In the previous blog on fund-a-need I described how I first encountered the process in Seattle and then how we brought it south to California. In this blog we will discuss how to optimize your fund-a-need. Begin with the basic definition: A fund-a-need is where the auctioneer asks for a cash donation from the audience. […]

When people ask me about my job, I tell them that I work for fundraising auction consultants, handling client support and scheduling the consulting time for two auctioneers. And, I get to work from home, along the banks of the Russian River. Sound easy? Sometimes, but sometimes not. Founder Colleen Buckley calls us “wranglers”; she […]