Beyond Bids: Best Practices and Proven Strategies to Perfecting the Live Auction

Join GiveSmart and Raising Paddles for a best practices webinar to boost your auction strategies in 2024!

In this comprehensive session, we’ll guide you through the essential elements of creating a successful live auction, offering best practices on how to deliver maximum results during your fundraising program. We will discuss the principles of designing a live auction lineup, best practices for promoting your items before and during your event, and discover ideas on how the live auction can impact the rest of your fundraising elements, such as the silent auction, raffles, and even the paddle raise.

Dan Campbell BAS, AMM

Raising Paddles Benefit Auctions & Fundraising

Dan Campbell is a professional fundraising auctioneer based in St Charles, IL. Dan is one of approximately 300 Benefit Auction Specialists, a certification that identifies those auctioneers who specialize in all aspects of fundraising. Dan has served hundreds of nonprofits, and helped raise over $250 million over his career for various causes and schools.

Raising Paddles is one of the largest fundraising teams in the United States, helping 300 nonprofits raise more than $80 million annually. Raising Paddles primarily serves the Midwest, but also supports key clients around the country. Raising Paddles provides educational workshops throughout the year in various cities providing subject matter expertise on fundraising events. In addition, Raising Paddles is a consulting firm that provides year-round consulting to clients on board training, capital campaigns, event planning, and donor development strategies.

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Madison Kautman is the Senior Campaign Manager for GiveSmart and a fundraising professional with a passion for the arts and culture sector. Before joining the GiveSmart team, Madison worked within many nonprofit organizations including art galleries, art museums, children’s museums, and a healthcare clinic. In addition, she was a GiveSmart customer for about two years, utilizing the platform to facilitate many events and fundraisers to make a difference in her community. ​

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Tara Kielty is a Campaign Manager for GiveSmart and a nonprofit marketing professional. With a diverse background, Tara has successfully navigated client-facing responsibilities within emergency services and held various development roles across a spectrum of nonprofit organizations. Tara was also a GiveSmart customer for 3 years prior to joining the team.