What does surfing a 25-foot wave have to do with active bidding at your fundraising auction? How is event planning like a storm over the Pacific? Join Reynolds & Buckley Fundraising Auctions, along with Greater Giving (formerly AuctionPay) for a seminar entitled Making Waves: An Alternative View of Fundraising Auctions at the new Pavilion By the Bay on Treasure Island.

Click here to register for this four-hour workshop featuring nationally acclaimed auctioneer and consultant David Reynolds and his dynamic auctioneer teammates Greg Quiroga and Ed Gold as well as company mainstays Colleen Buckley and Jacquelyn Wells. Together, we will share insights gained on the auction circuit and address the challenges faced in 2010 for non-profit fundraising.

We will also highlight the parallels between the work you put into your fundraising event and the energy harnessed by surfers in the ocean. The result? A unique new lens for re-examining your current event or for preparing to launch a new auction.

In our seminar we will thoroughly explore the concept of the “fundraising wave,” and look closely at the elements that give it power:
• The clarity and force of your message.
• The commitment of your attendees.
• The loyalty of the audience.
• The giving potential in the room.
• The excitement generated by the auction lots.
• The sense of community at the event.
• The pleasure derived from the event.

We’ll also look at the “shoals” of an event, or the accumulation of all the practical decisions made prior to it:
• Computer software.
• Check-in and checkout.
• Sound and light.
• Catalog options.
• PowerPoint choices.
• Food and beverage decisions.

Click here to register for the workshop, there is a $30 registration fee, which includes a buffet lunch provided by Wine Valley Catering. Registration deadline is February 16, 2010!

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: Pavilion By the Bay on Treasure Island
For: Executive directors, board members, development staff and other volunteers involved with fundraising auctions.

Click here to register online for this Reynolds & Buckley workshop, or for more information contact Jacquelyn Wells at (707) 953-2834, or via email at jacquelyn@reynolds-buckley.com

All of the fees associated with this workshop cover costs for the hosting the workshop. Reynolds & Buckley receives no compensation for its participation in this event. All supplies and equipment donated by Classic Party Rentals.

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