Working as a charity auctioneer in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, Arizona, Colorado, California or just about anywhere, I hear once in a while that an event has too much going on to have time added for a live auctioneer at the charity auction gala. Truth be known, if you have award presentations, [...]
Who Will Win Super Bowl 50? Who will win Super Bowl 2015? Who will win the Super Bowl 2015? Many people all over the world are faced with what they will do for the superbowl and who will win. My belief is YOU can win! Many charities put on themed events around holidays, [...]
Best Mobile Bidding Software Mobile bidding software has become the new way to go for silent auction fundraisers. Charities are paying companies thousands of dollars to run their fundraising auction this way, but are they really running their silent auction revenue stream into the ground? Over the last few years, many charities have [...]
As the first official trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is publicized, excitement builds for its release to theaters in November. Earlier this summer, Hunger Games fans were teased with teaser trailers focusing on the franchise’s villain, President Snow. This raised even more hype for the next Hunger Games release. Through all [...]
Wow, May has been an incredible month for charity auction events! Event coordinators from Phoenix, Arizona to New York are asking for advice about their upcoming auctions. Several benefit events that I have conducted in the last couple of weeks have been first-timers, organizations that have never hosted a charity auction before, and they have [...]
Why did Elsa from 'Frozen' show up on the season finale of the show 'Once Upon a Time' last night? Because the creators of the show knew that 'Frozen' and Elsa are trending, they are the thing right now. She is the newest and most popular princess for the moment and will attract viewers, their [...]
I recently performed a very successful school fundraising auction for an extremely happy and grateful group of parents and faculty. I wanted to share their success to give other schools and organizations hope that they really can make a difference. Caring parents and school administrators are finding ways to solve funding problems with their own [...]
Fundraising auctions and benefit galas take a substantial amount of time and effort to organize. Your nonprofit organization needs to take advantage of every opportunity to encourage great dividends. If you are careful about audience development, which I have discussed in previous blogs, then you have the right people coming to your charity event. The [...]
Most experienced charity organizations have found an advantage when hosting a charity gala event -- selling corporate tables and soliciting sponsors. These important tools can bring in extra revenue to underwrite the cost of your event, attract the right buyers to be a part of your audience, and bring exposure of your event and cause [...]
So you're planning a benefit and charity event for your nonprofit organization. Your volunteers have been working hard gathering donations to be auctioned at your fundraising event. The catering is being planned, the venue has been reserved, the auctioneer has been hired. What is the biggest thing you can do to make your event a [...]