Red Apple Auctions has conducted four charity auctions this month. Three of the auction venues were scheduled to be tents. Two galas stuck to the schedule and held them in the tents. In one case, the rain poured. In another, the rain cleared. (See video below.) One gala moved to an alternate location (an airport hangar), just in case. In the fall and spring, tents are a popular venue choice. They allow people to be outside and enjoy the weather. They lend a dreamy feel to the ... Read On >
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VIDEO: Could you host a benefit auction in a shopping mall?
The economy has left a number of shopping malls with empty storefronts. In an effort to fill the space, some are offering discounts to nonprofits. Could these open spaces make for workable benefit auction venues? Watch the video below. ... Read On >
Oh New York, *must* your auction venue be that exquisite?
Reuters published a story on Monday called Wall Street philanthropy picks up, but not for all. I rolled my eyes. Here's the first two sentences: (Reuters) - At a charity live auction in December for babies born into poverty, Stephanie Astic noted a heavy Wall Street presence in the room -- the extent of which she had not seen since 2007. "They were bidding things up," said Astic, who produces fundraising events for "Room To Grow" and other non-profits at posh Manhattan venues such as ... Read On >
Could you host a charity auction in a shopping mall?
One of my clients is scrambling as she looks at new charity auction venues. Last year, she booked a restaurant for her nonprofit’s December luncheon fundraiser. Two weeks ago the restaurant called her, mortified. Due to a glitch in their new scheduling system, they inadvertently double-booked the space. Her group is no longer able to use the venue. My client is now trying to find a new location. She's also researching the implications and penalties which will affect her organization if she ... Read On >
Woolly Mammoth Theatre as an auction venue
In a search for some new Washington DC auction venues, last TuesdayI headed into the District to check out the open house offered by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. I've been to Woolly Mammoth before, but under different pretenses. As recently as six months ago I was in that same space, but I was attending as a patron of the arts. I hadn't paid attention to critiquing the space as a potential venue for an auction because - like any good theater-lover - I was focused on the production itself ... Read On >