How do we get big auction items without hitting up the same families and businesses?
For Catholic & Christian schools, live auction consignment packages bring fresh big-ticket items to your gala without asking the same families and local businesses each year.
Your Catholic or Christian school runs the same gala against the same parish list of families and businesses. The restaurant certificates and baskets are drying up. Volunteers who change every year dread making the same old ask. Trust runs deep—your bidders are parents, grandparents, and parishioners, and they notice when the items feel tired.
The problem is simple: you rely on donations from a small, familiar pool—parents, grandparents, parishioners, and the handful of local businesses that support your school. But every year, the same families are asked for the same things. Donation fatigue sets in. In a Catholic school community, where trust and word-of-mouth travel fast between parishes, stale auction catalogs hurt more. Your live auction needs big items, but you can't just keep knocking on the same doors.
Consignment travel packages cost you nothing upfront. You set a reserve price for each trip, and when a bidder tops that number, you keep every dollar above it. No risk. You don't pay unless the package sells, and even then you pocket the profit. Big-ticket items like a WM Phoenix Open skybox package can sell multiple times, multiplying revenue. Even last-minute additions are possible—you can add items the same day if a donated item falls through.
This week, stop trying to squeeze another donation from a tired list. Instead, reach out to Giveback XP about live auction consignment packages. They handle the trip details and fulfillment; you just pick the experiences your families will love and set the reserve. Your committee saves time, and the donated items you still collect can shine in the silent auction. No more guilt-tripping the same local restaurant owner. Do not wait until the final month—though even then, packages can be added fast.
Your gala will have fresh, big-ticket live auction items that families actually picture themselves in. Your volunteers won't dread the solicitation calls. Donations from the community still get used—in the silent auction—where they feel like a win. And next year’s committee inherits a straightforward system: choose consignment packages, set reserves, and run the auction.
Other things people with a Catholic & Christian Schools ask
is it too late to get auction items for our fundraiser
It is not too late. Consignment travel packages can be added to an event even the same day, because there is nothing to ship and nothing to pay upfront. Pick the packages, print the displays, and run the auction. If an item fell through, a rescue package can fill that exact slot.
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.