Think outside the box when you’re committee is brainstorming auction items for your next fundraising event. Start with your own committee members and their networks. Who you do you know? What can you provide as a gift? What’s trending now?
Once you have gathered all of your items, group similar items together to auction them off as packages. The more items you package together, the higher the bid.
Take a look at our list below for some auction ideas. Feel free to add to our list in the comments section below.
Take a look at our list below for some auction ideas. Feel free to add to our list in the comments section below.
- Autographed sports memorabilia
- A chef cooks private dinner for two in home
- Watch a game from the press box and meet the players in the dressing room.
- Luggage
- Landscaping services
- Hotel accommodations
- Art pieces
- Electronics
- Complimentary will and trust preparation by a lawyer
- Free teeth cleaning by a dentist
- Free family photo session and picture
- Gourmet gift baskets
- Restaurant gift cards
- Store gift cards
- Wine cooler stocked with wine
- Use of a private vacation condo/timeshare
- 3 free oil changes
- A baked cake from a creative bakery
- Jewelry
- Gas card
- Fruit of the month club
- Magazine subscriptions
- Dessert of the month club
- Private plane ride to Tahoe
- Upcoming concert tickets/ballet/theater performance
- Deep tissue Massage
- Personal training sessions
- 3-month membership to….
- Elegantly decorated holiday wreath
- Cooking classes for two
- Wine tour and tasting package
- Wine or beer basket
- Bike
- Charter on the Bay for six
- Ipod
- Golf Course
- x amount of items dry-cleaned
- Car servicing (e.g. tire rotation, oil change, etc)
- Bouquet of flowers delivered
- Free storage unit for a year
- Movie tickets
- Manicure & pedicure
- Hair styling
- Gift certificates for stores (e.g. Target, Walmart, etc)
- Limousine ride
- Paintballing
- x number of hours painting and decorating
- Personal chef service for the evening
- Flights
- Golfing day
- Cake decorating class
- Painting/sculpture by a local artist
- Ballroom dancing lessons
- Personal chauffeur for the day/week
- Professional photography shoot with copies of photos included
- Kindle or Nook
- Convertible car rental for the weekend
- Basket of food from a local farm
- Hot air balloon ride
- Tickets to a theme park
- Segway experience
- Helicopter trip for two
- Skiing/snowboarding lessons
- River dinner cruise
- Gym membership
- Item autographed by sports team
- Gift basket
- Concert tickets
- Go Karting
- Makeover experience
- Theater tickets
- x number of bowling games
- Museum tickets
- Inflatable castle for a child’s birthday party
- Lunch with a local celebrity (e.g. local news anchor)
- Teeth whitening
- Designer handbag
- x hours of house cleaning
- x hours of pet walking
- Pet sitting for when on vacation
- Pottery class
- Tennis lessons
- TV show tickets
- Website design
- Gift certificates for restaurants
- Singing lessons
- Tour of brewery
- Private concert by local band or artist
- Lasik eye surgery
- VHS to DVD conversion
- Case of wine
- Free tax preparation
- Charter fishing trip
- Children’s birthday party entertainer
- Swimming pool services
- One pizza a week for 6 months
- Kayaking day out
- Botox
- Portrait by a local artist
- Custom-made piece of furniture
