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Benefit Bidding will be providing the McKinney Morning Pride Lions club with Qtego Text bidding for their 6th annual “Fore Sight Benefit Golf Tournament”.   We are very excited that the McKinney Morning Pride has selected this AWESOME technology. Event Date: Monday May 7th, 2012 Location: Eldorado Country Club 2604 Country Club Drive McKinney, Texas 75070 [...]

Benefit Bidding is honored to be providing Qtego text bidding technology for the 18th Annual Camp Summit Golf Tournament. The event will also include a “LIVE” auction during the awards ceremony. Lloyd Cooper Benefit Biddings founder and lead auctioneer will be conducting the live auction. Event Date: Monday April 23, 2012 Location: Bear Creek Golf [...]

Benefit Bidding is honored to host the online auction portion of the The Kansas Cosmosphere 50th Anniversary Celebration   The online auction will run from April 22nd to April 28th.    To bid on auction items Click Here!   The live event wil be help on Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:30 – 10:00 pm Kansas Cosmosphere and [...]

This weekend we conducted an auction for the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas at Market Hall. During the event, my wife thought she lost her purse. As you might guess, she was in a bit of a panic. I was calm until I realized my iPad was in her purse!! (Yes – her purse is pretty [...]

Join us on August 27th for the 1st annual Red Hot Road Rally benefiting the Childrean and Community Health Center (CCHC) of McKinney, Texas. CCHC provides healthcare to the underserved children and adults of McKinney and the surrounding areas. All services are provided free of charge to individuals without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or [...]

Fall 2011 dates are quickly filling up!  Call us to schedule your fall 2011 auction today!

If you’re having a fundraising event for your school, consider adding a teacher’s wish list. Ask each teacher to create a list of items, typically ranging in price from $25 to $50, that they would like for their classroom. If ”big ticket” items such as computers, printers, etc. are needed, split them into multiple requests [...]

• Solicitation – Instead of just asking for an item donation, be specific! Ask for exactly what you want from each donor. Shoot for the stars! They can only say no, and just might say yes. Also, when asking always use consider. Would you consider donating the beautiful Grandfather clock for our annual auction? If [...]

During a commercial auction, presentation or public event the audience is for the most part quiet and giving their full attention to the auctioneer or presenter this is not the case at a Benefit Auction! A benefit auction is different from other events because at a benefit auction the attendees will all be schmoozing and [...]

Join us on June 13th At the Eldorado Country Club For the McKinney Lions Morning Pride 5th annual Fore Sight Golf Scramble & Benefit Auction.  To register for this event or to preview the auction items please visit our site: FORE SIGHT GOLF SCRAMBLE The online portion of the auction will open June 1, 2011 [...]

We’ve been in your shoes!

Your event committee will invest significant time and effort to obtain auction items and encourage guests to support your mission. The professionals at Benefit Bidding provide you with tools, tips and techniques to reach – and exceed – your revenue goals. You will receive extensive consulting and support from the Benefit Bidding team from initial planning through event follow up. By hiring a professional benefit auction team, you can be assured that you are working with an auctioneer who is experienced in engaging and motivating audiences to open their wallets.

The Benefit Bidding team is distinctive from other fundraising auctioneers. They listen to your concerns and needs – and provide solutions. They have been in your shoes. The principals of the company have served as chairs for large galas, smaller school events, and auctions for individuals in need. They conduct fundraising auctions only – and provide unique, creative ideas for your event.

Don’t wait until the last minute to hire a fundraising auctioneer for a live auction. The timing, structure, and flow of your event are crucial. A fundraising auction is not a party. It is important to strike the right balance of entertainment and fundraising to ensure your guests enjoy themselves while you generate the revenue your organization depends upon. Striking the right balance ensures that your guests enjoy themselves while you generate the dollars your organization needs.

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