Opinion: Ballot Bidding® or Electronic Silent Auction?

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Ballot Bidding or Electronic Silent Auctions for charity fundraisers

Ballot Bidding® or Electronic Silent Auction: Which format is best for your event?

Choosing the right auction format for your fundraising event is key to achieving your fundraising goal. Not sure which is the best format to raise as much money as possible for your charity? We can help! Here are some unique features of paper-based Ballot Bidding as well as technology-based Electronic Silent Auction systems:

BALLOT BIDDING®: Classic paper-and-pen silent auction format

Cut to the chase: Ask your guests for their maximum auction bid once and eliminate back and forth “penny bidding”. Keep them tuned in to your speakers rather than constantly checking their silent auction bids.

Maximise bids for your charity: This “blind” method encourages guests think about possible bids from other guests. It encourages bidding at or as close to as possible to their personal maximum bid. This helps to ensure your fundraising auction raises as much as possible.

Sell multiple auction items for your charity: When available, we facilitate selling more than one of an auction item to the top bidders. Yes, that means the amount you fundraise multiplies!

Let us do the work: Our team will design, print, and distribute our Ballot Bidding® forms to your guests’ seats at no cost. We seamlessly incorporate all items available at your event.

ELECTRONIC SILENT AUCTIONS: Electronic auction system using tablets, smart phones, and event screens.

Bidding on auction items without borders: We provide you with a link to an online version of your auction. Share it via email or social media and collect bids from contacts worldwide.

Flexible auction item list: Silent auction technology allows you to enjoy a limitless number of silent auction items. It is also designed to be in a flexible digital format.

Communicate and up-sell for your charity: Messages can be sent directly to your guests during the night via SMS. Use the electronic silent auction technology to promote higher bids by enticing competitive bidding. You can also use the auction software to remind guests about important information about the auction.

We believe that both electronic silent auctions and classic paper-based silent auctions are fantastic in their own way. They engage guests and both are effective at raising funds. However, we recognise that they are very different approaches.

Contact our team and let’s have a conversation about which format will work best for your next event.

Helping Hand Group’s Ballot Bidding Programme and Live Auction Support Contributes to $65,000 raised

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Recently, our team was out lending a helping hand in full force at Heart on My Sleeve. The event was hosted at the fantastic Luna Park in Sydney and raised over $65,000! Our team assisted the event with Dane Wheeler as the live auctioneer along with our expert fundraising auction team and Ballot Bidding® programme.

What is Ballot Bidding®?Ballot Bidding® is the classic paper-and-pen silent auction format that lists all of your auction items. Here are some of the benefits:

Maximise bids for your charity: This “blind” method encourages guests to think about possible bids from other guests and encourages them to bid at or as close to as possible to their personal maximum bid. This helps to ensure your fundraising auction raises as much as possible.

Sell multiple auction items for your charity: When available, we can facilitate selling more than one of an auction item to the top bidders. Yes, that means the amount you raise multiplies!

Let us do the work: Our team will design, print, and distribute our Ballot Bidding® forms to your guests’ seats at no cost. We seamlessly incorporate all items available at your event.

Helping Hand Group has raised and donated over $100 million for leading charities, community groups, schools, and sporting clubs since 1997. We help fundraising events with a long list of auction items and full event assistance with our electronic silent auction system, Ballot Bidding^®programme, and expert fundraising event staff to help you raise more money for your special cause.

Best of all, our services come at no cost to our clients! We provide auction items on a consignment-type basis and that means no cost to your event budget. Our friendly event staff will set up item displays at your event, manage the auctions, and take care of payments, removal, and shipping. That’s how we lend a helping hand.

Helping Hand Group’s Ballot Bidding Supports Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore

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This beautiful Lamborghini was on display at Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore‘s Gala Night! We were proud to be out lending a helping hand at this fundraising event with our effective Ballot Bidding® program and expert fundraising event team to assist the organisers and guests from start-to-finish.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit association recognized by the Italian Government and member of Assocamerestero, apex body of over 70 Italian Chambers abroad. The Chamber aims to strengthen bilateral relations between Italy and Singapore in collaboration with strategic partners from the two Countries

What a great night! Thank you to the ICCS team for having us.

Helping Hand Group Ballot Bidding®: A Great Way to Maximise your Fundraising.

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Let us do the work for you! We design and print Ballot Bidding® forms that include all of the items available for the fundraising auction of your event. This includes any items that you have amassed as well as any items supplied by our team. We integrate all items into a seamless, professional, presentation that is specially-branded for your event.

Guests are given one chance to lodge their max bid against the items that interest them and multiples can sometimes be sold! Our expert team is made available to assist guests with bidding, to answer questions, and handle all payments at the end.

Check out our other auction formats that may suit your next event: https://helpinghand.com.au/auction-formats/