Helping Hand Group’s $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle a hit!

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Looking for a good fundraising idea for your next fundraising event or corporate Gala?

Helping Hand Group continues to lead the fundraising world by providing innovative ways to engage guests and inspire giving. In 2018,  the team developed a brand new way to take fundraising events to the next level. The $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle provides an instant boost to the amount of money available to bid on your auction items. It starts with an exciting raffle that sees one lucky event guest win the pot ($10,000) to bid on any auction item. Then, this winner can bid competitively against other guests on items to help drive up the value of bids. In the end, the Golden Hand Paddle pot is donated to your cause.

With several Golden Hand Paddle auctions successfully conducted, it is safe to say that nothing beats the excitement and fun of this innovative way to raise an additional $10,000 from your fundraising auction!

Want to learn more? Read more about the $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle here.

Contact Helping Hand Group today to learn more about how this program can add a $10,000 boost to your next event’s fundraising total!

Auction items for fundraisers: Upcoming events at ANZ Stadium in Sydney

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Unique events of all sizes – from small, intimate performances to big, international headliner shows – can provide a unique attraction to your auction table.  It can appeal to a wider range of people and inspire your fundraising event guests to participate in your auction. By encouraging more participation on various auction items, you will generate the opportunity for higher bids and ultimately raise more funds for your charity or cause.

Helping Hand Group provides a wide range of auction item packages that feature unique events. Moreover, these packages come with various additional features such as food and drinks, full service, signed memorabilia related to the event, and more! Enquire with our team for our available options for fundraisers.

Featured auction items for fundraisers at ANZ Stadium, Sydney

ANZ Stadium in Sydney will be closing in October 2019 for a period of two years. We now have available some experience packages for fundraising silent and live auctions that can provide your guests the opportunity to experience it again before it closes!

STATE OF ORIGIN 3: July 10th, 2019 at ANZ Stadium

This auction item package includes four tickets to access a luxury VIP private suite for one of the biggest blockbusters on the Australian sporting calendar – State of Origin 3 –  on July 10th 2019, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Your auction winners will enjoy superb food, drinks and full alcohol service as they experience the intense rivalry between the Blues and the Maroons. To top it off, they will also receive their choice of either a beautifully framed squad signed 2019 NSW or Queensland jersey. A unique auction item for fundraisers that is sure to turn heads!

NRL GRAND FINAL: October 6th, 2019 at ANZ Stadium

This auction item will give your auction winners four tickets to a luxury VIP suite for the biggest game on the Rugby League calendar – the NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final – on Sunday, October 6th 2019, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. They’ll be part of the action as they watch from the best seats in the house while enjoying superb food, drinks and full alcohol service! To top it off, they will also receive a hand-signed framed jersey featuring the 2019 Grand Final winning team – their own one-of-a-kind item!

Contact our team for more information how to add these auction item packages to your next fundraising auction at no cost to your budget.

Treat your guests to some sunshine! Host an outdoor fundraising event for summer

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Hosting a fundraising event at an outdoor venue can not only take advantage of the beautiful summer weather but also provide a great environment for your guests to enjoy and get involved with your fundraising activities.

Combining an outdoor component with your event schedule can create a new way to engage guests in your live and silent auctions. Pre-dinner drinks & champers outside, for example, are a great way to introduce everyone to your event and cause. This time can also be used to introduce your guests to the fundraising auction items and inform them on how they can participate or buy a ticket for pre-auction programs such as Helping Hand Group’s $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle (read more about this here).

Our team has supported and hosted hundreds of events over the last two decades and events with an outdoor component have been unique, memorable and most importantly – successful! Pictured here is our team at the Sydney Cricket Grounds and the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. We supplied and displayed a series of fundraising auction items plus ran the Ballot Bidding (classic paper-and-pen silent auction) on behalf of the fundraising event organising team as a complement to their fundraising event.

Contact our team to discuss ideas for outdoor venues in your area that could add a special touch to your next fundraising event.

Helping Hand Group specialises in providing items for fundraising auctions including holiday packages, art, signed memorabilia and experience packages designed to help fundraising event teams maximise the effectiveness of silent and live auctions.

Helping Hand Group Launches the $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle

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Jumpstart your fundraising event with up to $10,000 to encourage your guests to participate in your live auction.

Introducing Helping Hand Group’s $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle.

Helping Hand Group is excited to announce a brand new add-on service for fundraising events that improves guest participation and guarantees you up to $10,000 added to your fundraising total. Named the $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle, the program is uniquely suited for fundraising events with a live auction component. It adds an exciting, fun dynamic that encourages participation in the fundraising portion of your event. Best of all, Helping Hand Group’s expert fundraising event team can facilitate the program on your behalf — as always, free of charge!

How it works:

1. The program is a raffle. At the start of your fundraising event, 100 Golden Hand tickets are sold for $100 each.

2. The Golden Hand Pot starts to grow until all tickets are sold to amass a total of $10,000. If it is not possible to sell all 100 tickets, the Golden Hand Pot becomes the total amount collected (ie. if 50 tickets are sold, the Golden Hand Pot becomes $5,000).

3. The Golden Hand Pot then becomes a prize for one lucky Golden Hand Ticket holder that is drawn out just before the start of your live auction.

4. The winner receives the amount of the Golden Hand Pot as credit that must be used in the live auction. They will also receive a special Golden Hand Paddle that they will use in the live auction to signal their bids.

5. The Golden Hand Paddle holder will add an exciting dynamic each time they hold up the Golden Hand Paddle to bid in the auction. It will entice fun back-and-forth bidding rivalries with other participants. Your auctioneer can also have fun with it when working the crowd.

6. In the end, the $10,000 is added to Bids places in your Auction, and not paid out as cash. This can increase your fundraising total by more than $10,000, as the Golden Hand Paddle winner drives up the prices of Auction prizes they win, and also those they do not!

It is essential that your team of Golden Hand ticket sellers are gregarious, love to sell and love your mission. This will help to increase the number of tickets sold and the total amount in the Golden Hand Pot. Helping Hand Group provides an expert team of fundraising event staff to sell Golden Hand tickets for you and can also work alongside eager individuals from your team to sell as many tickets as possible and set you up for success. Best of all, the $10,000 Golden Hand Paddle program is a complimentary add-on to Helping Hand Group’s fundraising event service.

Contact Helping Hand Group today to learn more about how this program can add a $10,000 boost to your next event’s fundraising total!

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:

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 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.

Contact us for more information about how Ballot Bidding can work for your next fundraising 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.