Let's talk about uncomfortable silences at events.
Usually a very bad thing!!
However, when it comes to funding a need in an auction setting, Dave Keystone, explains that it can be the difference between tens of thousands of dollars.
In the clip I sit down with Dave to break down some of his strategies when it comes to raising money as an auctioneer (and I'm talking Ms!)
Dave recently auctioned off a signed Andrea Bocelli guitar.
The organizers had hoped to raise $30,000 with this piece.
Dave sold it at auciton for $150,000!!!
This is the story! (catch the full episode in the comments)
Q. What was the most you've ever seen raised at an auction from one single item?
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Meetings and I said this yesterday because I'm hosting an option on Thursday. Say people like. When I say to the room, will someone do $150,000 and no one put their hand up yet? It's very uncomfortable for the room. Yeah, really uncomfortable. Has there been? They might feel embarrassed, they might feel that no one knows why, but there's a discomfort. And I tell people I'm like, I'm getting paid to sit in that discomfort. Let me sit in it. I'm the one who's taking the real pain of the room. Like he literally faint. And so if you let a room sit for. Like 20 more seconds. Funny thing about that. The reason I jump from 100 a 100,000 to 110 when someone comes in for $100,000 and then someone else comes in for 1:10. One of those two people can go 136 for sure. And the reason I did 136 was because it was a Jewish event for the most part. It's possible. High wish 18 is 18 is double high is 36. The patient with the 18th anniversary of clock life. When I go to 150, I'm thinking he had given me Yankee the guy and quote Kelly wanted to go and I understand why they wanted just end this. We just raised have been times more than we thought we would. But if they I know my heart, they had given us 20 more seconds, 20 seconds, we could have raised 30 more, $1000, could have gone from 1:50 to 180, called it a day, 180. Yeah, the thing for?
Consul General to Boston and the New England States
Former National Director of Philanthropy with Shelter Movers Canada, Former Minister of Fisheries Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard at Government of Canada
Offering various fundraising opportunities like live auctions, silent auctions, raffle and FUND-A-NEED ensures there's something for everyone. Different donors have different capacities to give, but providing diverse ways to give is where the magic happens, appealing to various psychologies, capacities, and timing.📈💙 #nonprofittips#nonprofits#fundraising#fundraisingtips#auctionideas#liveauction#silentauction
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀:
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3) Pay for the reserve price 💳
4) Keep all the net profits 🤑
So far we've helped nonprofits raise over $𝟮𝟯𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 since 2015.
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"𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗚𝗔 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟭𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀!"
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It’s Charitable Benefit Auction season!
I love this time of the year.
Do you work on a team to put on a fundraising event this year?
Did you know:
💫There are many top strategies that make your event more fun, impactful and bring in more money for your cause, every time
💫You don’t have to spend tens of thousands of your givers dollars on auctioneers who claim to be the best. *That’s charging too much.
💫There is a difference post-pandemic on the best timing for your paddle raise or “paddle up” segment for total succcess!
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FUNDRAISING TIP NUMBER 234,532 - When working with donors, always be sincere in your relationships. Being "fake" to someone is not only an awful way to raise money . . . it's not a great way to treat a fellow human being either. I would rather have an authentic relationship with someone and get NO money than be "fake" to that person and receive money. Do things right and things have a way of working themselves out. #FundraisingTips#Fundraising#Nonprofits#Truth
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