With Sherry’s work and guidance on our live auctions and Mission Moment, combined with her input on our silent auction, we have seen a 30% increase in donated funds for these parts of our Gala from three years ago. And while our guests are donating at greater levels, they also walk away raving about the good time they had. Talk about a win-win!
Our gala is about community outreach AND fundraising. We’ve done well on the outreach side but it’s always been a lackluster effort in terms of generating revenue. Sherry helped us to reengineer the event. She provides a great show, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, like “so entertaining,” “best gala ever,” and “loved the auctioneer.”
While my favorite part of working with Sherry is the insight she provides behind-the-scenes, her outward performance is SUCH a huge component of the success of our events! Guests have continuously commented on her presence, humor, and ability to work a crowd as one of the biggest highlights of the event.
We learned so much from our consultations with her and the digital resources included. Since the gala we’ve had so much positive feedback from the guests and donors about Sherry’s professionalism and stage presence. Everyone was so impressed!
I have had the opportunity to lead four major fundraising events and worked with a number of auctioneers, but Sherry Truhlar is clearly the best in the business.