Back-to-school season has arrived, summer calendars are winding down and fall fundraising events are suddenly right around the corner.
It’s also a great time to take another look at your auction lineup.
One of the best ways to create excitement around an auction is to give donors experiences that speak to completely different interests. The golf lover may not be dreaming about Champagne country, and the person picturing a getaway to France may happily leave the fly rod to someone else.
That’s exactly the point.
This week, we’re highlighting three experiences that couldn’t be more different, giving you a few fresh ways to add variety to your next fundraiser.
Celebrity Golf Meets Lake Tahoe
For sports fans, the 2027 American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament brings together golf, celebrities and one pretty spectacular setting.
Each summer, some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment head to Lake Tahoe and trade stadiums, arenas and television sets for the fairway. It’s part golf tournament, part celebrity event and an experience that offers donors something well beyond a typical day on the course.
For organizations looking for a sports experience with broad name recognition and plenty of auction appeal, this one deserves a spot on the radar.
Raise a Glass in Champagne Country
Then there’s France.
Bubbles & Beyond in France: The Champagne Experience takes up to six guests into the heart of Champagne country for five nights near Épernay.
The experience includes cellar tours and tastings at legendary Champagne houses Moët & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot, visits to boutique Grand Cru wineries and a private chef preparing a three-course dinner right at the guests’ accommodations.
It’s immersive, indulgent and made for the donor who would much rather collect passport stamps than golf balls.
Trade the Crowds for the Rivers of Jackson Hole
And for someone craving mountains, rivers and a little more breathing room, there’s Fly Fishing Jackson Hole.
This three-night Western getaway pairs the scenery of Jackson Hole with guided fly fishing on the Snake, Green or New Fork River.
Whether your winning bidders are experienced anglers or simply looking for an excuse to spend a few days surrounded by some of the West’s most beautiful landscapes, it offers that coveted combination of adventure and escape.
Different Donors. Different Dreams.
That’s why variety matters.
A strong auction lineup doesn’t need ten versions of the same vacation. It needs experiences that make different people in the room stop scrolling through the program and think, I want that.
Celebrity golf in Lake Tahoe. Champagne in France. Fly fishing beneath the mountains of Wyoming.
Three very different experiences. Three very different donors who might suddenly have a reason to start bidding.
And with Giveback XP’s risk-free model, your organization pays only when an experience sells and keeps 100% of the amount raised above the package cost.
Ready to add something new to your auction lineup? Explore these experiences and more from Giveback XP.
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