That Sounds Like a Plan!
Planning and producing a successful fundraising event can be stressful and overwhelming. That Sounds Like a Plan! walks you through the process step by step from start to finish. Whether you're an executive director, marketing manager, board member or volunteer, if you need guidance planning and producing a fundraising event for a small nonprofit, this podcast is for you. Host Alicia Baraga brings you strategies, tips, tools, and information from her 14+ years planning fundraising and awareness-building events for a wide variety of nonprofit clients. Along with sharing best practices, Alicia interviews experts in fields related to events such as marketing, sponsorship, A/V, auctions and more. She answers your questions in Q&A episodes and boosts your confidence through Planner Pep Talks (PPT). If you're ready to streamline your event planning process, grow your audience and raise more money at your fundraising event, hit subscribe and let's get started. Now that sounds like a plan!
That Sounds Like a Plan!
36_Should I have a live auction?
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Live auctions serve a purpose other than just raising more money for your organization.
In this episode I share:
- The purpose of a live auction
- The types of events that work best for live auctions
- How to find live auction items
- Why it’s important to work with an auctioneer
LISTENER ACTION ITEM
- Determine if a live auction is right for your organization and your event.
- Talk to your board about the types of unique, one of a kind experiences you’re hoping to get for the auction. Really think about your target audience and what would appeal to them. Give your board some examples of the types of live auctions you’d like to have
- Research consignment item sites. You want to have them in your back pocket if you need to round out your auction. The two sites I recommend are Winspire and CharityACE auctions. I
- Talk to other nonprofits in your area to see who they’ve used for live auctioneers. Get pricing for your event. Auctioneer pricing is based on a number of factors. Don’t assume because your nonprofit neighbor paid a certain dollar amount you’ll get a similar bid.
- Let me know what topics you’d like me to cover in future podcast episodes. Go to https://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/submitaquestion
LIST OF RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Ep. 35_Seven Post-Auction Duties
Ep 32_Preparing to Host an Auction
Ep 22_Creating an Internal Event Recap
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