Live auction ideas

The Golden Raffle is a high stakes raffle for your fundraising event where you sell a limited number of tickets at a higher buy in and the winner gets to pick any item from the live auction prior to the auction starting. Make sure you read the rules and t

Live auctions are evolving at nonprofit fundraising events. While auctions used to be the main source of revenue at benefit and charity gala's, that is no longer the case. They are still profitable, but donors are looking to be emotionally engaged with the nonprofit and are ready to give at the fund

So you are planning a Fundraising Auction! That is so exciting, and I know how much work that can be to get going. If you are like me, you are probably looking for all of the ways to increase revenue at your event besides the Auction and Fund-A-Need. Lucky for you, I’ve rounded up my 5 Favorite Rev

Here are 25 great live auction ideas for your next charity event that have raised more than their stated value. These live auction items sparked bidding wars because they were so desirable and were among the top performing ideas from all the items offered at 50 charity auctions.

It's important that your Live Auction has variety If your live auction is all trips, they will not sell well. If you have 6 trips, it is unlikely there are 7-12 people in that audience who want them enough to bid them up. It's basic supply and demand. Not to mention it gets super boring for everyon

A unique experience is the hardest item to come up with because you often need to think outside of the box and pull your personal connections in for this. There is really no real criteria here other than provide an experience or an item that people cannot access on their own. So, for this po

28 Different Fundraising Event Ideas for Live Auctions. If you still need…

Over the next several weeks, I will go into detail into examples of these types of items, but for now, I want to introduce the 5 types of items they should incorporate into their live auction. 1. Trips This could be anything from a trip to a B&B 45 minutes away from your town or it could

If you've been in the gala game for a while, you may know about this game. Heads and tails is a game of chance that is great for a couple reasons. 1. You will make money! 2. It is a great way to get everyone's attention before the program begins or give them a motivation to stay around until the en