Case Studies (9)
Injured Jockeys Fund: Graham Lee Auction
How the Injured Jockeys Fund raised £40,000 in a December auction for injured jockey Graham Lee, featuring lots from trainers Paul Nicholls, Karl Burke and a golf round with Sir AP McCoy.
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Inaugural Auction for the Tiggy Hancock Trust
How the newly founded Tiggy Hancock Trust raised £59,000 in their first ever auction, supporting young equestrians' mental health in memory of 15-year-old show-jumper Tiggy Hancock.
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Auction of Promises: Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society
How the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society raised £10,600 through a 28-lot online auction featuring rare aviation experiences, replacing cancelled air shows during the pandemic.
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Covid-19: Food 4 Heroes Epic Auction
How Food 4 Heroes raised £23,066 through an online auction to fund nutritious meal deliveries for frontline NHS workers, closing with a live-streamed VIP event for 250 guests.
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Furnishing Industry's Fast and Furious Fundraiser
How the Furniture Makers' Company raised £12,500 in their first online charity auction, featuring 40 lots including Chelsea Flower Show tickets, artwork, and luxury experiences.
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Oasis Partnership: The Art Box Online Auction
How the Oasis Partnership raised £2,000 through a three-week online auction of 26 exclusive signed monochrome portraits of musicians by photographer Simon Sarin, with a Debbie Harry print surging from £50 to £505.
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Art 4 Grenfell: Online and Live Auction
How the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation raised £22,500 through a combined online and live art auction in the City, with artworks donated by London's artist community following the Grenfell fire.
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BT Tower Thanksgiving Dinner: Children's Radio Foundation
How Children's Radio Foundation raised £30,000+ at a Thanksgiving dinner at the top of the BT Tower, using mobile silent auction bidding, live auctions, text raffles, and automated Gift Aid processing.
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Bishopsland & FloatArt: Gala Fundraiser at the Gherkin
How two arts charities combined live auction, silent auction, text raffle and direct donations at a Gherkin gala dinner to raise £63,740 in a single evening from just 120 guests.
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15 July 2022
Auctions and How to Plan Them
A guide to planning and running successful online charity auctions, with a case study from the Friends of Shuttleworth.
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Hybrid Fundraising into the New Year
How charities can evolve their digital fundraising strategies into hybrid in-person and online events as the world reopens.
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DONATE™ Launches Free Silent Auction Service
DONATE™ introduces a free silent auction platform for charities, completing an integrated fundraising suite covering text giving, raffles, web donations, and now auction capability.
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