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Benefits Auction Specialist (BAS)
National Auctioneers Association
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If you’re serious about fundraising and benefit auctions as a professional service, this three-day, 24-hour class will provide the professional development you need to set yourself above the rest and prove the value you provide your clients. The fundraising and benefit auction world is changing, and auction professionals must adapt and grow to remain relevant, secure business, and retain clients.
Network with peers to support professional development and advancement in the benefit auction and fundraising industryGuide clients through consultation processes to deliver successful fundraising events and build professional valueDifferentiate professional services through specialized benefit auction training in competitive marketsCommunicate professional value to stakeholders (e.g., committees, foundations, CEOs) to secure new and recurring businessPromote services using digital and video marketing to attract clients and grow a fundraising businessDevelop and manage a fundraising benefit auction business to achieve sustainable growthServe as auctioneer to deliver effective stage or virtual performance at fundraising eventsApply special appeal methodologies to enhance audience engagement and fundraising outcomesMaximize revenue streams and fundraising potential across multiple event typesEvaluate in-person, virtual, hybrid, and online-only fundraising event formats for strategic useApply technology and audio-visual best practices to support successful fundraising eventsCreate run-of-show plans with clients to align event execution with fundraising goalsDefine and offer service level options (e.g., consultant, auctioneer, hybrid support) within a fundraising business