What do we auction this year that isn't the same baskets and gift certificates?
For Rotary, Lions, Civic Clubs & Chambers of Commerce dinners, one real trip changes the whole night. Galas & benefit dinners get the room bidding again.
Your Rotary, Lions, civic club, or Chamber of Commerce dinner auction runs year after year. The same baskets and local gift certificates show up. This year's chair wants members to bid on something they actually talk about.
Your members are local business people. They see the same rounds of baskets and restaurant certificates at every club dinner. After a few years, nobody rushes the bid sheets. A single travel or experience package shifts that room. Country Music Awards, Napa wine trips, Belize, regional sporting events. These are things your members want for themselves and will bid real money on, fast.
The number of experiences you bring depends on the size of the room and the ticket price. Bring too many and you scatter attention. Bring too few and you leave money on the table. The right mix gets people bidding against each other. Bidding starts 15-20% above cost, so you have profit from the very first bid. If the room gets loud and the item is hot, you can sell the same package multiple times.
Browse over 140 travel and experience packages. Reserve what fits your crowd for free and get a one-page PDF display with photos, details, and a marketing email to use before the event. You pay only for what sells and keep 100% over cost. If an item does not sell, you owe nothing. You are not too late: items can be added the same day as your event. Call Giveback XP and pick the trip that feels right for your folks.
After your dinner, send us the winners' names. The travel team books the trip. Donors have up to two years to travel, except for dated events like the CMAs. Your auction night moves faster, the room feels fresh, and you raised more without changing everything you already do well.
Other questions about galas & benefit dinners for Rotary, Lions, civic clubs & chambers of commerce
will members bid on trip small club fundraiser
It takes two interested members, not two hundred, and club members are exactly the crowd that travels. Since an unsold package costs nothing, the club can put a real trip on the table risk-free.
open charity auction to online bidders
Mobile and online bidding open the auction to the whole community: images and description PDFs are ready to list on any platform, so spouses, neighbors, and the town at large can bid without a seat at the dinner.
Ready to talk?
Ask Giveback XP about galas & benefit dinners for Rotary, Lions, civic clubs & chambers of commerce.