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Are YOU ready for a charity auction? AM I READY FOR A SOCIETY BENEFITS CHARITY AUCTION? Society Benefits' Auctioneers provide professional charity auctioneer services to established charity auction galas with past benefit auction history.  Our auctioneers are full-time benefit & charity auctioneers with a proven track record of helping non-profits and charitable organizations effectively increase their charity auction revenue an average of 30-300%. You require a professional, entertaining charity auctioneer who can inspire your audience & increase your profits.   Our auctioneers will do just that! If you are unsure as to what type of assistance you can gain from teaming with Society Benefits' Auctioneers, then we encourage you to take the following charity auction survey to assist us in more fully assessing your needs. Assessment of Client Strengths TIME 1. How many months do you have to plan and prepare your charity auction? (answer in months) 1 month     2 months     3 months     4 months     5 months 6 months    7 months     8 months     9 months     10 months + PERSONNEL FOR YOUR CHARITY AUCTION FUNDRAISER 2. How many individuals are sufficiently committed to serve as Committee Chairs for this charity auction fundraising event? 1 - 3 people     4 - 6 people     7 - 9 people     10 + people 3. How many additional charity auction volunteers will commit to securing 5 or more donated charity auction items? (Please do not include the Committee Chair candidates counted in question 2.) 1 - 3 people     4 - 6 people     7 - 9 people     10 + people 4. How many other individuals are willing to work in some role other than charity auction item acquisitions? (Please do not include individuals counted in questions 2 or 3.) 1 - 3 people     4 - 6 people     7 - 9 people     10 + people COMMUNITY CHARITY AUCTION SUPPORT 5. How much NET revenue from SILENT AND LIVE CHARITY AUCTIONS ONLY did your group generate in the past 12 months? $0 - $5000 $5,000 - 10,000  $10,000 – $15,000  $15,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $30,000 $40,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000  $75,000 - $100,000  $100,000 - $150,000 $150,000 + 6. Over the past 12 months, what is the total dollar amount of charity auction goods and services given to your organization? $0 - $5000 $5,000 - 10,000  $10,000 – $15,000  $15,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $30,000 $40,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000  $75,000 - $100,000  $100,000 - $150,000 $150,000 + 7. How many charity auction attendees paid at least $50 to attend one of your events in the past 12 months? 0 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 300 300 - 400 400 - 500 500 + CHARITY AUCTION VIABILITY 8. Carefully consider your core charity auction committee, including prospective or already designated Charity Auction Chairs. Consider personality conflicts, lack of delegation, inconsistent follow-through, in-fighting, lack of commitment and busy schedules.  Evaluate this group’s efficiency and productivity. Low or Unknown = many members are new to us, or in-fighting and personality conflicts are common Moderate = I feel reasonably confident that they can accomplish our charity auction event goals Confident = We have several strong members who have done similar charity auction events in the past Enthusiastic  = Virtually every member is 100% committed to our charity auction task, understands his/her role and is bursting to get started! 9. Evaluate any changes in the past 6 months to the charity auction planning committee, the Board, or the key managerial roles of the organization.  (Note: If more than one applies, mark the first one applicable in the list.) No personnel changes in the past 6 months  Board Members have changed Key organization roles (CEO, President, Development, Marketing, etc.) have changed Charity Auction Event Chairperson / Coordinator has changed Your e-mail:  Thank you!  Using this charity auction survey of your current strengths, Society Benefits will be able to better identify your best charity auction fundraising options.   We will contact you via email in the next 48 business hours to discuss your needs.