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Gala Auction Tips, Tricks and MusingsThoughts and ideas we share with clients. Your mileage may vary; we hope you'll find this helpful, or at least thought-provoking! October 20 Try as you go - Document FormatsDocument FormattingReports and Documents have a great deal of flexibility. So take some time to play with the formats. "My bid sheet text is wrapping peculiarly." Well, perhaps it is. Selecting 24 point type, 4.25" wide bid sheets, and 1" side margins does not leave much room for the very large text. Reduce the type size and margins, or move to larger paper, and click Print again. You should see better results immediately. Adjust the margins, fonts & layouts, and see what happens. You get to be in control. Format settings are SEPARATE from your data, so it cannot harm your data. As you experiment, it will get easier to predict the results, but testing is almost always necessary for optimal results. Don't forget small details; when you print sample bidder invoices, you'll see the default tax disclaimer, and it will remind you to decide how you want to handle this. Similarly for details such as sales tax rates. (Yes, many nonprofits are obligated to collect sales tax for some or all auction items.) DO take time to print examples of every document you'll produce as you learn the program; you'll be able to plan for the best results. (c) 2007, Auction Systems Inc, all rights reserved July 30 On Demand Training: Pre-EventWe're adding to our free, on-demand training series. These web training sessions are short & sweet, so you can learn when you have just a few minutes. Here's a list of the Pre-Event Preparation training at the moment:
"Pre-Game"
Covers the steps to do inside Auction!, and event preparation advice for the last few days prior to your event. (14 minutes) Prepare your invoices for efficient event night checkout, including a thank you and payment block. (5 1/2 minutes)
July 01 Web Seminars to improve your auctionWe've created a series of web seminars for your convenience. Each is a single topic, usually just a few minutes long, designed to help you and your teammates be even more successful running your events. These tips are based on the best practices we've learned from our clients and our own events.
Take a few minutes to check out Web Seminars -- you'll be glad you did! October 12 More Event Theme IdeasMany clients ask us for event theme ideas. So, we've gone through the archives, and found lots of event names and ideas. Do you have others? Please add them!
September 26 Roadshow PicturesWe've had a GREAT time on the road, and met so many wonderful volunteers, staff and team members!
Pictures are posted from Southern California and Northern California roadshow seminars. Thank you to all the folks who took pictures of their fellow teammates and volunteers. Enjoy! |
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