Making Money the Silent Way!
Friday, 29 September 2006
Most companies are good corporate citizens and want to raise
money from time to time for a good cause. Celebrities and sport
stars are usually willing to donate memorabilia, time and money,
but you will find as a conference organiser that the hard work has
only just begun.
How about raising money silently, in a technical and safe
environment making it easier for Corporate's to part with their
hard earned cash for a good cause?
IML launched new software that complements the communicator
keypad at charity and live auction events.
SILENT AUCTION
Proven to raise more money than paper-based bidding, IML's
Silent Auction Software enables guests at fundraising events to bid
on items without having to leave their seats or being identified by
putting up their hands.
The Software is extremely easy to use where guests simply enter
their bids into their Communicator keypad and the keypad screen
instantly informs them if their bid has been successful.
Whilst the bidding is taking place, the keypad screens
constantly update guests with the current highest bids, generating
competitive bidding that increases the value of the lots. Guests
are also able to re-bid on items immediately. The system is
convenient and discreet -bidding can continue throughout the
evening for maximum fundraising.
Identified or Anonymous
You can choose which way you want to go. Bid updates can be
either anonymous or identified. During an identified bidding
process, the keypad informs guests of the current highest bid and
the name of the bidder who placed it. If anonymity is required, the
system can withhold bidder identities from other users, while still
allowing the event organisers to track the highest bids.
Displaying Bid Updates
Guests are updated with the current highest bid on their
keypads, creating a competitive atmosphere and promoting more
bidding activity. In addition, IML can design bid update slides to
be projected onto the main display screens. These bid update slides
will feature the name and description of each lot, alongside the
fundraising total, giving everyone a clear picture.
PLEDGES
Not allowing any opportunities to slip through the fingers to
raise more money, the software also encourages the guests to donate
money to the charity, even if they were unsuccessful in their bid
to win specific auction lots. Guests wanting to pledge money simply
select the ‘Pledge' lot number and then key in the amount they
would like to donate. The total amount pledged by guests can also
be displayed on the main screen showing guest exactly how
successful the charity event was.
Silent Auction's are proven to raise more money at charity
events, complimenting your fund raising efforts to the maximum.
People feel more comfortable bidding anonymously and therefore
increasing the profitability at such events. Now with the added
value that this can happen in a safe and secure technical
environment leave all the worries to IML.