What experience would you pay for at a benefit auction?

Question

I want to have some unique experiences to auction off at our annual fundraiser for Mother's of Multiples. My audience are both stay at home and working parent's, middle to upper-middle class.

Ideas can be for kids and adults. I have these already(most of them won't pan out) If you have anymore-let me know!

• Day with the vet or a trial lawyer/DA ,mayor

• Auction a flag that can been flown over the state capitol

• Lunch with a politician or celebrity

• Ride in police/fire vehicle

• Chef to make you dinner

• Stargazing experience

• Pianist/musician for a party

• Private cooking lessons

• watch a game from the press box and meet the players in the dressing room.

• Driving the bulldozer

Answer 1

You could try to contact businesses that would benefit from people taking a free trial class. For instance, I work at a martial arts studio. We donate to every auction we can, giving a free uniform when they come in, and a month of lessons for free. Since I've been doing this, we have something like a 95% retention rate for people who take trial periods, and if you bring that to the attention of people in similar situations they will be more than happy to donate services.

Contact any place that offers a service, maybe a product, but usually places that offer a service don't actually lose anything, and are more willing to donate.

Answer 2

how about you present a fundraising cruise? My company puts together fundraising cruises through Carnival Cruise lines-let me know if you're interested! They handle EVERYTHING and will even present the idea to the school...

I bet lots of people would love to go on a cruise with a town "celebrity"