I had a meeting with an organization that was shopping for a benefit auctioneer. "Considering the economy" they had maintained their fundraising level. In the last 2 years they had two different auctioneers who had raised nearly the same amount of money during their live auction. Interestingly, the last three years have all produced the same amount of money. I asked if the auctioneers had helped them with acquiring items, managed the live auction, helped with sponsorships, underwriting, managing the silent auction so it could go from a bargain table to a money generator. I asked if that auctioneer had assisted in the scheduling of the evening so it ran efficiently and that check out was on time and was executed without long lines. I asked if their auctioneer helped them raise more money by using his network connections. Did their auctioneer attend committee meetings in order to work as a team member with the organizations and its committee? So many questions ended with a simple word, "no".
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Mark Schroeder BAS will make you more money. In nearly 5 years of conducting benefit auctions, he has a 100% record of raising more money than the previous year and many times doubling, tripling and even quadrupling raised dollars. Call him for a free introductory consultation. It won't cost you a thing to find out that what Auction brio will do for your benefit will make your organization more money.
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