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    4 Ways to Save Time and Streamline Your Auction Planning

    4 Ways to Save Time and Streamline Your Auction Planning

    Let’s face it, pulling off a successful fundraising auction takes a lot of time and energy! Chances are, at this moment, you are deeply engaged... Read More

    27 Jan 2013

    Kara Tambellini

    Getting to the Heart of the matter

    It’s a fresh year, and for many of you, this is the time when your plans and strategies for organizing and executing a successful benefit... Read More

    11 Jan 2013

    Delila

    SchoolAuction.net Application Update September 2012

    You may have noticed a few new changes on your site: Read More

    09 Sep 2012

    Roger Devine

    Square & SchoolAuction.net, Pt. 2

    A couple of weeks ago, there was news that Square, the innovative payments processor that makes those iPhone-based card-readers one sees at coffee shops everywhere,... Read More

    29 Aug 2012

    Roger Devine

    Square & SchoolAuction.net, Pt. 1

    Square has been a disruptive force in the merchant-processing business since its emergence a couple of years ago. And since you can use just about... Read More

    17 Aug 2012

    Roger Devine

    Guest Blog: Don't Pay Commissions

    As a profession, auctioneering has long had performance tied to compensation. Auctioneers have based their worth, literally, on their ability to market and sell assets... Read More

    18 Jul 2012

    Roger Devine

    5 reasons nonprofits SHOULDN'T hold an auction

    Most people reading this blog are helping with the planning of an auction. Read More

    11 Jul 2012

    Roger Devine

    Fundraising Auctions at Colleges and Universities

    Holding an auction is an effective and fun way to raise money. For colleges and universities, it can be a great way to get the... Read More

    06 Mar 2012

    Roger Devine

    Finding Item Descriptions With Your Smartphone

    This one may be something everyone other than me figured out long ago, but I’m still pretty excited to have discovered it. Read More

    06 Feb 2012

    Roger Devine

    Getting Auction Donations: A List of Resources

    It’s THE perennial topic - getting items for your silent auction. People who have done it a few times have a list, a letter that... Read More

    09 Jan 2012

    Roger Devine

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