Fundraising Consultation

Hire a Professional Auctioneer – You’re on the right track to success already.  Karen Sorbo has a proven track record of her dedication to her profession with each and every client, plus with years of experience Karen Sorbo will bring a new level of comfort and success.

 

Event and Auction Planning: Karen Sorbo would welcome the opportunity to consult with you on your next event fundraiser. We now offer full creative services, event planning, management and audio visual equipment with extraordinary technicians. Attention to every detail from start to finish.

 

Timing: Event production timing is crucial. Creating a show-flow that engages your audiences and maximizes your profits, should be one of your number one concerns. Karen will cover appropriate times to start and end the silent/live auctions as well as sponsor recognition techniques that celebrate the support you have received.

 

The Best Auction Items: Karen will share her knowledge of the best converting (based on your demographic) auction items for both your silent & live auctions.

 

Promotion of the Event: Working within each organizations budget, Karen will consult with you and offer suggestions on sponsor recognition, invitations, pre-mailing of catalogs, email blasts, proper advertising with signage, displays and PowerPoint presentations. All of these suggestions are based on the organization’s budget and Karen’s background of what works and what doesn’t.

 

Empowerment of the Board and Volunteers: Find out how to get your board more involved and your volunteers more organized. Learn fundraising techniques that will help you encourage and motivate your members to help in the procurement of auction items, event creation, event management, event production, audio visual solutions and increased guest attendance and profits. Karen is always open to visiting with your board members and volunteers for a pre-show “Pep Talk!”

 

Auction Bid Numbers: Assigning a bid number to each auction attendee helps to track bids efficiently on both silent and live auctions.

 

Auction Paddles: If you don’t, you should. Auction Paddles increase revenue!

 

Event Production • Quality Audio, Video & Show-Flow: These services are mandatory for the success of any fundraising event. Poor audio/sound can cost in the loss of several thousands of dollars in revenue in the “Live Auction”. (To learn more about our creative event production including exceptional audio, video and sponsor recognition techniques, please contact us to set up a time to talk about how we can help you produce a more successful fundraising event for less.)

 

Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising: Karen’s charismatic style and professional presence will bring a level of comfortable elegance to your event. Suggestions will be made on streamlining your show flow for more impact, added auction games to play for additional revenue, plus Karen will share her experience as to when and where these auction games should be added and why.

 

Energetic Bid Spotters: Training your volunteers is essential to the financial outcome of any fundraising event.  Karen offers complete volunteer training with suggestions on the most effective tools needed that will assist the auctioneer with the live auction bidding action. 

 

Auction Recorders: The communication between the recorders of the live auction and the auctioneer is a key element to the success of a live auction. Karen will help you organize where the recorders should be seated and how to maximize the communication between the recorders & auctioneer.

 

Auction Runners: This very important role will be discussed so that there is a easy system set up to help communicate the auction bid numbers and bid amounts that are then transferred to the operators, for easy auction checkout.

 

Connecting your Guests to the Cause: Suggestions on how to connect you guests to your cause.  From the moment they walk in the door to the moment they leave and why this is so important to the overall success of your fundraising event.

 

“Fund-A-Need” Special Appeal:  Karen has a proven record of how highly successful a Fund-A-Need auction segment can be. Through her passion, commitment and KNOWLEDGE of your cause, she can suggest the most proven ways to execute this element into your fundraising auction and increase the evenings revenue.

 

Two very important words:” Thank You” Zig Ziglar once said, “ The most powerful words are those of appreciation.”  People, no matter what walk of life, need appreciation. Perhaps some more then others. Karen will share her insights on why it is so important to show appreciation to everyone: sponsors, donors, bidder’s, volunteers, staff, the board…everyone needs appreciation. Suggestions will be made on how to accomplish gratitude in the most productive and memorable way.

 

Auction Event Registration & Auction Check Out: Karen will offer detailed suggestions on how to facilitate auction registration and auction check-out, as painlessly and affordable as possible.

 

Increasing Fundraising Auction Profits in ANY Economy: There are proven ways to increase auction profits, in any economy. Karen will help you work through the entire event production with her simple yet detailed event production process.