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Saturday, 28 January 2012

Silent Auction and Ideas


Silent auctions are held to raise money for charities and not-for-profit organizations as these auctions manage to raise thousands of dollars in very short period of time. Do you also want to arrange a silent auction? If yes then you must definitely need some silent auction tips and ideas to make it possible. Here in this article, I will give you some important tips and ideas to hold a silent auction.
An organization can use its funds and resources to buy the items for a silent auction but seeking for donated items is a better idea because if donated items are used, resources of an organization can be reallocated for some other purposes. Organization can preserve the use of its assets by seeking donations for silent auction.
Your silent auction should feature a wide variety of items and at the same time these items should be interesting and exciting so when searching for items, keep in mind that they should appeal people of all ages and nature. These items may include several things like an autographed poster or tickets to watch a mega sports event. If you will offer a different and varied selection of items, you will be able to attract a large number of people to bid for these things.
There must also be some things of attraction to make the crowd excited. For example, if some particular item is attracting a large number of bidders, place it in the middle of displayed items. Make sure that you close the auction and give away prizes in the middle of event so that people get engaged. When you will distribute the items when the event is at its peak, you will be able to create excitement and thrill for the next silent auction.
Following these important and useful tips will help you a lot in organizing a great silent auction.

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