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Going...Going...Gone!: Successful Auctions for Non-Profit Institutions.

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I don't know what I would have done without this book. It's a great reference for anyone needing help putting an auction together. More information than you will need at first. You will find yourself going back to it again and again.

Going. ..Going. ..Gone! Successful Auctions for Non-Profit Institutions
By Anne Connelly & Maureen Winter Publisher: Target Funding Group, Inc. 218 pages, $$$
Special events are often staff and volunteer labor intensive. Details and multiple niceties can make the difference between a good event and a great event. Special events can be overwhelming to an organization and can become the focus of its development if staff members are not careful. However, they can be great friend makers and publicity opportunities and if done right they can even raise money.
Auctions are a popular event. They can also present some of the highest demands in staff and volunteer time. This book is a handbook designed to help staff and volunteers get a handle on the planning and execution of the numerous details involved in an auction. It is full of structural ideas of committees and lists of responsibilities. However, it pushes heavily to hire a consultant and to purchase the computer software that happens to be designed and sold by the publisher.
In spite of its sale pitch, this book could be valuable to anyone who runs special events. It examines not just auctions, but it could be used to plan other events such as benefit dinners, concerts, raffles, and seeking sponsors. It has nearly 70 lists, samples and schedules. It has ideas on themes and how they could be used in multiple events. It takes you step by step from the planning stages to the appreciation at the end of an event.