IN THIS ISSUE
Event Strategies
Evaluating Event Success
Details to Remember at Your Event
Get the New Auction Planner
Featured Client
Duke Children's Hospital shares an idea that raised $20,000 in two Minutes at their event!
Partner News
Auctionpay Welcomes New Partners
Longtime Partner, Kathy Kingston Received the Prestigious Rose Award
Product News
Auctionpay Event Software Available in Hosted Edition
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EVENTS CALENDAR
May 2-3, 2006
Michigan Nonprofits Association Super Conference
Novi, MI
May 2-5, 2006
Habitat for Humanity Urban Affiliates Conference
Lansdowe, VA
May 3-6, 2006
Boys & Girls Club National Conference
Boston, MA
May 12, 2006
AFP - RI Fundraising Day
Providence, RI
May 17, 2006
Alexson Center for Nonprofit Management Symposium
Chicago, IL
June 16, 2006
AFP - DFW Philanthropy Conference
Dallas, TX
June 23, 2006
AFP Fundraising Day in New York
New York, NY
July 10-15, 2006
NAA 57th Annual Auctioneers Conference
Orlando, FL
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Online Training
Prior to an event, Auctionpay recommends training staff and volunteers on the Auctionpay terminals to ensure a high comfort level with the equipment and process, thus contributing to the overall success of the event.
Auctionpay provides a variety of training resources with step by step instructions.
See training materials on on our web site. |
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Evaluating Event Success
Capture important details and improve your fundraising by committing to an evaluation process.
The event is over and the guests have gone home. You may be eager to put the files away and move on but you won’t want to miss the opportunity to evaluate your event success and discuss opportunities for improvement for future events. Committing to an evaluation process ensures you will capture important details your organization needs to improve fundraising. It can also jumpstart preparations for your next event.
Read the complete article online. |
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Details to Remember at Your Event
Small details can make a big difference in the success of your silent auction. Here are a few to remember.
- Keep your venue at a cool temperature. A warm room will put your guests in a sleepy mood and so they won't be as active in bidding as needed.
- Have 'models' walk around showing off some of the live auction items during the silent auction. Make sure that your models know what item number it is and any special notes or features about the item.
- Keep the boxes/bags that the silent items came in under the tables (if skirted) so when it comes time to box everything up, you have all your materials close by.
- Un-cap your pens and test them out prior to the start of the silent auction bidding. Keep some extra pens on hand and make sure your volunteers know where they are so they can put them out if needed.
- Talk to a local winery to provide a wine tasting during the silent auction to cut down on your bar tab - as well as it's a great marketing tool for local wineries.
Tip submitted by Susie Rice,
Event Services
Account Manager, Auctionpay, Inc.
Click here to read other auction tips online. |
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Get the New Auction Planner
Download a complimentary auction planner to help you manage your next event. From twelve months prior all the way up to event day, it offers suggested tasks and ideas to improve your event.
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| Auctionpay Partner News |
Auctionpay welcomes these new partners.
Kathy Kingston Awarded at CAI.
Long-time Auctionpay Event Partner Kathy Kingston, consultant and auctioneer, received the prestigious Rose Award last month in front of 300 esteemed auctioneer peers gathered at the Certified Auctioneers Institute at Indiana University. Auctionpay partners with Kathy to offer benefit auction workshops at Association of Fundraising Professional gatherings and other sites in the Northeast. Congratulations, Kathy! |
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Duke Children's Hospital
Event Story
Over eight hundred guests attended the Duke Children’s Hospital Teddy Bear Ball. Approximately 95% of the guests swiped their cards with Auctionpay at the beginning of the evening. Things went smoothly through the event, with only 5 people in the cashiering line at the end of the night.
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“I can't imagine doing this anymore without Auctionpay. The staff is singing your praises. We were very pleased with the evening and Auctionpay. As you heard, the volunteers loved Auctionpay and I know the guests were very impressed with the efficiency of registration and cashiering.”
- Ron Wood, Director, Business Affairs, Duke Children's Development
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Suggested tip: Teddy Bear Blitz
Teddy Bear Ball staff tried something new this year, and the results were fantastic! Carlyle & Co. Jewelers donated a strand of Mikimoto pearls worth $5,000. The necklace was displayed to guests at the beginning of the evening. Behind the scenes, volunteers had artfully wrapped 200 packages, each containing a stuffed teddy bear. One package held a special black bear, the recipient of which would win the pearl necklace. In the middle of the live auction, the auctioneer announced the Teddy Bear Blitz. Runners flooded the aisles with the beautiful packages and party-goers quickly claimed them at $100 each. They were gone in 2 minutes!.
The auctioneer then invited guests to unwrap their packages, revealing the lucky black bear holder – and winner of the $5,000
pearl necklace.
Duke Children’s Hospital raised $20,000
in 2 minutes with this engaging, energizing auction tip!
Tip submitted by Duke Children's Hospital.
For more information about Duke Children's
Hospital and Health Center,
log on to www.dukechildrens.org. |
| Auctionpay Product News |
Auctionpay Event Software Available in a Hosted Edition
Auctionpay Event Software is now available in a hosted edition that allows users to access and use all of the software features remotely through any PC with Internet access.
Advantages of the hosted edition:
- Eliminates installation and maintenance of the software and database.
- Enables remote access for all users from any PC with an Internet connection.
- Avoids database merging issues between multiple users.
- Fully compatible with the offline version of AES so users can take the data to the event and back, working online and offline.
- Identical interface so users don't need to relearn software.
- Has all the convenience of a PC application with fast form data entry and multiple window views.
- Besides hosting the software and databases, Auctionpay also takes care of daily database backups.
If you would like more information on the Hosted Edition, contact Auctionpay today at 800-276-5992 or email info@auctionpay.com.
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