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		<title>Silent Charity Auction Software</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software for Silent Auctions for Charities When an item is auctioned, it means the selling of this product is offered and the item is given to the buyer who is giving the highest price or bid. Silent auction software, as the name suggests is used for a silent auction process where the money raised from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Software for Silent Auctions for Charities</h1>
<p>When an item is auctioned, it means the selling of this product is offered and the item is given to the buyer who is giving the highest price or bid. <strong>Silent auction software, </strong>as the name suggests is used for a silent auction process where the money raised from the auction goes directly to charity. The bidders write the amount of money spent on a piece of paper and avoid the event of an auctioneer calling out the price of items. Undoubtedly this is one of the first-class fund raising ideas used for charity mission.</p>
<p>Good <a href="http://www.charityauctionstoday.com/silent-auction-software.html">silent auction software</a> is necessary during charity auctions and is one of the best silent auction ideas. From the beginning till the finish of the auction this program of silent auction helps you to:</p>
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<li>Build 	packages and track items and solicitations for the online charity 	auctions.</li>
<li>Be 	innovative by offering you silent auction, live auction and online 	auction all at the same time.</li>
<li>Help you 	with the fundraiser auction software that can easily create display 	cards, gift certificates, and auction check out, auction catalog, 	item solicitation, and much more.</li>
<li>Enable all 	the information by making it centralized and secured for you to 	browse later.</li>
<li>Provides the 	people with thank you letters and you can give your guests a 	memorable experience.</li>
<li>Helps you 	with a performance analyzer to analyze the data and the performance 	of the event on any particular day.</li>
<li>Silent 	auction software provides all the details of your previous events 	and ‘silent auction how to’ when you are in need of new event 	fundraising ideas.</li>
<li>Provide you 	with a complete reporting of whatever done including the financial 	details and a stream lined registration which will save you a lot of 	time and energy.</li>
<li>Access to 	web-based database containing all the information needed for the 	silent auction with donor and buyer details.</li>
<li>Credit card 	processing easily done with the help of silent auction software.</li>
<li>Helps you 	rise more funds during an online charity auction.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Silent auction software</strong> is the best innovative tool available to you to operate during a charity event for fundraising. A bid snipe program is very reliable and genuine downloads of the bid, auction snipe can be downloaded from the many kinks in the net. This technologically advanced tool offers you to place a secure bid form your computer. You can bid at the final moment with the friendly, simple and secure bid and auction snipe program. You can browse your online queue and allows you to bid on various items.</p>
<p>Silent auction and bid snipe software are extremely useful for the last and final moment bids at and silent online auctions for the charity fundraising. You can easily browse through the details and this new and technically advanced tool helps the bidding process. Popular auction software can be downloaded from the net and you can bid for anything from antiques to cars. These silent bid auctions are a part of charity fundraising ideas and you can contribute your part by involving in this <a href="http://www.charityauctionsoftware.net/online-charity-auction-software/">silent online charity auction</a><strong> </strong>program. Go ahead and do your best and start bidding as early as you can. For More Information Visit <a href="http://www.charityauctionstoday.com">CharityAuctionsToday.com</a></p>
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		<title>Online Charity Auction Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Charity Auction Software Fundraiser dinners and auctions have always been favorites for charity. These are bulk money raisers. Most of the organizations, who host such activities, are generally big or famous in the society, thus attracting donors to these events is no big challenge to them. But when a new organization or the one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Using Charity Auction Software</h1>
<p>Fundraiser dinners and auctions have always been favorites for charity. These are bulk money raisers. Most of the organizations, who host such activities, are generally big or famous in the society, thus attracting donors to these events is no big challenge to them. But when a new organization or the one yet to achieve the fame, has to build the paper, this is way challenging for them. In this case, they can <a href="http://www.charityauctionsoftware.net/using-schools-to-host-silent-auctions/">host an online charity auction</a>. This process of fund raising has been made easy and fruitful by the <strong>charity auction software</strong>. This is the software that will manage everything for this event. This software will manage all the aspects of the auction for you. This software that helps things done in an orderly way will take off the pressure from this so called tedious job from your mind.</p>
<p>Hosting an online auction has many aspects. Having the goods to auction, advertising, attracting donors, accepting bids, delivering information and completing online transactions are the broad sections. To manage this manually, is another David and Goliath story. The charity auction software will do this job for you. This software will connect to the internet and manage it. First you will have to feed the information about the auction to it, which will be posted on the web page. The software will look after all the received bids for everything in the auction. Then it will tell you which bidders to contact for further process.</p>
<p>You can also configure the <a href="http://www.charityauctionstoday.com/charity-auction-software.html">charity auction software</a> to complete the online transactions. This way, the donor will be charged the amount in the bid, on his/her credit card, and all you have to do is dispatch the auctioned items to them. Thus the benefits of using this software are many. Primarily it will allow you to host the auctions even when you are not a computer genius. All you need is to go through a simple training program on how to use this software. The database managed by the charity auction software will also let you review the interested donors, who did not buy in the auction. You can use those details and request further donations to raise money. This will take the burden of running the organization off you!</p>
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		<title>Using Schools to Host Silent Auctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silent Auction School Fundraiser One easy way to hold a silent auction school fundraiser is to host your fundraising auctions on the internet. Not only can you save a ton of money by using this method, but it also saves you and donors time, allowing parents, faculty, and other supporters the ability to donate to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Silent Auction School Fundraiser</h1>
<p>One easy way to hold a silent auction school fundraiser is to host your fundraising auctions on the internet.  Not only can you save a ton of money by using this method, but it also saves you and donors time, allowing parents, faculty, and other supporters the ability to donate to your school from the comfort of their own home.</p>
<p>At CharityAuctionsToday.com, your school can set up fundraiser after fundraiser with no out of pocket expenses.  In fact, it is one of the only websites available specifically tailored for charitable fundraising.  With no expensive listing fees to pay, you can list as many items as you’d like without having to worry about losing money if an item doesn’t sell.  We only take a small percentage of the final value once your item sells.  If an item doesn’t sell, you pay nothing.</p>
<p>Auctions aren’t the only thing available at CharityAuctionsToday.com.  We also offer the ability to set up raffles, treasure hunts, your own fundraising pages, poker tournaments, and much more.  We are committed to offering you new, exciting ways to raise money for your school, team, non profit, or other charitable organization.  Please visit Charitable-auctions.com for more information and our free sign up form.</p>
<p>Thanks to a wonderful partnership we’ve developed with a dropshipping company, we’re also able to offer our members over 200,000 great products all priced up to 75% below retail.  You can choose any of the items you’d like to sell at your auctions.  Simply copy and paste the images and product descriptions from their website and set your starting bids.  Once someone wins an item, collect their money, order the item from the dropshipping company, and keep the profits for your cause.  During the order process, you’ll be given the ability to put the recipient’s shipping address in the order form and they will ship the item(s) directly to your customer for you.  It doesn’t get any easier than that!  To gain access to this special company, you have to be a member, so sign up free now at Charitable-auctions.com.</p>
<p>Here are some fantastic, name brand products available through our wholesale connection that you can auction to raise money for your school.</p>
<p><strong>Video Game Consoles, Games, and Accessories</strong></p>
<p>Video games have become increasingly popular over the past decade, sparking game companies to invent newer, higher quality systems for players to enjoy.  Our source offers Xbox, Gameboy, GameCube, Playstation 2 and 3, and Nintendo Wii game consoles, video games, and accessories that you can easily and successfully auction.</p>
<p><strong>Collectible Cars</strong></p>
<p>Collectible and remote control cars are other exciting items you can list for your auctions.  Parents can purchase them for Christmas gifts for their children, friends, or members of their extended family.  You could also sell them for use in a student racing competition in which students’ parents purchase a car for their child and the child can decorate it and enter it into an exciting fundraising race held at the school where they can win prizes and have loads of fun.</p>
<p><strong>Family Games</strong></p>
<p>Board games, darts, table top pool, chess, trivia games, and puzzles are all excellent money raisers for youth and school fundraisers.  These types of products also make wonderful gifts that parents can purchase for holidays.</p>
<p><strong>Scooters</strong></p>
<p>If you’re looking for an exciting, higher dollar ticket item you can sell, try auctioning one of our electric scooters.  Kids and adults alike love them and by auctioning them at prices lower than retail, you can offer donors a great deal.</p>
<p><strong>Computers, Digital Camcorders, Cell Phones, PDAs, and Other Electronic</strong>s</p>
<p>Through our special dropshipper’s link, you can also find a huge variety of name brand consumer electronics, such as desktop and laptop computers, flat screen TVs, cameras and camcorders, PDAs, as well as a host of other electronics and gadgets that make wonderful auction items.  With such a large selection at such great prices, you’ll surely bring in plenty of bids.</p>
<p>No matter what you auction, remember to publicize your silent auction at your school.  It’s also important to get parents involved.  Send a flyer home with students, revealing some of your wonderful auction items and the great deals they can find.  Let them know how valuable their participation is in your fundraising event for the school, and thank them for their support.</p>
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		<title>Running Online Auctions to Raise Money for Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fundraising programs in school begin in every fall and the most popular choice for fund raising is silent auction. School silent auction can be successful, if you use some creative ideas. Homemade themed baskets can be a great choice for raising funds quickly. You can assign a theme to each class and ask the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The fundraising programs in school begin in every fall and the most popular choice for fund raising is silent auction. School silent auction can be successful, if you use some creative ideas. Homemade themed baskets can be a great choice for raising funds quickly. You can assign a theme to each class and ask the children to bring items to fill the basket. This can motivate the children to take part actively in the silent auction program. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Some ideas to maximize income in</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>school silent auction</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">:</span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It 	is important to make every child take part in the process of school 	silent auction. You can select a theme like gardening, sweets, books 	or sports and ask the children to fill the basket. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can make the children draw some pictures or paint a concrete bench 	and offer them for sale in the auction. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can make designs on garden mosaics and ask the children to write 	their names on the designs. The parents would surely like to buy the 	mosaics bearing their child’s name.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can offer coupon for free video, bag of popcorns, peanuts or a 	packet of chocolate mix in the </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>school 	silent auction</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">. 	These items are always a hit among people, so you can make money 	easily.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can ask some local business people to donate services hair styling, 	free breakfast or lunch for two, a night at a hotel, free video 	rental etc.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scrapbooks 	with school colors, stickers, and gel pens with school themes can be 	a great option for silent auction in school.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can try to get free dinner coupons at kids’ favorites like Ice 	cream parlor, McDonalds or Pizza hut. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You 	can make your school children to build bird houses and offer them 	for sale in auction.</span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tips to raise more funds:</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to raise the most money in </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>school silent auction</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, you need to select a good spot in your school where there is a natural traffic flow. You can give attractive descriptions for all the items to be auctioned. You can use large fonts and markers to highlight the important information about the items. If you want to display kids’ clothing items, make arrangements to allow people to touch the items. This can help to encourage people to place a high bid.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can give a colorful backdrop to the items, as this can offer a dramatic effect. You can place the best items visible. If the donors give a lot of small things, put similar items together and offer it as a package. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is important to promote the </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>school silent auction</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> early. You can invite guests personally or send invitations to the parents with the children. It is valuable to make the auction fun and unique. You need to entertain your guests and surprise them, which in turn can help you to get more guests for the next event. It is also important to give thanks to the guests, volunteers, donors, sponsors and business people. </span></span></p>
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		<title>Running Non Profit Auctions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running a non profit organization is not an easy thing to do. Once you formed a non profit organization, you will realize that having good thoughts and will to do good things for other is not sufficient. You need money at every corner. One of the ways to raise money is through non profit auction. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Running a non profit organization is not an easy thing to do. Once you formed a non profit organization, you will realize that having good thoughts and will to do good things for other is not sufficient. You need money at every corner. One of the ways to raise money is through non profit auction.</p>
<p>There are two ways to conduct <strong>non profit auction</strong>. You can have a silent auction or you can go online! Yes! Online auction has become very popular over the years. Online auctions make it easy for people to bid for the item and they do not have to move out of the house to do it!</p>
<p>When you are conducting a <strong>non profit auction</strong> make sure to do your research. The items for auction should be unique and imaginative. You could ask for donations from various merchants and display the items in an attractive manner. If the event is followed by a banquet you will achieve two things simultaneously. You could charge a fee to enter and let the people have good time at the auction.</p>
<p>Ensure that the venue is spacious. Let the guests roam around freely. Make sure your check out plan is in place as people do not like to wait! If you have managed to call any celebrity to attend the auction or donate some personal artifacts it will be an added attraction for the <strong>non profit auction</strong> for the organization.</p>
<p>Make sure that the hall is decorated nicely. There should be some background music on. The items to be auctions are displayed nicely. The timing is announced properly. So people will have enough time to look at the items and make up their minds about what they want to bid. If the banquet is to be followed by the auction make sure that the auction is over in about one hour. May be fifteen minutes can be given as a grace time for the late comers. They get an opportunity to bid. As the closing time comes near, make sure to announce it clearly. You can have a count down for last five minutes.</p>
<p>After the closing of <strong>non profit auction</strong> and before the main speaker takes the mike, get the volunteers to pack the items won by the highest bidder so that as his name is announced he will get the item without much delay. Also make sure that you have lots of change and that you have provision to accept credit cards.</p>
<p>You could auction services such as dinner for two or auction some holiday package for two. If it is your first auction make sure to note down everything such as what was very popular, and what was not. Which items were bided quickly and which were left on the table. This will give you an idea for your next <strong>non profit auction</strong>. You should also consider the timing, the menu, the feed back from the contributors. All this will help you in organizing a better auction next tim</p>
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		<title>Fundraising Auctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Auctions site IDonateToCharity.org is sweeping the nation allowing anyone the ability to auction off new and used items to raise money for charity. This unique site gives anyone the ability to raise money for their favorite charity or non-profit organization. The site is free to use and the only thing you need to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>The Fundraising Auctions site IDonateToCharity.org is sweeping the nation allowing anyone the ability to auction off new and used items to raise money for charity. This unique site gives anyone the ability to raise money for their favorite charity or non-profit organization.</p>
<p>The site is free to use and the only thing you need to do is pick a charity you want the money donated too, list your items and when it sells, collect a shipping label from the site and mail out your item. Idonatetocharity.org will collect the money and mail a check to the charity in your name. A tax receipt is automatically generated after your item sells and payment is received so you can use for a nice tax write-off.</p>
<p>IDonateToCharity.org is changing the way people run fundraising auctions and how people donate money. Instead of spending money at fundraising auctions to raise money for your favorite charity, you can now sell items to raise money and clean out your home of unwanted items at the same time.</p>
<p>Another way to raise money for your favorite charity without running fundraising auctions is to open a donation page. A donation page is a page you create that allows people to donate money to your favorite non-profit or charity without receiving something in return. A donation page is a great way to raise money for walks or runs, in lieu of flowers or gifts, for class room fundraisers and much more. When you open a donation page, you will be given a link to your page that you can email to your friends and family to donate money. (Click Here For Sample) The money that is collected through your donation page is sent to the charity or non-profit organization of your choice in your name.</p>
<p>With a donation page, you never need to worry about collecting money, IDonateToCharity.org handled everything for you.</p>
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		<title>Free Silent Auction Software</title>
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<p>Is your non profit organization planning its’ first silent auction?  On the other hand, have you run silent auctions before but could use some help in structuring and organizing them more efficiently?  Whatever your situation, our online silent auction applications can help you plan, manage, and conduct your benefit auctions.</p>
<p>A silent auction requires two essential things to be successful: a devoted fundraising staff and donators/bidders to purchase items up for auction.  Auction software offers web-based, easy-to-use applications that can meet or even exceed your needs.</p>
<p>Let’s look at some advantages of our <a href="http://charityauctionsoftware.net">free, web-based auction software, </a>available at IDonateToCharity.org.</p>
<p>Not only can our auction software facilitate efficiency, participation, and productivity for your organization’s events, but it also offers real-time, multi-user access, hosting your auction “live” on the internet.  With this real-time capability, you can better engage the community and build up your supporters while capitalizing on this wonderful technology.</p>
<p>Working online can help you divide responsibilities between your committee and everyone can be logged on simultaneously to your event website in order to keep track of and work with up-to-the-minute auction data.  Our service will also store and back up your data for you so there are no worries concerning computer crashes or failure resulting in data loss.</p>
<p>Another advantage of our web-based silent auction program is the ability of your donators to make cash donations or pay for auctions online directly to your event or organization.  This greatly reduces paperwork and allows you to receive donations instantly without the hassles of waiting for checks to show up in the mail.  A speedy checkout process is accomplished easily with real-time credit card processing and online receipts.</p>
<p>Instant bidding from people all over the globe is yet another remarkable advantage of our auctions.  With a few clicks, participants can view your different available auctions and bid at will.  No need for bidders to wait all night for each auction item to be presented to them.  By having your auctions online, you can give them immediate access to everything you have to offer.</p>
<p>We also allow you to set up your own auction or storefront free of charge, equipped with your logos, branding, and other images.  You can also add welcome text and other information about your non profit or your auction details.  You easily achieve a professionally designed auction site that is ready for business and contains everything you need for success.</p>
<p>A powerful tool for communication, IDonateToCharity.org can aid you in effectively building relationships with supporters. You can let your donators know about new auctions and items or offer to have top donors featured in your organization’s educational or marketing materials.  Being able to reach out to the community effectively is essential to any campaign, because without bidders and supporters, your fundraising events will fail.</p>
<p>IDonateToCharity.org offers a convenient way to run your auctions from anywhere at any time and provides back end management so you can stay focused on your events.  As long as you have an internet connection, you can run your auctions and stay in touch with supporters no matter where you are!  We handle most of your management tasks as well, such as tracking bids, generating notices to bidders and receipts for purchases, and so forth.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silent Auction Fundraising Ideas Hosting a silent auction is a great way to generate excitement as well as profit for your non profit or charity. You can obtain a space and run your auction locally, drawing in community interest. However, since the advent of the internet, your organization can now host your entire silent auctions [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Silent Auction Fundraising Ideas</h1>
<p>Hosting a silent auction is a great way to generate excitement as well as profit for your non profit or charity.  You can obtain a space and run your auction locally, drawing in community interest.  However, since the advent of the internet, your organization can now host your entire silent auctions online, too, if you desire.</p>
<p>Running a silent, live auction online can be just as expensive as renting a space to hold it locally.  Many sites charge upwards of hundreds of dollars for this service.  That is why we created IDonateToCharity.org, a website built specifically for non profits and charities like you, searching for affordable, easy ways to raise money through auctions and other means.  It’s free to become a member and you can host your silent auctions on our secure site without paying any listing fees.  We simply take a small percentage of the final price once your item sells to cover our administrative and other costs.  If it doesn’t sell, we take nothing.  We want to help you raise money, not spend all of your organization’s money developing fundraisers.  Sign up free now at Charitable-auctions.com where you can also enjoy a wide range of free articles full of fundraising tips and ideas you can explore.</p>
<p>Once your non profit has signed up for free membership, you’ll be given a special link where you’ll have access to thousands of deeply discounted products, ranging from everything to home theater systems to automotive accessories to video games, gift items, apparel, and so much more!  You can sell any of these items with no out of pocket expense at your auctions or purchase them for direct sales or your own personal use.</p>
<p>Here are some silent auction fundraising ideas using products available to our members through our partnership with this incredible wholesale dropshipper.</p>
<p><strong>Desktop and Notebook Computers</strong></p>
<p>Keep your supporters up-to-date with the latest in computer technology by offering desktop and notebook computers for auction.  You can also offer computer accessories, such as laptop carrying cases, computer hardware, software, as well as printers, copiers, and fax machines.  These are high dollar items that can generate tremendous profits.</p>
<p><strong>PDAs, Cell Phones, and MP3/MP4 Players</strong></p>
<p>Electronics are always popular items for auctions.  Supporters can bid on a variety of PDAs, cell phones, MP3 and MP4 players, and accessories all at below retail prices.  They can get great deals on these products while you raise money for your charity.</p>
<p><strong>Other Electronics</strong></p>
<p>We also carry several other types of electronic devices that your contributors will surely love!  With camcorders, cameras, DVD players, metal detectors, GPS navigation equipment, scanners, and so much more, there’s something for everyone!  At prices up to 75% off retail, and no inventories to purchase, you can make incredible profits and even save your donors some money.</p>
<p><strong>Automotive Parts and Accessories</strong></p>
<p>To help draw more male donors, as well as racing and auto lovers, you can offer a variety of hard to find automotive accessories, such as Zen tire and wheel packages, truck beds, racing seats, turbo kits, car stereo equipment, and other unique items.</p>
<p><strong>Designer Jewelry</strong></p>
<p>We offer a huge variety of hand-crafted and designer jewelry, sure to attract women interested in supporting your cause.  Bracelets, 14KT gold rings, pearls, watches, brooches, and anklets are just a few of the types of items you can auction.</p>
<p>Whatever you decide for your silent auctions, IDonateToCharity.org presents the ability for your organization to host fundraising auctions all year round without breaking the bank!  Again, membership is absolutely free, so sign up today!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Charity Auction Ideas</h1>
<p>What if you could raise money for your non profit 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?  Visualize this scenario.  You have an open door auction in which you never have to leave home.  Guests don’t have to be concerned about scheduling conflicts and can attend whenever they wish.  You don’t have to pay any rental fees for your location or hire a staff, and donors around the nation can easily participate at any time.  They can even bring their friends and family.  You can watch those bids roll in and you didn’t have to pay a dime to set up your event.</p>
<p><a href="http://idonatetocharity.org">Charity auction ideas</a> and non profit fundraising might sound too good be true?  It is true!  Online charity auctions are the wave of the future, allowing your non profit charity the ability to raise money with program fundraising all year long, selling anything you desire, with very little to no out of expense.</p>
<p>With online charity auction ideas, sponsors, bidders, staff, and donors can all participate from the comfort of their own home.  No matter where your donors are, they can join in and have access to your online events through a simple internet connection.  Additionally, thanks to email and other telecommunications options, you can easily give your potential supporters the individual attention they deserve, inspiring them to donate to your cause, and making it a much more personalized, thrilling experience.  Having this online presence also makes it much easier for you to really explain your charity and its’ cause, providing your constituents with everything they need to know to become fully aware of your organization and its’ efforts.</p>
<p>Your non profit fundraising or non profit charity can host live auctions, silent auctions, or you can simply run them throughout the year as an additional means of fundraising.  If you have other staff members working on these projects with you, they can work from a distance as well.  This ability alone gives you an opportunity to recruit volunteers in different states who can promote your charity in their area.</p>
<p>So, how do you get started with you auction charity idea?  You don’t need to be a proficient web designer or programming master to run online auctions.  There are no hassles of trying to build your own auction website or hire someone.  We’ve done all the work for you already so you can get straight to business.  At IDonateToCharity.org, you can set up a free storefront where you can customize your home page, insert your logo, mission statements, and other information, and begin creating fundraising auctions.  With the ability to upload images and text, you can equip your auctions with full previews and descriptions of your items, all of which you can host with no listing fees.  Because there are no space or time restraints, the possibilities are limitless.</p>
<p>We also offer a variety of other useful auction tools, free articles, as well as several other, unique fundraising opportunities you can host at our site, such as treasure hunts, poker tournaments, raffles, and so much more!  In addition, we’ve partnered with a wonderful dropshipper, giving your non profit access to over 200,000 items marked up to 75% off retail!  By signing up free, you can utilize these products and sell them at your auctions with absolutely no out of pocket expense!</p>
<p>There are many similar services available like fundraising consultants on the internet for <a href="http://charityauctionsoftware.net">elementary school fundraising</a> and fundraisers for schools, many of which require you to pay monthly membership fees, listing fees for auctions, or other upfront fees.  At IDonateToCharity.org, we offer these things free of charge so your organization can focus on raising money, not paying money.  You also have the option of going beyond our free services.  We have several upgraded packages and features available, all at affordable prices that your foundation can utilize.  These include bold and featured listings, rates for those who wish to put up more than 1000 auction items, other promotional tools, and so forth.  Visit Charitable-auctions.com or IDonateToCharity.org now for more information on our fantastic, free services and to become familiar with our charitable auction website designed specifically for not-for-profits like you!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizing a Successful Silent Auction Constructing and organizing a silent auction is an excellent fundraising method for nearly any charitable association. This is a fantastic way to raise money quickly and one that can even be turned into an annual, sponsored event. Running an auction doesn’t have to be a painstaking or expensive task. If [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Organizing a Successful Silent Auction</h1>
<p>Constructing and organizing a silent auction is an excellent fundraising method for nearly any charitable association.  This is a fantastic way to raise money quickly and one that can even be turned into an annual, sponsored event.  Running an auction doesn’t have to be a painstaking or expensive task.  If your organization doesn’t have access or can’t afford a space to hold a local event, don’t fret.  With today’s technology, you can easily develop your silent auctions online.  In fact, you can sign up FREE at Charitable-auctions.com where you can host auction after auction with no out of pocket expense at our adjoining IDonateToCharity.org auction site.</p>
<p><strong>What is a silent auction and how does it work?</strong><br />
When organizing a silent auction, participants submit bids on sheets of paper for the different auction items you display.  Before your auction takes place, prepare bid sheets for each item.  At the top of each sheet, boldly write a title and short description of the item up for auction.  Make sure your sheets look professional.  The remainder of the page should have a series of blank lines in which bidders can write in their name and bid amount for the item.</p>
<p>At the end of the auction, the person who has submitted the highest bid wins that auction item.  Online silent auctions run the same way.  However, bids are submitted electronically during the auction instead of in a public forum.  Many organizations will also host a dinner or other event to try to draw in more contributors and create a more entertaining, enjoyable atmosphere.</p>
<p><strong>How do I obtain items for organizing a silent auction</strong>?<br />
There are many ways to accomplish this.  Plan to spend some time soliciting businesses, organizations, and individuals to donate what they can to your auction event.  This can include artwork or other items you can sell, services that individuals or businesses donate, or any other type of revenue generating source.  You and your organization’s members can also ask friends or family members to donate.</p>
<p>Another way to gain items for your auctions is to use wholesale sources available locally or on the web.  You can even create a themed auction by putting up items that are related.  If you need a wholesale source that can offer you a huge variety of items you can auction as well as drop ship your items directly to your customers for no additional costs, visit Charitable-auctions.com and sign up free.  Once you’ve signed up, we will give you a wholesale link where you can gain access to thousands of products at deeply discounted prices with no monthly membership or other costly fees to pay.  By utilizing this as well as our IDonateToCharity.org charitable auction site, you can easily and quickly get your silent auctions up and running with minimal to no cost.</p>
<p>Remember to have diversity in the prices of your items.  Some should have higher starting bids while others should be more affordable.  Also, have some items that will appeal to women, others that appeal to men, and even items children would enjoy.  The more variety you have, the better your chances for success.</p>
<p><strong>How do I set up and run my auction?</strong><br />
Once you’ve accumulated your auction items, you’ll need to set up an appropriate time and place for your event.  This also applies to online auctions.  Find volunteers or members of your organization who can assist in running the event.  Assign them each specific tasks so your event can run smoothly.  For example, Volunteer 1 will be responsible for organizing the items and bringing them out for display.  Volunteer 2 can work as a host at the door, handing out information, getting them to sign in, showing them where they need to go, and so forth.  Volunteer 3 can be in charge of pre-auction publicity and marketing campaigns.  Creating structure ensures that all aspects of your auction are properly managed and organized.</p>
<p>If you’re holding your auction in a public forum, it’s essential that you set up the space appropriately.  Here are a few tips that can help you achieve this.<br />
1.There should be plenty of room for attendees, along with good air circulation.  You want your donors to feel comfortable so you can encourage bidding.  An over-crowded, hot, or otherwise distracting environment will deter bidders and can even cause them leave your event.<br />
2.You should place tables around the outer walls.  Display your items on the tables without crowding them.  Bid sheets and pens should be placed near each item and be easily accessible.  Have duplicates of each item’s bid sheet in case bidders run out of space.<br />
3.It’s a good idea to arrange for security during your event.  It’s important to safeguard auction items, money being exchanged, and those who come to your event.  This is an extremely important consideration and should not be overlooked.<br />
4.Before your auction ever takes place, create a list of bidding instructions and rules for those who attend.  Print them out and have them handed out to all participants as they walk in the door.</p>
<p><strong>When organizing a silent auction, how do I get publicity?</strong><br />
To pull off a successful silent auction, it’s essential that you create effective marketing campaigns and get the positive publicity you desire before, during, and after your event.  Let your community know what they can expect at your special occasion.  Direct your pre-auction publicity towards creating excitement and enthusiasm about your event.  Remember to include where and when your auction is taking place.   You can also mention some of items that will be available for bidding in order to entice potential partakers.</p>
<p>Posting advertisements about your event in local papers or magazines can boost attendance.  You can also fashion a simple flyer that you can place in stores, at the library, or other places around town where people congregate.  At the end of your event, make sure you give a warm public and private thanks to all those who have donated.  You can also acknowledge them in your newsletters or other materials, as well as send them a thank you note for their contribution.</p>
<p><strong>How do I properly end my auction?</strong><br />
You can either end your auction at a specified time or opt to have a secret time in which you announce that all bidding has closed.  When your auction is ready to come to an end, have your volunteers or workers spread throughout the space, ready to pick up bid sheets.</p>
<p>You auction director should then list the names of top bidders for each item, along with the amount of their bid.  Then, they will post the list so participants can see what auctions they’ve won.</p>
<p>Have a designated, organized place where auction winners can pay for their items.  You can designate another area in which they can take their receipt to pick up their item.  To organize this even better, allow those whose last names begin with A through E to pay first.  Announce this aloud.  Then, continue these alphabetical approaches to handling auction winners so you’re workers aren’t overwhelmed.</p>
<p>Make sure you have plenty of change for people who choose to pay with cash.  If you accept credit cards, make certain that you’re set up and ready to take transactions.  Give winners a detailed receipt and include the number or name of the auction they won.  This way, they can take that receipt to the pick up area (if it’s separate from your payment area) to get their auction items.  For larger items, arrange for a pick up time.</p>
<p>Organizing a silent auction can serve as a wonderful, effective way to gain good publicity and raise money for your charity.  Keep it simple, fun, and organized and you will surely have a successful, entertaining occasion that everyone will enjoy!<br />
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