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Q: What are some of the mistakes that we might make?
A:
● Not prioritizing your evening's activities. If it is your intent to raise funds for your cause, make sure that the live auction is started before you do your raffle or awards and sponsor recognition. People tend to leave after this part of the event, and you want everybody there for your live auction, even if they are not active bidders.
● Not including some type of raffle in your evening's festivities. Raffles generate additional funds that go to your bottom line, allows everybody to participate at a low contribution level, and keeps people around for the results of their raffle purchases.
● Not having a diverse selection. To avoid this include gift baskets, gift certificates, sports/celebrity/ rock 'n roll memorabilia, trips and vacation get-a-ways, spa packages, glassware, floral arrangements, jewelry, limo trips, day trips, wine, and other offerings. Do not forget to have items for Moms, Dads, Kids (boys and girls), pets, business and professional people, students, sponsors and benefactors, and any other person that might be attending your event.
● Not enough promotion. It is always a good idea to promote as many of your items as possible, but hint that additional items will be offered. However, never show your entire hand, as you want to maximize the interest and attendance at your event.
● Not having enough room for all of your items. Allocate as much space as possible for your silent event and make sure you have enough tables to display your goods and bid sheets. We have portable walls to help add much needed space.
● Not enough communication throughout the night. To help, make sure you have an adequate sound system.
● Not remembering the ones that help you most. Recognize and thank your volunteers and sponsors. They are the backbone of your event.
● Not informing/thanking your auctioneer. Happy auctioneers are appreciative of your thought and the fact that you recognize that they have donated their time to help make your event financially successful. It's a good rule to always feed your auctioneer.
● Not prioritizing your evening's activities. If it is your intent to raise funds for your cause, make sure that the live auction is started before you do your raffle or awards and sponsor recognition. People tend to leave after this part of the event, and you want everybody there for your live auction, even if they are not active bidders.
● Not including some type of raffle in your evening's festivities. Raffles generate additional funds that go to your bottom line, allows everybody to participate at a low contribution level, and keeps people around for the results of their raffle purchases.
● Not having a diverse selection. To avoid this include gift baskets, gift certificates, sports/celebrity/ rock 'n roll memorabilia, trips and vacation get-a-ways, spa packages, glassware, floral arrangements, jewelry, limo trips, day trips, wine, and other offerings. Do not forget to have items for Moms, Dads, Kids (boys and girls), pets, business and professional people, students, sponsors and benefactors, and any other person that might be attending your event.
● Not enough promotion. It is always a good idea to promote as many of your items as possible, but hint that additional items will be offered. However, never show your entire hand, as you want to maximize the interest and attendance at your event.
● Not having enough room for all of your items. Allocate as much space as possible for your silent event and make sure you have enough tables to display your goods and bid sheets. We have portable walls to help add much needed space.
● Not enough communication throughout the night. To help, make sure you have an adequate sound system.
● Not remembering the ones that help you most. Recognize and thank your volunteers and sponsors. They are the backbone of your event.
● Not informing/thanking your auctioneer. Happy auctioneers are appreciative of your thought and the fact that you recognize that they have donated their time to help make your event financially successful. It's a good rule to always feed your auctioneer.
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"Thanks to Charity Benefits Unlimited, we were able to raise significantly more auction funds than in past events. The items you all provided generated much enthusiasm and interest among our bidders and they were items we could have never obtained on our own. We will definitely use CBU in the future!"
- Susan Rosener for Mark Grace, former player for the Arizona Diamondbacks and announcer
"The friendly & professional CBU staff was great at our event and went above and beyond to make our guests exceptionally happy. They took care of the entire auction so I could focus on other responsibilities of the night. With the top quality sports & entertainment auction items CBU provided, we were able to raise huge profits for the charity function at Boris Diaw's house (All-Star charity Poker Tournament) during the NBA All-star weekend in Phoenix. Thank you so much!!!"
-Andy Starr, Party Masters Entertainment