That sounds terrible!
Learn how to avoid the biggest mistake nonprofits make at their annual fundraising event that ends up costing them big!
Picture it: the big night is here. You and your gala committee’s hard work is paying off and everyone is having a great time. You hired a professional benefit auctioneer and worked with them to curate a killer live auction line-up. The night is cruising along as your guests sit down to dinner. The gala chair takes to the stage to start the live program. And that’s when you realize no one can hear her over the general noise level in the room!
Your venue promised you that the ceiling speakers would be fine, but they are no match for the excited conversations taking place at the tables. The event chair introduces the auctioneer, but no one is paying attention. A few nearby tables engage, but you can see it from across the room: half your donors can’t follow the action. They can’t hear the current bid. They’re not sure which package is up. So they tune out.
Your hopes for fundraising success start to evaporate before your eyes. It’s only then that you remember… you still have the Paddle Raise to go after the Live Auction. The situation just went from bad to worse!
This doesn’t have to be your event’s story!
The fix is straightforward: hire a professional A/V company. They will ensure your event spaces are set up for quality sound. Your donors will be able to hear everything clearly, from important announcements to the heart-strings moments in your video, to your auctioneer asking for another bid. No more confusion, no more side conversations. Instead, everyone in the room will be focused, together, on the task at hand: raising more money for your mission.
Sounds pretty sweet to us.
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