Connect

Schedule a call to save your event date and get to know each other

What you can expect on your first call:

• 30 minutes
• Reserve your event date
• Share about your organization's goals, mission, culture, people and anything not found on your website
• Discuss your event: history, revenue, demographic, goals, successes, areas of improvement, etc.
• Answer any questions you have for me.
• Schedule your strategy meeting

To learn more about my style and crowd interaction, I welcome you to view my videos prior to our call:

Create a custom strategy

Meet to create a custom strategy for your Auction and Appeal

What you can expect to cover in your pre-event consulting and strategy meeting:

• Selecting live auction items your guests will bid on (and how to acquire them without spending money)
• Designing a live auction that builds momentum and raises more money
• Creating item experiences that directly reflect your organization
• Structuring your program to set your fundraising appeal up for success.
• Developing an appeal that will make your guests excited to give
• Utilizing storytelling as a way to connect your donors to your mission
• Determining how to use video and professional sound to ensure an attentive audience.
• Integrating mobile bidding technology into your program and appeal to maximize results (optional)
• Securing Momentum Donors for the fundraising appeal
• Other topics based on what you want to try at your event

Raise more money

I will conduct your live auction and fundraising appeal

What you can expect from me on the day of your event:

• Arrive on time (which is mutually agreed upon prior to the event, but is usually when your guests start arriving)
• Train your volunteer bid spotters and recorders to capture all donations
• Remain onsite and accessible for questions and last minute consulting during the event
• Conduct an energetic and entertaining live auction that creates an atmosphere of competitive bidding
• Bidders will not feel bullied or shamed into bidding or giving, protecting your relationship with high-level donors
• Utilize any mobile bidding technology in a way that will best engage your audience
• Engage your guests in an inspiring fundraising appeal using language your guests will respond to generously.