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Hosted by KLM Auctions Founder and Lead Auctioneer Keith McLane, 'Friends With Benefit Auctions' features conversations with experts in the nonprofit development, educational, and live event spaces from around the country, talking all things auctions, benefit fundraising, and live charity events. This dynamic series explores insider tips, tricks, and juicy details on the exciting benefit auction and professional fundraising space, and what it takes to make your live fundraising event a success.Get in touch with KLM Auctions here: https://www.klmauctions.com/contact-us
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by KLM Auctions Founder and Lead Auctioneer Keith McLane, 'Friends With Benefit Auctions' features conversations with experts in the nonprofit development, educational, and live event spaces from around the country, talking all things auctions, benefit fundraising, and live charity events.
Friends With Benefit Auctions is hosted by Keith McLane, KLM Auctions. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Five Essential Elements for Every Fundraising Event" (26 May 2025, 1 minute), "Securing Commitments from Potential Donors" (26 May 2025, 1 minute), and "Quiet a noisy room without killing the vibe" (26 May 2025, 1 minute).
Friends With Benefit Auctions publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 3 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Friends With Benefit Auctions is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Friends With Benefit Auctions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Friends With Benefit Auctions's contact route on record: verified email.
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Keith McLane, KLM Auctions hosts Friends With Benefit Auctions, a business podcast with 15 episodes published.
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<p>According to Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions, there are “five basic programming elements, at a minimum, that every fundraising event needs to have.”</p><p><br></p><p>Number one, he says, is...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>What’s the best way to secure commitments from well-to-do, potentially generous donors before your Fund-a-Need even begins?</p><p><br /></p><p>“Everybody knows that to start your fund-a-need, it's just incredibly...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>At a live event, how can you quiet a noisy room without killing the vibe?</p><p>It’s a common problem at large auctions and fundraising events: the energy in the room is high, but no one in the audience is listening...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>One of the biggest time delayers at fundraising events is trying to get guests to transition from the cocktail area to the main dining area when starting the program. According to KLM Auctions Founder and Lead...
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<p>If your gala guests show up thinking they’re just attending a fun party — and not a fundraising event — that’s not on them. That’s on you.According to Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions, being...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>“One of the topics that's debated a lot in the industry now is where to put your live auction relative to the fund-a-need,” says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions.“Do we put the live auction...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>Hiring a professional auctioneer for a charity or benefit event increases the chances of meeting or exceeding fundraising goals, says Kristi Maryman, Senior Manager at the Sacramento SPCA.For many nonprofits, revenue...
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<p>At high-rolling events, an auctioneer’s quick thinking and ability to be present in the room can lead to fun payoffs for a nonprofit or charity group - sometimes even raising $1,500 cash in a few seconds.“Being...
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<p>Allowing people to get to know the auctioneer and their personality during the Live Auction, before he or she asks the audience for donations in the Fund-A-Need, is crucial to building trust, momentum, and reparté...
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<p>If your benefit auction is your organization’s Super Bowl of annual fundraising, then auctioneers “take the ball the last three yards” into the endzone, says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions...
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<p>If you are thinking about hiring a professional auctioneer for your fundraising event, do it! The investment is well worth it, says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at Carlsbad Educational Foundation. “I...
Friends With Benefit Auctions
<p>Success in auction-based fundraising is all about selecting the right auction items, but event organizers sometimes pick items that are "frankly, too expensive,” says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM...
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<p>There are primarily six ways that foundations and non-profit organizations can raise money through their live event, according to Keith McLane, owner and lead auctioneer at KLM Auctions.</p> <p>Before an event...
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<p>Asking guests for $100 as soon as they arrive at a charity fundraising event can help build excitement and momentum ahead of the live auction, says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at Carlsbad Education...
<p>These days, at large fundraising gala events, people expect a live auction to be a key feature of the evening. “It’s a spectacle, and people are excited to see it,” says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at...
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