I have had the privilege of attending and working with thousands of auction dinners throughout North America for over 20 years. Some had several thousand attendees, while others only had fifty or so. The articles that follow are meant to give an overview of how successful auction dinners are conceived, planned and managed.
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15. Financial Controls
Strong financial controls must be in place during the event. If they are not, confusion can break out and all the hard work will mean nothing because your attendees will be upset and your volunteers will be frazzled. Develop the controls in advance, you will be glad you do.
16. Games
Event
games can be a lot of fun and if run properly, very exciting. However, if they
are NOT run properly, they can become a distraction and take away from the
other fundraising aspects of your event. Additionally, the games must conform to
the theme of your event. There are many types of games out there. Some can be
purchased or rented; other can be made up by your committee with little or no cost.
Here’s a short list of ideas to start your creative juices flowing: darts, roulette,
card games, crown & anchor wheel, balloon toss, etc.
(To be continued)
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