If you're seeking benefit auction ideas, this is a no-brainer event to attend. For those of you living in the Nashville area, I invite you to meet me at Maggiano's on Thursday, September 13. It's like a country-western fairy tale for me ... I'm becoming a Nashville benefit auctioneer for one day. :) I'm coming to share information on planning profitable auctions. Click here to reserve today. (I've seen photos of the room and SPACE IS LIMITED.) I'm presenting in conjunction with ... Read On >
Sherry Speaking
Speaking at the BAS Summit: “From Darkness into Decision”
The BAS Summit was recently held in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference is a training FOR benefit auctioneers and generally taught BY benefit auctioneers, and it's organized by the National Auctioneers Association. I have spoken before at this event, presenting in a more typical 90-minute workshop fashion. But in this case, I was asked to speak in a TED talk style, along with some other auctioneers who covered a variety of subjects. Our slides auto-advanced every 15 seconds and we had 5 ... Read On >
FREE teleclass: 5 Myths Holding You Back from Making Big Bucks in Your Fundraiser Auction
UPDATE: This class has passed. To keep abreast of future calls, subscribe to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ A number of you inspired me to dig deep into how and why some auction chairs have super-successful auctions and others don't. After three months of research, I've got the goods. In fact, depending on how long you've been getting my information, you might have participated in step one of this research (a survey). After hearing from you, talking with clients, and meeting with Auction ... Read On >
Speaking to Rotary Club of Baltimore about benefit auction ideas
On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 I visited the Rotary Club of Baltimore to talk about benefit auction ideas. I've been documenting some of my Rotary talks, which you can read here and here. The Club meets in the beautiful Belvedere Hotel. (A misnomer: The Belvedere Hotel was converted to condominiums in 1991 and is no longer a hotel.) I'm a sucker for old buildings, so this quickly ranked as the most glamorous venue of any Rotary meeting I've attended. Rotarian President Mary Anne had told me ... Read On >
Only a few spots left: Maximizing your Benefit Auction: Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy
UPDATE: This class has passed. To keep abreast of future talks, subscribe to Benefit Auction Ideas. ++++++ If you're seeking quality benefit auction ideas, this is one of those no-brainer events to attend. For those of you living in the Washington, D.C. / Baltimore corridor, I invite you to meet me in Millersville, MD (near Annapolis) on Tuesday, October 6 from 10 AM - 2:30 PM, where I'll be speaking. We have limited space at this venue. As I type this, we have about 5 spots left. In a ... Read On >