How do we raise more when our hospital gala has plateaued?
Live auction travel packages built for Hospital & Health Foundations. For the room where a gift basket won't cut it.
As a Hospital & Health Foundation, your gala is often the biggest in town, with corporate tables and a board that expects growth. But the live auction total has stayed flat. You need to raise more from the same room, without adding staff or another event.
Hospital and health foundation galas are often the biggest in town, with corporate tables and an audience that could book any trip on their own. Yet year after year, the live auction total doesn't move. The issue isn't generosity. It's that the items haven't grown with the room. When the same type of package appears every spring, bids level off.
Adding a handful of consigned travel experiences doesn't require a larger team or longer event. You choose from over 140 packages, set a reserve, and pay only for what sells. Profit begins with the first bid, at 15 to 20 percent above cost. A single hot item like a private villa in Italy or US Open tickets can sell to more than one bidder that night, doubling the line item without extra work.
Call Giveback XP to reserve a few no-risk packages for your next gala. You only pay for an experience if it sells, keep 100% over the cost, and can sell experiences multiple times if the bidding gets hot. You are not too late: items can be added the same day as your event. This single change can add tens of thousands to the fundraiser without asking your team to do more.
After the gala, the board sees a meaningful jump in auction revenue, not a small bump. Donors leave with experiences that match the room, and the foundation retains every dollar above the reserve. The event stays the same length, but the financial result finally breaks the plateau.
Other questions about live auctions for hospital & health foundations
auction items for hospital foundation gala
Premium travel and marquee sporting events carry these rooms: Formula 1, the US Open, private villas in Italy, France, and Spain. Nothing is bought upfront, the foundation keeps everything above the reserve, and most packages sell 30 to 50 percent above cost.
high end auction items for major donors
Match the catalog to the room: villas, Formula 1, the US Open, experiences donors can't simply book with money. They bid because it's for the hospital, so give them something worth raising a paddle for, at no upfront cost to the foundation.