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Designing Inclusive School Fundraisers

Frequently, school auction chairs talk to me about the pressure they face to make their fundraisers inclusive - to lower ticket prices, load up the... Read More

20 Dec 2014

Roger Devine

Games For Fundraising Auctions: Chicken Bingo

We love to see our customers include games in their fundraising auctions. There are classics like Heads or Tails, and then there are ones that... Read More

19 Sep 2014

Roger Devine

Mobile Bidding for Small Fundraising Auctions

First of all, my apologies - this is long for a blog post. But I want to put it here, so we can engage in... Read More

06 Sep 2014

Roger Devine

Finding Silent Auction Items

Finding silent auction items is one of those tasks that many auction teams ask for help with. If that includes you, listen up. Read More

19 Aug 2014

Roger Devine

Guest Blog: Consignment Items

This is a guest blog, by our friend Mike Hanley. Thanks, Mike! Read More

25 Jul 2014

Roger Devine

Help Us Spread The Word

If you’re already a customer of ours, you probably know a few things about us: Read More

07 Jul 2014

Roger Devine

We Wrote A Book!

True facts: I was an English major in college (Trinity University, class of 1988), and after graduating, I moved to New York City to work... Read More

08 Jun 2014

Roger Devine

On Selecting A Benefit Auctioneer

If you are going to hold a Live Auction, you really should hire a professional auctioneer. You may think that there’s not much to it... Read More

14 May 2014

Roger Devine

More On High School Auctions

I talked a bit the other day about how in high schools, the auction-team is often a coalition of volunteers supporting specific clubs or teams,... Read More