Category: benefit event

Do Sign Up Boards at a Fundraising Event work?

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date October 23, 2014
Categories In auction, auctioneer, benefit event, california, elite auctions, fundraiser, mike grigg, party board for fundraiser, revenue enhancers, sign up board
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Here at Elite Auctions & Fundraising Services we are always searching for alternative “revenue enhancing” ideas at our fundraising auction events other than the live auction, silent auction and fund a need or ask. We have compiled a book of several revenue enhancers to use at your event and share this with all of our […]

13 Tips for Your Live Auction Fundraiser

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date July 24, 2014
Categories In benefit event, california auctioneer, charity, elite auctions, fundraiser, live auction, mike grigg, nonprofit

1. Always have your professional auctioneer help you with putting the live auction items in the best order. 2. Live auction should be no longer than 45 minutes, but preferably 30 minutes. It takes approximately 2-3 minutes to sell each item. 3. It is very important to schedule the live auction early in your program. […]

How to Raise More Money from Your Donation Web Pages

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date July 18, 2014
Categories In auctioneer, benefit event, california, charity, donation page, elite auctions, fundraiser, mike grigg, tracy karbus, way to raise money

When it comes to raising money from your donation pages I think every bit of advice can help. Here are some suggestions from the blog of John Haydon’s: “19 Ways to Raise More Money From Your Donation Pages.” This should get your donation page on track: Ditch the vintage PayPal button Write a powerful headline […]

Professional Fundraising Auctioneer VS. Professional Auctioneer

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date December 18, 2013
Categories In benefit event, cattle auctioneer, charity, elite auctions, fundraising, fundraising auctioneer, mike grigg, professional auctioneer, versus, vs

So you’re having a fundraising auction event and you need an auctioneer… one of the board members says: “My uncle is a world champion cattle auctioneer and he is willing to donate his bid calling services.” The rest of the board says that’s spectacular and your event proceeds with a great cattle auctioneer at the […]