If you’re planning a virtual gala and need to hire an auctioneer AND buy software, here are three reasons to hire the virtual auctioneer first.
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The ten latest fundraising auction trends I shared during my class last week, speaking at Gail Perry’s Fired Up Fundraising events course.
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When someone points at you, it’s usually for negative reasons — a reprimand or an accusation. That’s why pointing isn’t welcome in my fundraising auctions.
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My nonprofit auction client emailed me, asking if it was a good idea to put a blurb about the auctioneer (me) in their invitation. It is, and here’s why.
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A prospective client called me, frustrated that her previous auctioneer embarrassed her donors by starting items much too high. Here’s what I said.
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Research shows that LOWER starting bids generate HIGHER sale prices. But in addition to that study, here are two other reasons to downplay opening bids.
Continue readingWorking as a wine auctioneer in Texas afforded me some time with wine cases, some cuvee, and a canyon.
Continue readingWorking as a wine auctioneer in Texas afforded me some time with wine cases, some cuvee, and a canyon.
Continue readingAuction chairs often search for ways to make auction donors feel special. Here’s how one planner gave the auctioneer a binder to help with the process.
Continue readingAuction chairs often search for ways to make auction donors feel special. Here’s how one planner gave the auctioneer a binder to help with the process.
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