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Top Ten Biggest Mistakes Made at a Fundraising Auction Event

10.  Poor item display and lack of power point slides or video to spotlight items during the auction.

9.  Poor lighting

8.  Using no or small print bid numbers

7.  Not making adequate announcements during silent auction

6.  Starting the live auction too late 

5.  Not enough or no ringmen (bid spotters)

4.  Beginning the live auction after the sit down dinner is over

3.  Insufficient sound system

2.  Not using a fund a need or doing a fund a need incorrectly

1.  NOT USING A PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING AUCTIONEER AND CONSULTANT!!!!!!

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A little more about Elite Auctions & Fundraising Services

logo6303921_mdElite Auctions and Fundraising Services serves as the premier fundraising auctioneer and consultant in the Southern California, Northern California and Central California areas.  We focus on areas like Bakersfield, Los Angeles (LA), Riverside, Orange County (New Port, Anaheim, Laguna Beach, etc.), San Diego (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Rancho Sante Fe, etc.).  We also serve Northern California areas like San Francisco, Sacramento, Monterey, Napa Valley, Fresno, etc.  Central California areas include Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, etc.  We will travel to just about anywhere and are here to make California non-profits successful with their charity events. 

We have record-breaking fundraising ideas for school fundraisers, church fundraisers, giuliani and mike wordpresscharity events, 203k organizations, golf tournaments, and all non profit organizations.  We teach our clients how to fundraise and have ideas for fundraising that we implement into their events to maximize their revenue.  We are a highly trained, professional team of benefit auctioneers, consultants, ringmen, event planners, authors, teachers, and fundraising experts that exists to promote professionalism in the fundraising event and auction profession. 

If your non-profit organization, school or church needs an organization that can take your event to heights you never dreamed possible by implementing charity ideas for non profit fundraising then Elite Auctions and Fundraising Services is the team of professionals for you!  Thank you for visiting our website and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about our services.

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Should my Charity Auction Event do a Plated Dinner or Buffet?

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For most charity events I highly recommend doing a plated dinner versus a buffet.  Mainly because with a plated dinner your guests are already in their seats and relaxed, ready to pay attention to the speakers and auctioneer.  A buffet takes a long time to before every table is served, which pushes the auction and fundraising way back to a time that people are exhausted and maybe a little too tipsy to give full attention to what you are there to accomplish… raise money!

The secondary reason for having a plated dinner is simple… it is more classy and makes your guests feel like they are at an event that demands respect and high dollar giving.  Remember, every small thing that you do to enhance your event has a positive impact on your bottom line.  You not only want your guests to leave your event giving every last dollar and then some, but also talk about how classy and fun your event was to their friends and peers.  This will result in higher attendance for your next event, which can result in making more money.