What do we auction for a room of major donors when gift baskets won't cut it?
Online auctions for hospital and health foundations with experiences that hold up in a room of major donors.
Your hospital foundation gala is often the biggest in town, with major donors and corporate tables. The auction catalog has to match the room. Gift baskets and restaurant cards feel out of place, and your donors can book their own trips. They bid because it's for the hospital, so the items need to be worth raising a paddle.
Hospital and health foundation events are the black-tie end of fundraising. Boards care about optics, and decisions can involve committees. Your donors could buy anything themselves. A table of gift baskets reads as beneath the event. What sells are experiences like Formula 1, the US Open, and private villas in Italy, France, or Spain.
The cost is simple: 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. Most packages sell 30 to 50 percent above cost. You are not too late: items can be added the same day as your event.
Browse the catalog of 140+ experiences. Reserve a few that fit your room, like a villa in Tuscany or a US Open package. You pay nothing now. Giveback XP sends you a one-page display and marketing email for each. Do it this week while the most popular experiences are still available.
Once the catalog is set, your auction night feels right. The items match the room. Donors bid on a private villa or a Formula 1 package because it's for the hospital. The foundation makes money, and winners get a trip they'll remember. You handle the event, and the Travel Team handles the rest.
Other questions about online auctions for hospital & health foundations
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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.
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The fastest lever is the auction itself: richer packages pull deeper bids, and selling a hot package to the second-place bidder too can double a line item with zero added cost. New revenue comes from the same room, the same night.