Maximizing Your Benefit Auction
09/19/2011 - Abilene, TX
Save Time, Reduce Stress, and Increase Revenue
In a stressful economy, how can you reduce your fundraising stress while maximizing auction returns? This seminar will focus on two areas: the mission-critical tasks you need to execute in the week prior to your auction, and a new mobile bidding technology that can increase your silent auction revenue by 20% or more.
In this seminar, we will share the tips, tricks, and strategies learned at hundreds of benefit auctions. You'll get the best practices compiled from the experience of thousands of Greater Giving clients. You'll also get some new approaches to take your event from the "same old thing" to a fun evening that has your guests buzzing long after they leave your venue.
At this seminar, you will learn:
- How to structure your activities during the week before your event to get the right things done in the right order
- Where to focus your final-week efforts to reduce stress and drive revenue
- Which checklists will keep you organized, and what should be in them
- What to bring to the event to keep check-in and checkout running smoothly
- The best setup for smooth item pickup
- How to incorporate mobile bidding into your silent auction operation
- Planning your silent auction for optimized mobile bidding
September 19, 2011 - Abilene, TX
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Check-in begins 30 minutes prior to start time.
Location:
Community Foundation of Abilene
6th Floor-Texas Tech Small Business Center Conference Room
500 Chestnut
Abilene, TX 79602
Cost: $10.00
Lunch will be provided.
To register, click here.
Presenters
Dean McCurry, Dean McCurry Auctioneer Services, Texas Agent for Qtego Auction Technology, has focused on providing auctioneer services for benefit galas since 2001. In that time, he's raised over $25M for a wide variety of nonprofits and schools. Prior to starting his benefit auctioneer career, Dean spent 20 years as a Director of Sales for Western Digital Technologies. This technical sales background, combined with his understanding of donors' behavior at nonprofit benefit events, drove his interest in building a business relationship with Qtego. Qtego provides nonprofits with a patented process to automate auction bidding using guests' personal cell phones and networks, cutting auction costs and boosting auction revenue results.
Gretchen Carter, Area Marketing Manager, Greater Giving, worked as an Event Coordinator for a private restaurant and club in Roanoke, TX for six years, joining Greater Giving in 2008. Gretchen is an active nonprofit volunteer and has participated in Metroport Meals on Wheels Annual Wine Dinner, Ft Worth Zoo's Beastro and Safe Haven's Celebrity Chef event, among others. She is a member of the Greater Southlake Women's Society and has served on their Board for the past five years. She also co-chaired a capital campaign to raise $1.7 million for a new mission building at the Southlake Blvd. Presbyterian Church. In addition to success in traditional fundraising approaches, Gretchen leveraged peer-to-peer fundraising technology to exceed her fundraising goals when participating in two campaigns to support the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. Gretchen is expert in combining technology and fundraising best practices to retain volunteers, strengthen and expand donor relations, and increase overall fundraising revenue.