Are we too late to add auction items?
Your Catholic or Christian school fundraiser needs golf outings that parents and parishioners will bid on. This is how you add them, even last-minute.
Your school’s gala is in two weeks and the auction table looks bare. A donated trip just fell through, and the volunteer committee is worried it’s too late to replace it. You need something families at your Catholic school will actually fight over.
Most Catholic and Christian school auctions are run by volunteer committees that change every year. The timeline gets away from you, and suddenly the event is days away. You assume any decent auction item takes months to secure. That’s not true for consignment travel packages.
Consignment golf outing packages cost nothing upfront. You pick trips like the WM Phoenix Open skybox or a Pebble Beach stay, print the display sheets, and only pay if they sell. Prices range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, and you set the starting bid. Schools often sell the same package to multiple bidders, so one trip can raise far more than its cost.
Call Giveback XP today, even if your event is tomorrow. They’ll help you choose packages that fit your room: parents, grandparents, and alumni who trust the school. If a donated item fell through, a rescue package can fill that slot the same day. Don’t let a bare table hurt your fund-a-need night.
Your auction table fills with trips people picture themselves on. Bidding picks up, the room relaxes, and your development office hits its goal. Next year’s chair inherits a smooth process, and your school community talks about the event for weeks.
Other things people with a Catholic & Christian Schools ask
no risk charity auction items consignment
Use no-risk consignment. The organization sets a reserve on each package and keeps every dollar bid above it. If a package does not meet reserve, it simply is not sold and nothing is owed. There is no inventory to buy and no downside to the budget.
how to get auction items without asking local businesses
Fill the big slots with consignment travel packages instead of another donation ask. Nothing is bought upfront, the school sets a reserve and keeps everything above it, and the donated items the community does give can shine in the silent auction instead of carrying the whole night.