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Dec 18 ideas for auction procurement

The best year-end tip for auction procurement

The holidays are here!  As you mingle and jingle through the rest of December, keep this tip for auction procurement in mind. Listen to the chatter. Here's the deal. There's not much auction committee work getting done between now and January 1. Instead, it's a season for socializing. Companies host holiday parties. Friends host open houses. Families reconvene at homesteads. As your co-workers, friends, and relatives swap stories about what they've been doing, pay ... Read On >

Sep 11

Creative event names for your auction gala fundraiser

I love word play.  Thoughtful poems and good song lyrics beg for me to memorize them.  And when rhymes are tied to rhythm in a rap, remembering lyrics is even easier. But word play isn't just for music. I recall listening to Sam Horn (the speaker, not the baseball player) sharing a story about her book title, "Tongue Fu! How to Deflect, Disarm, and Defuse any Verbal Conflict." What a great name. Kung fu conjures ideas of self-defense, and Sam ingeniously used the same alliteration ... Read On >

Jun 05

Raffle Cheat Sheet: A tool that helps volunteers sell more raffle tickets

Last night I worked an event that had about 1,000 guests in attendance.  It was a tasting-style event ... the kind that have 50 or 60 restaurant chefs in attendance, each handing out samples of their food and cocktails. As they always do, the nonprofit did an excellent job of recruiting, organizing, and training its volunteers. For instance: All the volunteers were taken on a tour of the hotel so they knew where to direct guests.  They could point out the registration and checkout ... Read On >

Feb 26

5 ways to keep your benefit auction’s sex appeal

February is synonymous with Valentine's Day, so this month I've committed to writing every blog post with a tie-in to love, romance, sex and even lust. We've covered auctioneer one-night stands,  training your auction volunteers to flirt in the silent auction, and showing the love to your guests.  Today, it's about sex appeal. (You know, keeping your benefit auction fresh and attractive.) +++++ Has your gala auction lost its sex appeal? Earlier this month I talked with a long-time auction ... Read On >

Jan 11

The charity auction ideas YOU (Auction Chairs) researched in 2011

Year-end recaps are great ways to get up to speed on the best information that auction chairs were learning last year. And if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I'm a numbers person. I like to measure results and make decisions based on numbers.  There’s nothing like seeing the answer in data and going for it. So this week, I'm giving you the most popular blog posts of last year.  Consider it your insider’s guide as to what was hot when it comes to charity auction ideas, as ... Read On >

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