If you're worried about the economy, you may be focusing on the wrong thing. Non-profit organizations are achieving auction success today by charting their course on the things that they CAN control to reverse the trends that many benefit auctions are experiencing due to the tough economy. These predictable yet controllable factors include: fewer attendance; auction items not achieving full or over value; use of volunteer auctioneers; cautious spending by guests; inadequate planning, lower … [Read more...]

The silent auction fundraiser often accounts for 50-100% of your fundraising auction revenue and the single most import ingredient to maximum your income is the bid sheet. To be most productive the bid sheet should contain: Logo of your organization (branding is important) Catalog number prominently displayed Complete and simple description of the item Starting bid Pre-printed increments The Starting Bid When we started in the fundraising auction business many years ago the most … [Read more...]