Have you ever participated in a silent auction? It’s fun to put down your name and offer a few dollars to buy an item, in a fun competition among friends. As you consider different the different items available in the silent auction, you wander back to those for which you already put in a bid. You weigh the options. Do you wait until just a moment before the auction is over, hoping you have enough time to put in last minute bids? Or do you just jot down your bottom line dollar and hope that you get at least one thing on which you bid?

The great thing for non-experienced auction bidders is you don’t feel pressure of a live (traditional) auction. You don’t have to hold up a number and try to understand the fast paced speech of the auctioneer. You are generally surrounded by friends. The atmosphere is fun and exciting, and everyone scrambles around to write in their bids, keeping an eye on that one thing they really hope they get.

It’s fun to watch people hover over the auction, seeing which things get the most attention. If you see something that has caught a lot of attention and has many bids, you might consider putting in a bid yourself. Of course, the more popular an item is, the more money it will raise; a very good thing for charity and non-profit fundraising.

Many of our customers have been put in touch with us through charities and non-profit organizations who use “silent auctions” as fundraisers. This works well for us, and seems to work well for the charities and non-profits to whom we donate.

Do you belong to an organization that holds silent auctions? Our donation package usually consists of a gift certificate which includes a consultation, a portrait session and one 11×14 print,  usually generating several hundred dollars for each event. Because of the nature of our business, we can only offer this donation to charities and non-profit groups that hold their events in our local community (Whittier, California and surrounding cities). We also lend an 11×14 print for display -  inspiring bidders and showing them the quality of our work.

If you think our donation package is right for your organization, contact us now, so that we can be set up for your next silent auction fundraiser!

~ Carol

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