it was time to get serious about my hobby. I brainstormed possible names (filling a whole page with ideas), did some research, let it sit with me to get an internal read on what felt right, and opted for "Red Apple Auctions." As clients referred us and as others found us ... Read On >