Even the most serious of causes will fall on deaf ears if your Gala or Fundraising event is not fun. Don't leave empty seats in the house at your next event.
Your event starts with cocktails, a silent auction, raffles, the main event, your program, the ask, and the live auction. Its now when you need a professional to take the reins on stage and do the hard ask and make people feel good about donating to your cause. Even the most serious causes have got to have some levity or you will often miss your fundraising goals.
It goes by many names, Paddle Raise, Fund A Need, A Moment To Donate, Cash Call, The Appeal, Fund A Cause, and many more. At the end of the day though it all comes down to that one person on stage asking your audience to donate cash dollars to your cause.
There are several keys to reaching your fundraising goals with a direct ask and having a compelling speaker and video are certainly part of that however you need someone on stage that can maintain and build on that emotional momentum and ask for the big dollars.
Justin James has been selling from stage for over thirty years and understands the psychology behind making an emotional plea and getting your donors to actually donate! Having a professional fundraising specialist and charity auctioneer onboard for your event should always be something you put in the budget for your next event. When Justin is on stage doing your ask, your mission is formost in his mind as he levels up the emotions needed to get your donors to donate. When you build the emotional energy correctly, you can ask for 5,000, 10,000, or far more for your charity's goals. The biggest fear people have is when you ask for donations and suddely you get crickets in the room and Justins skill as an entertainer and fundraising specialist truly come into play here as he does not blink an eye when breaking that tension and goes on to work on your plea and ask again for dollars for your charity's cause.
Laughing or crying a great charity auctioneer is an exceptional personality making your event flow smoothly and making your donors feel great about donating.
A great charity Auctioneer does not sound like a cattle or estate auctioneer. Those auctioneers can sell upward of 100 items an hour however there is a massive difference between them and a charity auctioneer. Charity auctioneers have to sell hopes, dreams, & rainbows. They need to be clearly understood and have got to be entertaining. When you can entertain donors and make them laugh or cry when needed to you can making a massive impact in your fundraising goals.
A great charity auctioneer has to wear a lot of hats and the live auction has got to be fun and high energy! We always reccomend a good mix of small, medium, and large items so everyone can get in on the fun. When you wach videos of Justin doing the live auction you will feel the energy wether its auctioning off a round of drinks, a pumpkin, or a 28,000 dollar purse!
Watch Justin in action as he does a hard ask for 10,000, gets 28,000 for a purse, 600 for a pumpkin and 5,000 for a custom painting.
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