Comments on: How to Run a Successful Silent Auction (Part I) http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-events/silent-auction/ Tools and information for schools, churches, and other non-profits... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Garecht http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-events/silent-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-22053 Joe Garecht Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/?p=233#comment-22053 Jessika, Great question. I would suggest having seating for between 25-50% of the people you expect to attend. Don't have seating for everyone... having seating for 50% or less of the attendees will encourage people to walk around to see the auction items. Joe Jessika,

Great question. I would suggest having seating for between 25-50% of the people you expect to attend. Don’t have seating for everyone… having seating for 50% or less of the attendees will encourage people to walk around to see the auction items.

Joe

]]> By: Jessika Welcome http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-events/silent-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-21966 Jessika Welcome Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:33:36 +0000 http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/?p=233#comment-21966 I'm curious how much seating you would suggest providing for a four hour auction event (7-11 p.m.) with buffet-style heavy hors d'oeuvres for approximately 100 people? I’m curious how much seating you would suggest providing for a four hour auction event (7-11 p.m.) with buffet-style heavy hors d’oeuvres for approximately 100 people?

]]> By: Carol Chamberlain http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-events/silent-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-15243 Carol Chamberlain Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:40:45 +0000 http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/?p=233#comment-15243 Thank You for sharing this helpful information. We are about to hold our first silent auction. Thank You for sharing this helpful information. We are about to hold our first silent auction.

]]> By: Teresa http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-events/silent-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-9592 Teresa Tue, 10 May 2011 15:32:24 +0000 http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/?p=233#comment-9592 Thank you for this very helpful article. I have been asked to create and run a silent auction for a very young charity that has never had an event like this and I have never done a silent auction before, so this will be my guideline! Thank you for this very helpful article. I have been asked to create and run a silent auction for a very young charity that has never had an event like this and I have never done a silent auction before, so this will be my guideline!

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