Category: Nonprofit organization

What is the MOST Important Ingredient for a Successful FundraisingEvent?

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date September 11, 2013

THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EVENT…

THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM

WHO ARE THE “RIGHT PEOPLE”?

They are the people who understand and believe in your cause and have the means and desire to monetarily support that cause.

A FUNDRAISING EVENT IS JUST THAT.

A fundraising event first and foremost should be seen as an opportunity to focus on raising as much money as possible for your cause. If the majority of the guests in the room cannot afford to give generously then you are allowing that opportunity to slip away.

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY:

Perhaps that sounds insensitive to the many volunteers and employees associated with your organization so let me give a quick example of why having the “right people” in the room is the most important ingredient for a successful fundraising event. If at your event you have 100 guests with the means to generously support your cause rather than 300 who perhaps cannot; you will raise exponentially more money and the cost of putting on the event will be less thus insuring your organization can continue to effectively serve your community now and in the future.

By Connie Waddell, CEO of Elite Auctions and Fundraising Services

Coming Soon: How to Insure you have the Right People In The Room.

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California Fundraising Auctioneer more than Doubles Horse RescueEvent’s Revenue

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date August 20, 2013

PRLog (Press Release) – Aug. 20, 2013 – NAPA, Calif. — Napa Valley, CA – Elite Auctions and Fundraising Services more than doubles Sunrise Horse Rescue’s profit at their 4th annual Harvest of Hope Benefit Auction Event. Professional auctioneer, Mike Grigg presided over the live auction which brought in nearly $50,000 and the fund a need which brought in $21,000. The funds will go to benefit horses and the rescue operation in the Napa Valley area.

The event was held at the Blossom Creek Farm in Calistoga, CA where some of the rescued horses were present to interact with the over 180 attendees. There was a silent auction, live auction and fund a need which coupled with ticket sales raised in the area of $100,000.

Elite Auctions and Fundraising Services has record-breaking fundraising ideas and customized strategies that are key to nonprofit organizations’ success. They present seminars all over the state of California teaching their secrets to nonprofit fundraising success.

Every year, countless horses go without enough food, shelter or love. Sunrise Horse Rescue is the only non-profit organization in Napa County dedicated to saving such horses and providing them with forever homes. Children and adults in the community gain life-skills by assisting in the rehabilitation of these horses and provide them with the loving attention they so deserve.

Sunrise Horse Rescue was founded in November of 2007 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We are located in the heart of the Napa Valley, in beautiful Saint Helena, California.

Our Mission: to provide a sanctuary for rescued abused and neglected horses in Napa and Sonoma Counties as well as provide students of all ages with life enhancing skills derived from the care and rehabilitation of the horses.

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Elite Auctions to attend Consulting for Benefit Auctioneers Workshop in Atlanta

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date July 31, 2013

Elite Auctions & Fundraising Services will be attending a workshop for benefit auctioneers in Atlanta, Georgia next week. Elite Auctions strives to be the best benefit auctioneers/consultants on the west coast and is constantly educating and training themselves on the strategies that work in this tough economy and in our specific area. Here is more information about the workshop:

Consulting for Benefit Auctioneers Workshop

How to Create a Highly Profitable Stream of Income For Your Benefit Auction Business with Consulting

Presented by Professional Auctioneer and Consultant

Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS

Monday, August 5 and Tuesday August 6, 2013
Atlanta, Georgia

This Powerful 2-Day Workshop Will Give you the Consulting Skills Required to Build Massive Success and Propel Profits

Are you ready to gain the competitive advantage you desire that will move your benefit auction business light years ahead?

Would you to like to raise significantly more money, engage donors, motivate volunteers and delight your nonprofit clients so you are delightedly retained year after year?

“There has never been a better time to offer Consulting – nonprofits need and want your unique benefit auction expertise.”

Leverage one of the fastest growing segments of our auction profession today – BENEFIT AUCTIONS – a $16.2 Billion annual industry* with over 1.5 Million nonprofits in the United States.

The Benefit Auction Consultant Workshop will powerfully position you to raise significantly more money, engage donors, motivate volunteers and delight your nonprofit clients so you are retained year after year.

If you think that you can advance your benefit auction business by just auctioning fancy dinners and exotic trips, think again!

Now more than ever, nonprofits seek out benefit auctioneers who can relate to them, solve problems, produce fresh profit-making ideas and to raise more money. Build your confidence and harness these advanced benefit auction consulting competencies now.

Kathy’s personalized coaching will empower you to inspire nonprofit clients, donors and auction audiences to accelerate your career and to skyrocket auction fundraising and invigorate your bottom line.

The Benefit Auction Consultant Workshop will show you how to easily unlock opportunities and tap into the unlimited stream of income by adding consulting with your nonprofit clients.

If you are ready to propel your benefit auction business and your consulting skills, Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS is excited to work with you personally to provide an innovative and highly interactive workshop on Benefit Auction Consulting.

To thrive in challenging times you must become more creative, learn innovative skills, network more and invest in yourself to compete in this new economy.

But there is GOOD NEWS! The Benefit Auction Business is BOOMING!

Are you ready to take your benefit auction business to the next level?

In this distinctly interactive workshop, and you will practice the specialized skills you need to add highly requested benefit auction consulting services and business to accelerate your profits and exponentially raise more money!

Consulting with non-profit organizations insures auction event success and higher revenues for the non-profit AND your auction company. As a Benefit Auction Consultant, you will empower non-profits to raise more far more funds, increase awareness and goodwill plus those turn auction bidders into loyal long-term donors. (…and that’s your unique power and expertise you bring to your nonprofit clients!)

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Watch This! It will change the way you think about Nonprofit Fundraising

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date July 29, 2013

(This came from TED and Dan Pollotta) Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend — not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). In this bold talk, he says: Let’s change the way we think about changing the world.

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Welcome Tracy Karbus… New Elite Auctions Fundraising Consultant

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date June 7, 2013

We would like to welcome Tracy Karbus our newest Fundraising Consultant to the Elite Auctions and Fundraising Service’s family…

In proving her reputation for creating possibilities, Tracy Karbus utilizes her 18+ years of corporate and non-profit experience working with businesses and individuals, helping them maximize with businesses and individuals, helping them maximize resources and leverage their time and philanthropic efforts. In particular, she can relate to the challenges and opportunities of many non-profits as she spent the last 14 years in various roles within the non-profit sector. From Regional Director, Board Member, volunteer, and event coordinator, she has a grasp around the various roles that make up a successful development team and the challenges associated with ‘the ask.’ She also understands the importance of creating community as a key component of any sustainable giving program and has been known to receive unprecedented funding commitments in communities known to be stringent with funding awards.

A big picture thinker with an eye on details, she maintains a relentless commitment to research and preparation as a fundraising consultant with Elite Auctions. She enjoys partnering with development teams in crafting customized fundraising auction strategies to support the individual needs of each organization.

Certificate – Micro enterprise Skill-Building AEO Training Institute

Certificate – Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management

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A little more about Elite Auctions & Fundraising Services

Post author By eliteauctions
Post date May 29, 2013

Elite 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, charity 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.