What To Expect

Each charity and benefit event is different and each has different goals. When we first work with you, we take the time to really get to know the needs of your organization and get a good understanding of what you have done before, the results you have achieved in the past and what goals and desired results you want from your next event. From there, we bring our expertise and experience to the table and join your team to begin planning for the next event.

Putting together events, fundraisers and benefit auctions take a lot of coordination and there are a lot of moving parts. We make sure that our commitments to you are in writing so you know exactly what we will be doing to make your event successful.

Being organized and having a detailed schedule for your entire event team is critical to creating a successful event. For most events, planning starts between at least six months and one year before the event. We provide a written timeline schedule for all the moving parts to make sure that the entire team continually moves forward and so you can manage your entire timeline effectively. This also helps you keep your committees and board members on schedule and so tasks are completed on time.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of your event. Those helping out need to know what is going on, how they can help and what they can do to make the event fun, memorable and successful.

As your auctioneer, we can provide engaging and educational workshops to train your volunteers and committee members on the best practices of a successful event. We offer a variety of training options to fit your volunteers schedules ranging from one hour meetings on specific topics, to more comprehensive half day and full day workshops on all aspects of a gala. Training helps kick start your event planning and ensures your event runs smoothly from start to finish.

Many organizations take what they can get when it comes to auction items. But selecting the RIGHT items and the right amount of items for your event and for your attendees is critical to raising as much money as possible helping reach your fundraising goals. We can provide training and coaching for your committees to ensure you acquire the right items, as well as keeping your event fresh from year to year.

Raising funds and awareness goes beyond the event. It is important to have strategies for a successful event and for long-term donor development in order to achieve long-term success. Without a long-term donor strategy, your team will be working hard each year to rebuild your audience instead of building on the work you have already done. We can provide strategies to help you build your audience of donors that will help exceed your fundraising goals.

Event day is stressful with all the last minute hiccups and tasks. We take the stress out of your big event by providing checklists and documentation to help your team put everything in place on the day of the event. From table setup to sound checks, from volunteer coordination to check-in setup, from guest arrival to show scripting, we can provide expertise to helping you manage this complex day to ensure a high level of success and a low level of stress.