Category: fundraising event

Are You Looking for a “Magic Pill” to bring in MORE MONEY at Your Fundraising Auction?

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date June 25, 2015
Categories In auction, benefit, california giving, charity, connie waddell, elite auctions, fundraiser, fundraising event, magic pill, means to support cause, mike grigg, most important ingredient, nonprofit

We all know that a “Magic Pill” doesn’t exist in the physical sense, but what if I tell you that doing one simple thing could double or triple your fundraising auction revenue; would you believe in a “magic pill” then? There are so many facets that make up a successful fundraising event: great venue, good […]

What is the most important ingredient to a successful fundraising event?

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date February 20, 2015
Categories In auction, benefit, california giving, charity, connie waddell, elite auctions, fundraiser, fundraising event, means to support cause, mike grigg, most important ingredient, nonprofit

Is the most important ingredient the type of live auction items or what kind of food you serve or how many silent auction items you have, etc.? While all these are important, the answer is NO! The single most important ingredient for a successful fundraising event is having the right people in the room. So […]

What Should Your Nonprofit Organization be doing in the “Off-Season”?

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date December 2, 2014
Categories In auctioneer, benefit auction consultant, california, charity auctioneer, donors, elite auctions, fundraiser, fundraising event, mike grigg, planning fundraiser, procurement

We all know that the Fall fundraising season just came to a close and everyone is in holiday mode now. All I can say is DO NOT wait to start planning, procuring and cultivating your donor list until the last 2 months prior to your next benefit auction event! Here are three simple things you […]

What Most People Don’t Know about Working with a Great Benefit Auctioneer

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date September 2, 2014
Categories In benefit auctioneer, california auctioneer, charity auctioneer, elite auctions, fundraising consultant, fundraising event, iceberg, mike grigg

A great benefit auctioneer is involved in the planning months in advance. Most people that attend fundraising events see an auctioneer up on stage chanting away to raise funds for a great cause, and it appears to be seamless for a good benefit auctioneer. What they don’t see are the countless hours in consultation and […]