Finding Your Venue Made Easy

It is always a challenge to find a venue that is available for your desired date, meets the needs of your event and creates excitement and buzz.  These sites make it easy to narrow your search by allowing you to look for venues by location, size of the space, number of guests or type of…

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Unique Experiences Are Auction Items that Sell!

Unique Experiences Are Auction Items that Sell!

Most of your guests at an auction fundraiser can buy trips and retail items anywhere.  Your goal is to offer auction items that sell. Creating packages that are unique experiences, will give you great results by offering something that cannot be obtained anywhere but at your event. Cheer it like it’s Hot!! New and improved…

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Use Baskets as Auction Items and Wrap Up More Profits

Use Baskets as Auction Items and Wrap Up More Profits

Offering baskets as auction items is a great money generator.  Pick a theme for your  basket and send a note or email home to each child’s family at school asking for donations for the basket.  If you are working with a nonprofit, ask the committee members or board members to donate.  I was the “Basket…

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Teacher Parties Are A+ Silent Auction Ideas

Teacher Parties Are A+ Silent Auction Ideas

Encourage teachers to think of creative class parties or teacher trips and other silent auction ideas for your school fundraiser. Parents and grandparents will eagerly bid on these sought after items. High demand auction packages bring high profits to your school event. Feel free to use some of our ideas for teacher parties below: • Pajama…

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Fall Event Fundraising Ideas

Fall Event Fundraising Ideas

Fall Event Season has begun and below are some great ideas to help you get off to a great start and begin to take your event to the next level! Louis Murad with Murad Auctions shared his ideas on effective “fund the mission” strategies for your event.  He showed us specific bid paddles designed to…

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