Increase Auction Profits

Scheduling a Charity Auction Workshop with Auctioneer Lance or Terri Walker could increase auction profits substantially.

Workshops are very valuable for organizing your volunteers pointing your event in the right direction. This is a great way to kick off and enhance your auction planning.

Thousands of dollars worth of ideas that will be presented to motivate your volunteers and increase your auction profits. Since we conduct so many large fundraising auctions, we are in a unique position to keep up with what works best, and we are glad to share that information with you through our personalized workshop.

We cover many topics in our two and a half to three hour workshop including:

• how to organize a smooth running silent and live auction
• solicitation-what are the best items to solicit
• techniques of soliciting
• ego items
• packaging
• who should attend and how to get them there
• admission charge
• getting people involved
• using golf in your auction
• serving the dinner to your advantage
• great ways to end your auction
• consultation from Walker Auctions
• benefits of a charity auctioneer
• ways to promote
• auction trends across North America
• exchanging items with other charities
• critiquing your auction
• advantages of computerizing your event
• profiting from your catalogue
• the best way to plan the evening
• ... and much more.

Your workshop is customized to focus on topics that you thing will best benefit your event.

During the workshop, you will learn auction set up and procedures. In addition you will be presented with resource material, a copy of The Auction Book, and several auction catalogues.

Other services we provide are:

• auction supplies
• auction software
• item exchange which involves charities across North America

Consultation is included in our auction fee so you are free to contact Walker Auctions about any matter in helping to plan your event.

We can also provide you with an item sold on a 50/50 split basis. Most groups make several hundred dollars off our Remington western bronze sculpture. We can also assist you in swapping vacation packages and other items with some of our other clients. This could be a very popular and profitable venture in itself.

Seventy-five percent of our business is repeat business, so we are looking forward to continuing a long term relationship with you and helping to raise much needed funds.

Feel free to contact us for further information. You can call us at 901-384-9992 or fax us at 901-384-9993.