PACKAGE 1: LIVE AUCTIONEER

Andy will help you boost every bid, by:

Researching your auction items and picking key details for each one

Advising you on item selection, order, pricing, and sweeteners

Offering great strategies for boosting bids, like “mystery items” and “doubling”

Building a word-for-word auctioneer script you can edit and approve

Designing sleek, animated slides to match your script

Delivering a warm-up auction speech to prime your audience for bidding

Serving as your live auctioneer with energy, warmth and humor

PACKAGE 2: PADDLE RAISE /
FUND-THE-NEED FACILITATOR

Andy will ensure your pitch is appropriate, respectful and impactful, by:

Advising you on pitch structure, donor levels, and other critical details

Offering great strategies for increasing donations, like the “runaround game”

Building a word-for-word solicitation script you can edit and approve

Designing sleek, animated slides to match your script

Giving your paddle raise / fund-the-need speech with polish, empathy, and style

BOTH PACKAGES INCLUDE:

Learning about your event history, goals and logistics

Promoting your event on Spark’s website, e-newsletter and social media

Running fundraising games like “heads or tails”

Introducing speakers, making announcements, and other “on-mic” services

Sharing valuable, practical advice and resources throughout the process

Scheduling a post-event “debrief” call with feedback and suggestions

Giving you “first dibs” on future fundraising event dates (pending availability)