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118: Magnetic Fundraising: Strategies for Planning & Hosting Engaging Fundraising Events with A.J. Steinberg

What the Fundraising

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How to Succeed With Silent Auctions

silent auctions have been how they can be used to actually start conversations with potential corporate sponsors. Most of the silent auction items I see that are meaningful are because they come from relationships of the committee and the board so the jeweler who gives a $5,000 gift certificate or the condo from Maui these are all relationships. choosing the right committee and choosing the right honorees is the make or break thing for events. keeping it small do not do 50 items 25 to me for a 300 person event is a sweet spot but too much walls wine wine is really really really great. Can use zoom for virtual events and it's super cheap so don't spend the money on the live feed

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