Notes on fundraising auctions, event planning, and raising more for the causes that matter.
Planning a Benefit Auction If you’re planning a benefit auction anywhere in Bell County, the auctioneer you hire decides how much your gala raises. I’m Kent Smith, a professional gala…
Every year I watch nonprofit leaders put their energy in the wrong place before a gala. They worry about the auctioneer. Will he be loud enough? Funny enough? Will he…
Most people think a great charity auction comes down to the auctioneer’s voice. It doesn’t. What makes a charity auction raise more money is what happens weeks before anyone picks…