Auction item ideas (silent & live)

Cool stuff to sell at benefit auctions. These caught my eye and are a mix of silent auction items and live auction items, though I've got a board with live auction items *only* too. #AuctionItemIdeas
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Spring Silent Auction Idea: Garden Club Tours
Have you ever thought of a Garden Club tour for your next Spring silent auction? Check your calendar. A nice silent auction basket idea will soon blossom. Plan early! #silentauctionidea #silentauction
Four Ways to Sell Farm-to-Table Donations
Your guests will love these four benefit auction ideas incorporating a farm-to-table dining experience. Here are four ways to incorporate this hot trend into your own auction procurement plan.
How to Successfully Sell a Puppy in Your Auction Fundraiser
I usually sell one or two donated puppies each year as part of a live auction fundraiser. Selling a puppy in a live auction is memorable and profitable. Here are tips to make it a positive experience for both the pup and human. The puppy I'm holding “fetched” almost $4000!
Benefit Auction Item Idea: Restaurant Dining at the Chef’s Table
This benefit auction item idea will prove popular at your next gala. The opportunity to dine at the chef's table in a restaurant is a unique experience. #benefitauction #auctionitemidea #benefitauctionitem
Benefit Auction Procurement Trend: Cocktail Instruction
Here's an auction donation idea. Search out a local bartender to offer a 2 hour cocktail instruction for a group of people. It will draw a lot of interest from the crowd, I can almost guarantee.
Auction Item Idea: Heavy Equipment Training School
If Tonka dump trucks were your husband’s favorite sandbox toy, you could buy him the real deal experience at your charity auction fundraiser! He’ll enjoy a one-hour dump truck lesson for his birthday while you support your non profit. Does your young son love to watch the bulldozer operators? Perhaps the academy would donate the opportunity to sit in a real dozer. Cool idea.
Benefit Auction Items: How to Procure TV Passes
One of the most popular types of benefit auction items I sell are those having to do with the entertainment industry, such as “behind the scenes” activities for television shows. Here are more tips on securing these sought after experiences.
Procuring Walk-On Movie and TV Roles
One of the more popular items I sell are those related to the entertainment industry. A walk-on part usually refers to the opportunity for someone to be part of the background of a movie or a commercial. Procuring walk-on movie and TV roles is a great benefit auction item.
Research-Related Excursions as Charity Auction Item
Want to bring awareness to your mission? A research-related excursion would be neat. Think about what you might be able to offer your audience that educates them on your cause and intrigues their mind?
Hot Charity Auction Item: Fashion Week Tickets
Here’s a super hot idea for your charity auction items list. Fashionistas know that Fashion Week happens twice a year, once in the spring (usually March) to showcase fall fashions, and again in the fall (usually September), to showcase spring fashions. Why are these tickets so desirable? And how do you get them?
Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar | Virtual Auctioneer
Interspersed between silent auction tables were stations (tables) of vineyards pouring wine tastings. @PUblicSchoolAuction @AuctionInABarn
Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar | Virtual Auctioneer
A natural juice company donated a cleanse to the auction. Something I don't often see, but a good donation.
Havana Nights auction theme: Tacky or trendy? - Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar
A week in Cuba has been one of the hottest selling trips of 2014, 2015, 2016 and into 2017 for fundraising auctions. Click thru to read about this theme.
Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar | Virtual Auctioneer
SCOUT bag in the background -- darn popular in the @SilentAuction. Paired with a department store party.
Fundraising gala auctioneer Sherry Truhlar | Virtual Auctioneer
Fancy snacks from a department store, smartly displayed at this disease-based fundraising auction.