Going...Going...Gone!
Successful Auctions For Non-Profit Institutions
by By Anne Connelly and Maureen Winter
208 Pages. Published by Target Funding Group, 1-800-345-0782.
This easy-to-read and exceptionally well organized guide offers everything you need to know to mount an exciting, efficient and successful auction. A detailed blueprint created with imagination and practicality, this step-by-step guide is an invaluable planning resource for any non-profit. Whether embarking on an auction for the very first time, expanding one or revitalizing a declining annual event, Going...Going...Gone! is your formula for success.
Highlights include a detailed 11-month planning calendar, theme samples, advice on the recruitment and utilization of volunteers, instruction on the organization and functions of committees, and solicitation and donation development for acquisitions. Design, layout and printing directives are catalogued, creative raffle and preview party ideas are shared, and sections on creating, classifying and operating a silent or a live auction are sure to maximize dollars. From arranging publicity and providing a compendium of sample forms to ease paperwork to the provision of essential fire code and insurance guidelines, this workbook covers it all.
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