By: bensonbrown | 2010-12-03 | Cars The MINI's 50th Birthday was celebrated in style at Silverstone, with mod rock legend Paul Weller headlining the event. read more
By: Jacob Schiffer | 2010-12-24 | Article Marketing Charity auctions are a fun way to get funding,have several formats with different bidding processes and services can be featured, and were started by religious institutions. read more
By: Danica Reynes | 2011-01-04 | Society Charity auctions can have different formats, different bidding processes, and are a fun way of money initially invented by religious institutions. Charity Auctions are events arranged by various types of groups and organizations to raise money for a variety of needs and purposes... read more
By: Sherry Truhlar | 2010-10-19 | Fundraising Hectic schedules being what they are, it's not uncommon for non-profit or school auction committees to meet via teleconference. Unfortunately, if your group is larger than three people, your phone's conference call option might not be an option. Consider these tips for meeting via phone. read more
By: Kevin Rutter | 2010-03-26 | Fundraising Live auctions are a great way to raise money for a charitable cause. They create energy and excitement at the event, and allow people to be publicly recognized for their generosity as they raise their paddles to bid on items. Therefore, to ensure active participation through a lively event you want to have the right person as auctioneer. read more
By: Sherry Truhlar | 2010-03-26 | Business If my client is only conducting a silent auction, I am never asked whether an item belongs in the silent auction or live auction - there's no choice! But if the auction fundraiser includes both components, the "silent versus live" debate often arises. In this article, I discuss how an auction item can be affected by its placement in a silent section versus the live auction. read more
By: Jacob Schiffer | 2011-02-23 | Article Marketing When planning a charity auction, don't forget to coordinate with the auction volunteers, come up with a budget, establish your goals, search for things that could be auctioned, hire a professional auctioneer, make sure the event gets publicity, and send the invitations to your guests. read more
By: meliza mateo | 2010-12-27 | Relationships Charity auctions can have different formats, different bidding processes, and are a fun way of money initially invented by religious institutions. read more
By: danica | 2011-02-23 | Arts & Entertainment When preparing a charity auction, remember to team up with the event volunteers, make a budget plan, set your goals, find things that attract bidding, have an auctioneer facilitate the event, the event should be publicized, and mail the invitations. read more
By: Kevin Rutter | 2010-03-26 | Fundraising The "Fund-A-Need" program is a vital part of any benefit auction. It is often times the largest source of revenue for the event. It must be done correctly, however. Here are some ideas to get you started. read more
By: Kevin Rutter | 2010-03-26 | Fundraising When looking to raise money for charitable cause, you want to find items that people will want to bid on that will cost you very little upfront. The more money you can save on your donated items, the more money goes to the charity itself, so why not consider items that cost you absolutely nothing? These three items can create excitement and earn you big dollars for your charitable event. read more
By: henrikibsenn | 2011-12-29 | Business The types of auctions actually vary, but the underlying cause is that all proceeds that are received go to the charity or cause that is being represented. read more
By: Denial Nichol | 2011-12-02 | Taxes It is common practice for non profit organizations to hold public auction events where people will bid upon and buy things. The issue often takes place whether the investment property on the things purchased is really a not for profit gift. read more
By: Kevin Rutter | 2010-03-26 | Fundraising A lot of work and thought goes into planning a charity auction, there are venues to book, items to secure, advertising for the event, and food and refreshments to get. You want to have a successful outcome for your charitable cause, and one way to do this is to include a live auction. read more
By: Sherry Truhlar | 2010-10-19 | Fundraising If you're including a raffle as part of your charity auction, consider hiring experts of the cold-call and the hard-sell to promote your tickets: kiosk workers from shopping malls. After watching my professional sales team and volunteers sell thousands of raffle tickets at hundreds of auction galas, I'm convinced that hiring aggressive (but fun) sellers is the best way to maximize your raffle. read more