How do we open our club auction to people beyond the room?

Your club’s annual banquet or award dinner draws a dedicated group of members who fill the room and bid generously. But the space is small, and the auction never reaches beyond those tables. For Rotary, Lions, civic clubs, and Chambers of Commerce, every member is a local businessperson with a network of contacts, spouses, neighbors, and colleagues, who would support the cause if they could bid from anywhere.

Adding online bidding for a banquet auction takes a few straightforward steps. You select travel experiences, like Country Music Awards trips, Napa wine tours, or Belize getaways, that fit your crowd. You only pay for an experience if it sells, keep 100% over the cost, and can sell the same package multiple times if bidding gets hot. Starting bids are set 15 to 20% above cost, so profit is built in from the first bid.

This week, browse the 140+ no-risk travel and experience packages at Giveback XP. Reserve what fits your banquet or award dinner; you get a ready-to-use PDF with images and details for each item. Upload those to your online auction platform and share the link with members’ networks. Anyone in town can bid without a seat at the dinner. Items can be added the same day as your event, you are not too late. After the event, send the winners’ names and the Travel Team handles all booking.

With mobile bidding, your annual fundraiser draws from the entire community, not just the dinner attendees. Supporters who never bought a ticket can still bid on a CMA trip or Napa wine tour. Your club pays nothing for unsold items, and every sale returns 100% over cost. The auction grows beyond the room, tapping generosity that was always there but never reached.