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Sad Silent Auction Winners – In Legal Terms - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: There are so many ways to create problems for one’s self when fundraising. One kind of problem with a lot of potential fallout occurs when you are auctioning a service in return for the highest donation. In this case submitted as a question to Mark Pestronk, a lawyer specializing in travel law, a travel agency donated a trip complete with a list of restrictions but the nonprofit who auctioned the service did not disclose the restrictions. Now the donor who placed the winning bid is angry and the travel agency (the other donor) feels hung out to dry.

20 Ways to Make Your Nonprofit Auction More Effective

20 Ways to Make Your Nonprofit Auction More Effective: Respondents had a variety of thoughts about what they will do differently next year. Over 60% said they would start the process of getting items earlier. Greater use of online was cited by 39% of respondents. Thirty one percent said they would get more high priced items while 19% said they would get additional lower priced items to appeal to more people.

Art market analysis: Who benefits from charity auctions? | The Art Newspaper

Art market analysis: Who benefits from charity auctions? | The Art Newspaper: Art market analysis: Who benefits from charity auctions?
A common refrain is that there are too many of these events, with too much low-value art

Broadway charity flea market, auction turns 25, offering unique items such as backstage tours - The Washington Post

Broadway charity flea market, auction turns 25, offering unique items such as backstage tours - The Washington Post: The auction and market, which cost about $60,000 to produce, plus three other Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS events — the Easter Bonnet Competition, Gypsy of the Year and Broadway Bares — helped the group last year award some $10 million in grants to The Actors Fund and to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations

Thatcher handbag fetches $40,000 at charity auction | Reuters

Thatcher handbag fetches $40,000 at charity auction | Reuters: "Best-selling author and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer was wielding the gavel at the auctioneer's London showrooms at a sale where proceeds went to the charity chosen by each contributing sportsman, politician or musician.

Top price on the night was paid for the chief timekeeper's stop watch that recorded Roger Bannister's first four-minute mile in 1954."

Silent Charity Auctions Migrating to the Internet - Online Charity Auctions Result in More and Higher Bids

Silent Charity Auctions Migrating to the Internet - Online Charity Auctions Result in More and Higher Bids: "Computing is going to the cloud, donors are flocking to mobile, and silent auctions are migrating to the web.

Silent auctions have been around for, it seems, a jillion years. They have become a staple of fundraising. Throw a party, silently auction off a stack of donated items, and voilà...cultivation and fundraising all in one."

Buffett Lunch Auction Nets $1.68M For Charity - CBS News

Buffett Lunch Auction Nets $1.68M For Charity - CBS News: "The winner of this year's charity auction to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett gets a slight discount over last year, but will still plunk down more than $1.68 million dollars for lunch."

Charity to auction Obama signatures - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

Charity to auction Obama signatures - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com: "PEORIA —

President Barack Obama's recent trip to the Peoria area may end up raising thousands of dollars for Easter Seals."

NZ PM's mishap is lucky break for charity - CNN.com

NZ PM's mishap is lucky break for charity - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- An Internet auction to sell off the plaster cast that New Zealand Prime Minister John Key wore when he broke his right arm has raised close to NZ$ 20,000 for charity."

The Island-Business

The Island-Business: "Charity tea auctions are not something new to the tea trade. However 10th September was quite extraordinary in that the American Ambassador Robert O Blake was present to witness what usually goes on at the weekly tea auctions, and hopefully he would spread the word that the tea trade and its auction is something phenomenal and that US buyers should visit, and perhaps glean some pointers how things work. Also it was hoped that many doors would open to the not so bad tea trade.

As already said the charity auction raised approximately in excess 6 million SLR. All proceeds would go for tsunami aid monitored by the Colombo Tea Traders Association. (CTTA)."

Bloomberg.com: Muse Arts

Bloomberg.com: Muse Arts: "Warhol's acrylic and silkscreen portrait of the celebrity couple is expected to fetch up to 350,000 pounds ($687,000). Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit Christian organization that provides housing through an international network of volunteers, said Sotheby's."

Hospice nets record amount from rare Beatles disc - Milton Keynes Today

Hospice nets record amount from rare Beatles disc - Milton Keynes Today: "Some research found it was actually a rare copy in Mono with a gold Parlophone label and four of the songs mis-credited to the publishers Dick James Music rather than Northern Music as on later pressings.

It was also in very good condition considering it was 45 years old, so Linda put it on web auction site eBay.

'There was a lot of interest straight away with many people watching it,' she said.

'I turned down an initial offe
r of £400 from someone in Japan – which was definitely the right decision as the auction ended at £837!"

An Unlikely Obsession: School Auctions - New York Times

An Unlikely Obsession: School Auctions - New York Times: "Ms. Furner and her younger sister, Robin Kirchner, have crisscrossed northern New Jersey patronizing auctions for schools, churches, animal shelters and civic clubs with the single-mindedness others have for golfing, bowling or shopping. They hit three to four a month"

Boosters turning to online auctions - The Boston Globe

Boosters turning to online auctions - The Boston Globe: "Facing budget shortfalls that are squeezing education basics, more Massachusetts public schools are turning to online auctions this spring to raise money for supplies, field trips, library books, playground equipment, and computers. And they're raking in from $6,000 to $20,000 in the process - more money than live or silent auctions generate at traditional fund-raisers."

Britney Auctions Wears For Charity - Forbes.com

Britney Auctions Wears For Charity - Forbes.com: "mmediately following the broadcast, Britney Jean Spears, 26, will auction off six items of her clothing worn on the set, including a navy print Juicy Couture dress, as well as a yellow dress and a blue floral cardigan by boutique designer Nanette Lepore."

Bloomberg.com: Muse

Bloomberg.com: Muse: "Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U2 singer Bono and Damien Hirst, the U.K.'s wealthiest artist, are backing a $40 million AIDS charity auction of art that previews today at Sotheby's in London before heading for New York."

Dodge Plans High Profile Charity Auctions for Challenger Launch on PSFK

Dodge Plans High Profile Charity Auctions for Challenger Launch on PSFK: "Nothing like having something before anyone else. That’s behind how Dodge is looking to launch it’s new Challenger next year. The first three models to roll of the assemble line will be auctioned off at separate events to benefit charity. The first will head to Scottsdale and go on the block at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction."

Channelnewsasia.com-SIA's A380 charity flight auction raises over S$1.9m

Channelnewsasia.com: "SIA's A380 charity flight auction raises over S$1.9m By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 14 September 2007 0037 hrs Photos 1 of 1 SIA's A380 aircraft SINGAPORE : Almost all seats on the Singapore Airlines A380 First Flight Charity Auction have been sold and more than US$1.32 million (or S$1.9 million) has been raised."

BUSINESS

BUSINESS: "Singapore Airlines A380 set a record of the sorts by selling the first ticket for a whopping $100,380 through its First Flight Charity Auction."

Daily Travel Deal Blog | Los Angeles Times Travel » Blog Archive » ALERT: Singapore Air auctions Airbus A380 seats

Daily Travel Deal Blog | Los Angeles Times Travel » Blog Archive » ALERT: Singapore Air auctions Airbus A380 seats: "Deal: Singapore Air’s eBay charity auction started on August 27. All of the auctions for individual A380 seats and packages are set to expire less than 4 days from now. Bidding starts at $3.80 for seats in economy class, $38.00 in business class and $380.00 in first class. When I checked earlier today, most of the bidding had already risen above $2,000 for two economy seats, up to $20,100 for two first-class suites. Buy-it-now special packages are available if you crave more VIP treatment."