Going...Going...Gone!: Successful Auctions for Non-Profit Institutions. - Hardcover

Connelly, Anne

9780963787972: Going...Going...Gone!: Successful Auctions for Non-Profit Institutions.

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ISBN 10: 0963787977 ISBN 13: 9780963787972

Publisher: Target Funding Group, 1999

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The second edition of our book is due to the tremendous response to the original. Organizations all over the country have found it an "indispensable" aid to organizing an auction. In the years since 1992, we have utilized two new software products, AUCTIONOUT and Auction Maestro, developed half-day and daylong seminars and expanded our operations with on-site closing of 40 auctions in 20 months. The sum of all this experience is now being made available to you.

Whether you are directing an auction attempting to raise $5,000 or $500,000, the same organizational structures should apply. This book provides you with an ideal benefit universe. Choose the guidelines that apply to you. Feel free to streamline committees and omit areas of concentration that are not applicable to your institution. You know what best applies to your particular community and event. Trust your knowledge of your organization when identifying areas of importance. Independent schools, churches, museums, hospitals and local clubs are ideal beneficiaries of this benefit's framework.

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About the Author

Anne Connelly spent years as a professional fundraiser for Georgetown University and The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. Currently she serves as a member of the Georgetown Board of Regents and as a member of The Steering Committee of the $750 million Third Century Capital Campaign for the University. Maureen Winter brings 15 years of experience in auctions having chaired several private school auctions. They were brought together by directing a 1991 private school auction that was attended by over 400 people, had donations of 500 items and netted over $200,000! Together they have conducted seminars on all aspects of auction fundraising for private schools, Boys & Girls Clubs and other organizations. In the last year Maureen and her husband John have been on site to conduct all facets of the final night of the benefit for small local non-profits organizations, chapters of national organizations, service clubs, private schools, and other fundraising groups throughout the United States.

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Due to changes in profit margins, tax laws, and the general industrial culture, it is no longer fea-sible for most corporations to grant generous funding to charitable institutions. There is fierce competition for every non-profit dollar. Because of this belt-tightening, a strong majority of non-profit institutions have turned to fundraising events as an alternative means of funding.

A well-organized and orchestrated auction benefit is one of the most efficient methods of raising substantial sums of money while increasing the amount of involvement and commitment among the institution's membership. This handbook will provide you with a step-by-step guide to achieving your goal of raising additional income from previously untapped sources.

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