Dan Lyles is a professional fundraising auctioneer.
If you are tired of lame-duck auctioneers and need to breathe life back into your event, contact me.
Mission
At Dan Lyles Auctions, my mission is to help you showcase your mission and to be your fundraising expert, helping you achieve your financial goals.
Why a pro?
Until you have worked with a professional benefit auctioneer, you have no idea how much money you are leaving on the table. Executive Directors who hire local celebrities or volunteers to conduct a live auction are doing the 501c3 a huge disservice. Fundraising is natural talent, coupled with incredible skill. Hire a real professional, and you’ll end your event by running on stage to bear hug them. True story.
Our goal is to work with you year after year in the planning, procurement, coordination, execution and improvement of your annual fundraiser, to make your event as large as your vision. Dan has an incredibly high retention rate with clients.
Services
Emcee Host - Microphone announcements, welcome, introductions.
Professional Bid Assistants - Trained Ringmen will get you more bidding every time (additional fee).
Key meetings - Such as Initial, Mid-Point, Crunch Time, Final Hours
Auction Design - Recommendations for items, packaging, pricing display, promotion.
Unlimited Consultation - Via phone, email & Skype, key meetings
Auction Catalog - Design recommendations, samples, editing of auction descriptions.
Volunteer Training - Training volunteers for registration, check-out, live auction support.
Pre-Event Evaluation – Everything from seating arrangement to live auction item order and pricing.
Additional Considerations
Professional Ringman - A ringman is an integral part of a successful auction. It is recommended to have 1 ringman per 300 guests. Dan Lyles Auctions has a team of professionally trained ringmen available for hire at the rate of $200 each.