Benefit Auctioneer, Mike Grigg with Elite Auctions & Fundraising Services discusses the importance of a plated dinner versus a buffet style dinner at your fundraising auction event. If you must do a buffet use food stations intermixed with your auction items. Try to avoid having a buffet at a fundraising auction event. There is a […]
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Plated Dinner or Buffet at Your Fundraising Auction Event?
Fundraising Seminar in Los Angeles by Elite Auctions
Los Angeles Seminar: Skyrocket Your Fundraising Auction Revenue!! When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12 noon Where: Embassy Suites LAX North. 9801 Airport Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Fill out Registration Form at the bottom of this page. Limited seating available.) Seminar Content: Which Auction Items Are Hot & Which […]
Auction Hero
[youtube=http://youtu.be/aOwES5nLsTo]Auction Hero was created by Mike Grigg with Elite Auctions and Fundraising Services to help drive donation results prior to a fund a need or appeal. It comes from the theory of “All they can say is no.” The professional fundraising auctioneer will ask the crowd if there are any auction heroes in the audience […]
Fundraising Charity Event Checklist
Here is a handy checklist from start to finish that you can use. Not all topics on the checklist are covered in the post, but many are self explanatory. 9 – 12 Months prior to Event Choose an Event Chair or President Select your Committee Coordinators Figure out a budget Choose a venue Choose a […]
How to Deal with Celebrities at Benefit Auctions
A-list celebrities and even local celebrities can add to the excitement of your event. Celebrities make great emcees, but do not use them as your auctioneer. They are not trained and do not call auctions for a living. If you are going to have celebrities at your event try to market your event with their […]
Live Auctions vs. Silent Auctions
Most of your auction attendees have more fun with the live auction versus the silent auction at a charity event. However, in order to sell a lot of low to mid-range valued items for a charity event in a short period of time and keep your audience captivated, a silent auction should be utilized. Charity auctions should have no more than […]
Should my Charity Auction Event do a Plated Dinner or Buffet?
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 […]