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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 27 May 2012 13:43:06 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Charity Auction Tips</title><subtitle>Charity Auctioneer Jim Miller</subtitle><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-03T16:26:13Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Fund A Need Idea: Study says iPad's for Kindergarten Classes Pay Dividends</title><category term="Fund-a-need"/><category term="Live Auction Tips"/><category term="Revenue Streams"/><category term="paddle raise"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/2/17/fund-a-need-idea-study-says-ipads-for-kindergarten-classes-p.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/2/17/fund-a-need-idea-study-says-ipads-for-kindergarten-classes-p.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2012-02-17T20:29:05Z</published><updated>2012-02-17T20:29:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The study, conducted in Auburn, Maine, randomly assigned half of the districts 16 kindergarten classes to use iPads for nine weeks. In all, 129 students used an iPad, while 137 students were taught without an iPad. Each of the 266 students were tested before and after the iPads were introduced into the classroom.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The First Choice Live Auction Raffle</title><category term="Live Auction Tips"/><category term="Revenue Streams"/><category term="first choice raffle"/><category term="fundraising"/><category term="live auction"/><category term="new ideas"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/1/25/the-first-choice-live-auction-raffle.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2012/1/25/the-first-choice-live-auction-raffle.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2012-01-25T17:52:14Z</published><updated>2012-01-25T17:52:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[This one is easy, but not necessarily for every auction. It is a slight variation of the popular "54 Card Drawing", but can also be handled like any standard raffle the night of your charity auction. In a nutshell...you sell your guests “the opportunity to take their choice of any item from the live auction before it even starts."]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Hot Live Auction Items @ Charity Auctions</title><category term="Live Auction Tips"/><category term="Silent Auction Ideas"/><category term="hot auction items"/><category term="live auction ideas"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2011/10/31/hot-live-auction-items-charity-auctions.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2011/10/31/hot-live-auction-items-charity-auctions.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2011-10-31T16:34:44Z</published><updated>2011-10-31T16:34:44Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[NOTE: This post will be updated occasionally to include some of the interesting and effective live auction items we see from time to time.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Opening Bids &amp; Increments for Silent Benefit Auctions</title><category term="Silent Auction Ideas"/><category term="bid increments"/><category term="silent"/><category term="starting bids"/><category term="unique items"/><id>http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2011/6/29/opening-bids-increments-for-silent-benefit-auctions.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.charityauctioneer.com/news/2011/6/29/opening-bids-increments-for-silent-benefit-auctions.html"/><author><name>Jim Miller</name></author><published>2011-06-29T14:56:26Z</published><updated>2011-06-29T14:56:26Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Immutable Laws of Silent Auctions: Silent Auction Bidders are "shoppers" looking for a deal.  Nothing you can do about it. If your opening bids are too high, "shoppers" will pass an item by early in the evening. If your increments are to low, you increase the odds you may never reach the maximum yield on an item.]]></summary></entry></feed>
