bid paddles

May 09

Reusable auction bid paddle sticks: Good for storage and sponsors

I have an old video (it was my first video ever) that educates on what makes for a good fundraising auction bid paddle.It's hideous. It has all the markings of a first-time video, including awkward speaking, less-than-perfect audio, and bad hair.But the content is good.Even 9 years later, people comment on the video, thanking me for the information that helped them decide on a good bid paddle for their fundraiser.One idea the video doesn't share is the idea of reusable bid ... Read On >

Mar 17

Part 3: The raging debate on silent auction bid numbers versus names

This is a 3-part blog post, explaining why benefit auctions should identify guests with bid numbers instead of names.The first post looked at the benefits of using numbers in a Fund a Need. The second post examined the use of numbers in the live auction. Today we'll turn to the silent auction.+++++++++++++++++Why you should use silent auction bid numbers (not names) on your bidding sheets. Why do this? It's an easy answer. Because you'll raise more money. A big ... Read On >

Mar 10

Part 2: The raging debate on auction bid numbers versus names in the live auction

This is a 3-part blog post, explaining why benefit auctions should identify guests with bid numbers instead of names.The first post looked at the benefits of using numbers in a Fund a Need. Today, we examine using numbers in the live auction. The third post turns to using numbers in the silent auction.+++++++++++++++++ Why you should use numbers instead of names during your live auction. I worked an auction in New York a few years ago. The live auction process started to break ... Read On >

Mar 03

The raging debate on auction bid numbers versus names

Let me preface this subject with two quick stories. Story #1 While flying back from Eugene, OR, after last weekend's auction, I had lots of time to watch some movies, including Life Itself. The movie is a documentary about Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times' film critic who recently died of cancer. Ebert shared an amusing story about the challenge of being a movie critic. At work, he sat next to a gentleman who reviewed other arts. Co-workers would come up to his colleague and ask, "What did ... Read On >