Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar

Theme

Funky sound systems match your benefit auction theme

My recent articles in Benefit Auction Ideas (my twice-a-month ezine) have focused on suggestions for great benefit auction themes.  In this post, I'm moving this theme concept in a new direction. Some elements of your gala are optional; others are required.  Having a theme is optional.  Offering items that people want - and guests with money to buy them - is required. A sound system falls into that latter category.  It's required, even for small crowds. (I once used an at-home "toy" karaoke ... Read On >

Hello Honeysuckle! 2011’s official color packs punch in benefit auction themes

Here’s a bit of froth and fun for my first blog post of 2011. If you're evaluating some trendy benefit auction themes or centerpiece ideas, here’s the color to use. PANTONE® 18-2120 Honeysuckle: the official color of 2011 Until stumbling across this last week, I had no idea there was a color of the year.  (Naive of me.) In addition to paint, the perky shade has already been rolled into Visa cards and wedding dresses. Pantone says that the vibrant color of honeysuckle “lifts the ... Read On >

For the school auction, the theme is Beach Ball

School auction themes vary dramatically, but here's one called "Beach Ball."  The overall effect was more beach than ball. When spring break isn't quite here and winter has been around for eternity, everyone is eager to relive some of the summer warmth enjoyed so many weeks before. This school auction committee brightened up a fellowship hall to make it festive. Guests did their part by showing up in colorful beach-themed wear. (No swimming suits, but lots of flowered shirts.) Here are some ... Read On >