How do we get auction items when local businesses are tapped out?

For youth advocacy groups and children’s charities like Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boys & Girls Clubs, the same local businesses get solicited by every organization in town. By the time your board-driven gala or breakfast fundraiser arrives, those businesses have donated all they can, and the standard auction items, gift cards, spa baskets, local restaurant certificates, are hard to come by. The problem is not your cause; it’s the calendar.

Consignment packages carry no upfront cost. You browse over 140 travel and experience packages, reserve what fits your gala or benefit dinner, and get display materials and marketing support. You only pay for an experience if it sells, keep 100% over the cost, and can sell experiences multiple times if the bidding gets hot. Starting bids just 15-20% above cost mean profit from the very first bid. If an item does not sell, you owe nothing.

Stop making the ask that no one wants to hear again. Instead, browse the Giveback XP collection of travel and experience packages designed for charity auctions. Reserve the ones that fit your gala or benefit dinner crowd, major sporting events like the Kentucky Derby and Formula 1, private villas in top international destinations, and regional experiences that appeal to community-minded donors. You are not too late: items can be added the same day as your event.

Your auction is full of real, exciting experiences that drive bidding and energy in the room. Local donations that do come in, and they still can, round out the silent tables without carrying the night. Your committee focuses on the cause, not the chase for items, and every dollar over cost goes straight to your mission. The event is a success, and you didn’t have to exhaust your community.