Benefit Auction Seminar 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 

1pm-4pm (EST)

Registration is now open for our Benefit Auction Seminar, at Wickliff Auctioneers’ Carmel gallery. Darin Lawson, CAI/BAS, will present best practices, tips and strategies for guiding your guests into greater giving!

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Darin Lawson, CAI/BAS, has over a decade of experience with fundraising gala auctions, large and small, and the information to be shared usually costs thousands!

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Registration closes February 7th...click the RSVP button and register today.

Only $20pp-  and... each paid registrant gets a chance for a $250 donation to your 501c or 501c(3) charity!  Coffee, cold drinks and snacks will be provided.

A few of the topics that could be covered (based on attendee responses):

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• Venue selection- why it matters

• The importance of sound (hotel sound, DJs, bands), video and lighting

• How do you seat your guests? Reserved tables? Where should we place the sponsor tables?

• Making your event stand out in today's competitive landscape for charity dollars

• Date selection- why it matters

• Demographics of volunteers and financial supporters…are they different?

• Procument of items- it takes a village! And, a plan…

• What Items Belong in Live Auction?

• Pre-Event Communication, Reinforcing your Mission- do you??

• Live Auction psychology and presentation

• Silent Auction psychology and presentation; use Buy Now?

• How to Present the Giving Opportunity (Fund-a-Need, Ask, Fund the Mission…)

• Using electronic bidding services

• Turning sponsors into Partners!

• Communicating your mission

• Run-of-Show and Agenda recommendations- avoiding the 20-minute speech!

• Revenue enhancers, games, raffles

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And possibly more...time allowing