holidays are a gift for nonprofits
The holidays are a time where my email box and text messages are landing on my computer and phone from many nonprofits who are seeking a donation for Giving Tuesday.…
read moreThe holidays are a time where my email box and text messages are landing on my computer and phone from many nonprofits who are seeking a donation for Giving Tuesday.…
read moreTick, tick, tick. It is always the most viewed brioBlast of the year. It is the list of the best selling live auction packages of the year. I will provide…
read moreThe list of what is illegal and cannot be sold at an auction is longer than you’d imagine. Most of the time it does not pertain to a benefit auction,…
read moreMy 2023 benefit action season has just about ended. In two weeks my phone will ring and emails will come in with clients preparing for their events that will be…
read moreWhat is the time that you are starting your benefit event? What time are you stating that it will end? Is it a weekday event or a weekend event? Are…
read moreNumbered paddles raised in the air by bidders is likely the most iconic image of an auction. Paddles have been part of auctions for over 2,000 years. Television commercials that…
read moreOver the past eighteen years I have looked over hundreds of client sponsorship forms. For for the majority of forms you could say, if you’ve seen one form you’ve seen…
read moreNo two auctions are alike. Your benefit auction will be different from all the others. From attendance size, to the donors level of giving or buying, your event is unique…
read moreEvery auction should aim to be a new record for raised funds at the gala. That record will come from strategies and excellent planning. Great live auction packages can fall…
read moreThe selection of who leads and manages your event is important. They have a very important role. The Master or Mistress of Ceremonies is the person who will be the…
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