| If your charity is planning on holding an auction to raise | | | | of a gala event or a silent auction with a wonderful |
| funds for your cause, this question might come through | | | | dinner. |
| your mind once or twice. To answer this correctly and | | | | On the other hand a live auction is more serious. The |
| with the best accuracy of what is going to be needed, | | | | focus is not on the food or mingling and enjoying |
| we will play out two of the scenarios that usually | | | | yourself (although you would hope you do), the focus |
| happen at these events and then from there you will | | | | is on the items that are being put up for auction. With a |
| have a better idea of what is the best route for your | | | | live auction there is usually a stage where the |
| business. | | | | auctioneer will showcase each item with the intentions |
| As it goes with any charity event, people will go to | | | | of driving up the perceived value of each item. The |
| show their support and mostly to have a wonderful | | | | goal of the auctioneer is to have the people attending |
| time. But the thought of there being an auction is | | | | the event feel, touch and taste the items that are |
| always in mind. People tend to want to show their | | | | being auctioned. By doing so the people attending will |
| support by buying tickets for the dinner and maybe | | | | bid the items higher and then draw in more money for |
| buying something to take home from the auction. But | | | | the charity. |
| being at a silent auction still gives some people the | | | | Understanding both types of auctions that you can use |
| option to not bid and not feel like they are being sold to. | | | | at your charity event is important for your final |
| For example, you attend an event and have gotten all | | | | decision. Making sure that you understand that putting |
| ready to meet and greet with all the people attending. | | | | on a live auction is going to be a little bit more |
| You stop by table to table saying hello and carrying on | | | | expensive, with the hiring of the auctioneer (unless you |
| conversations. Maybe in between you walk over and | | | | intend to have someone from your organization do it), |
| take a look at a couple items for auction and write | | | | and will be a little bit more involved (acquiring paddles |
| down your bid. Then you go back to enjoying the | | | | and such). Plus the atmosphere at a live auction will be |
| evening and mingling with people occasionally taking | | | | a lot different from the silent auction, all the attention of |
| the time to see if you have been outbid or not. But still | | | | the attendees is focused on the auction for the entire |
| remaining to spend most of your time walking, talking | | | | time it is happening. |
| and eating. If you win your excited as you wanted to | | | | Knowing your options and determining what kind of |
| own whatever it was you were bidding on. However | | | | atmosphere you are wanting to get from your donors |
| on the other-hand if you didn't win, you aren't | | | | is really a decision that will come down to your own |
| heartbroken and life will go on and you will remember | | | | organizations preferences. But from what we have |
| this night as a great night with excellent food and new | | | | learned in the past, holding silent auctions tend to be a |
| friends. | | | | little bit better enjoyed by everyone and will still bring in |
| This example tells what most people intend to get out | | | | a good amount of money for the charity. |