What you deem “normal” for your school auction depends on where you live. Here are three short stories about school auctions you might find unusual.
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In my last blog post, I reflected on some of the more creative auction themes I saw in 2019. Today, let’s look ahead and consider a few trends I’m seeing in fundraising auctions. Auction Trend #1: Three popular auction themes In 2020, I ex…
Continue readingOf the ~70 galas I worked in in 2019, these were fundraising events of 2019 which I thought had the best auction themes.
Continue readingGenerally speaking, I’m not a fan of comparing the numbers of your benefit auction to other events. Results vary by region, guest capacity, the cause, the type of event, and other factors. Furthermore, unless you are able to see all of the data …
Continue readingThree years ago I wrote a post giving eleven different options for benefit auction venues. As 2019 is wrapping up, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at my own year and see where my clients held their fundraising auctions. Among my clients, …
Continue readingOnce or twice a year I open up my shopping cart for sales of a product I call the Catalog Carnival. The Carnival is a collection of catalogs and programs whereby I have pointed out the clever ideas worthwhile to model. What good ideas come from auction…
Continue readingHave you seen memes like this circulating online? There are many variations of memes referencing different professions. It reminded me of a conversation I had with a medical doctor at a fundraiser this summer. I was working on behalf of the Leukemia an…
Continue readingA few years ago — maybe 5 years ago, but not more than 10 — I started to hear chatter about involving young professionals (YP) at the fundraising gala. “We need to get the younger generation involved,” was the general vibe. In p…
Continue readingWhen the fundraising auction fails, who is at fault? In this post, we learn who was most responsible at 3 flopped auctions — school administration, the auctioneer, and fate.
Continue readingI want to talk about the importance of having subtitles on your Fund a Need video. Subtitles aren’t just useful for foreign audiences or those hard of hearing. Here’s what happened last week and why I’m sharing. One of my clients runs…
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