Since so many organizations use auctions—silent and otherwise—as fundraisers, I thought I’d share some ideas a brilliant group of planners I’ve been e-chatting with came up with:
*Pie or cake of the month
*A flight for two donated by a member who is also a pilot of a small plane
*Spa packages
*House cleaning
*Limo service
*Offer to scrapbook an event
*Hayrides and tickets to the local haunted house for fall auctions
*Amusement park tickets
*Child’s birthday party at a unique venue, such as a museum or historical site
*Classes from a local potter
*Lessons in clowning
*A day on a working farm
*Anything signed by a celebrity chef
*Donation of a week at a member’s vacation home
*A set of hand-calligraphied note cards
*Six months of free haircuts (by the owner of a salon)
*Some tickets from members who hold season tickets to sports teams
*Internet training
*Lunch with a local celebrity or politician
*Personal tour of a local military base
*Have a sommelier for a great restaurant buy wine with money donated by board members. Include a description of the wines, along with a wine cooler
*Teeth bleaching certificates from local dentists
*Gift baskets
*Luggage
*Dinner at the bidder’s home cooked by a local chef
*A walk-on part in a local concert or theater group
*Portrait of a bidder’s pet, child, or house