Free charity auction newsletter launches
Howard Lake | 18 January 2001 | News
Starting this month, the authors of “Going¦Going¦Gone!”, the guidebook on successful auctions for non-profits, will distribute a free e-mail newsletter full of information, news, tips and tools about fundraising charity auctions.
Published once a month, each issue will include concise and helpful hints on topics of interest to development directors, special event managers and volunteers engaged in the auction process. These will include:
- How to obtain and utilize volunteers.
- Unique acquisitions that create the most interest and sell for the
highest amounts.
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- What items consistently sell and what items should be avoided.
- The role of the computer in the modern auction.
- How to close an auction efficiently and avoid long lines at checkout.
- The role of the internet in event fundraising with leads to the best sites.
- Tax, insurance and legislative updates.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.