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Kathy Kingston talks about ALL the benefits of attending her fundraising auction seminars!
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Auction Chairpersons

Development Staff

Non-profit Staff

Board Members

Auction Committee Members

Auction Planners

Volunteers

Event Planners


"Our Fund a Need was overwhelming success - above and beyond the Live and Silent Auction. We followed all your tips as your seminar. It was great."

Carol Gayman
Director of
Special Events
Manchester YMCA, NH

 




Tap into Kathy Kingston's 21 years of fundraising auction success and send your auction revenues soaring!

Benefit auctions are thriving as a successful way to raise significant funds for nonprofits. $16.2 billion in gross revenue was raised at US benefit auctions in 2006. Fundraising auctions continue to be one of the highest niche categories of the auction industry in the country.
(MORPACE International 2007)

Join us for one of Kathy's exciting seminars and learn state-of-the-art, creative and cost effective strategies to boost your benefit auction profits in an increasingly competitive fundraising climate.

Kathy Kingston, award winning professional auctioneer and consultant has raised millions of dollars across the country. She is the author of "Record Breaking Fundraising Auctions" tips book series. Specializing in fundraising auctions, she consistently empowers non profit clients to exceed their fundraising goals and offers a wealth of practical strategies for revenue enhancement.

Kathy was the 2006 recipient of the prestigious "Rose Award" from the National Auctioneers Association. Ms. Kingston teaches the Benefit Auction Class to professional auctioneers at the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) held at Indiana University. She is a member of the Charter Class of the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) professional designation program. Kathy graduated from Missouri Auction School in 1986.

Kathy holds a Master's Degree in Education from St. Louis University where she was named "Woman of the Year". Her unique professional background also includes an award-winning 25 year career in non-profit fundraising and marketing, higher education, university coaching, public service administration, and the entertainment industry.

What our clients say    
 

"I'm excited to share cutting edge, profitable and interactive benefit auction strategies from across the country! I hope to see you there!"

Kathy Kingston, CAI


GUARANTEE ON KINGSTON FUNDRAISING SEMINARS

We are so sure that you will love the Kingston Fundraising Auction Seminar that we are offering this money-back, no questions-asked guarantee: If, by lunchtime, you don't feel that the program is living up to its promises, you can hand in your materials, leave, and we will process a complete refund of your fee paid. No questions asked. No hard feelings.

Kathy Kingston, CAI also conducts seminars for her clients covering all aspects of how to organize and conduct benefit auctions so as to maximize fundraising results.

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What our clients say

"...Thank you for yesterday's incredibly energizing and thought-provoking 'Auction Success in a Down Economy' seminar. Kathy Kingston was absolutely terrific, and the entire day was packed with great ideas, directions, and fun."

Karen Breehey
Marketing, PR and Development
Visiting Nurse and Community Health
Arlington, MA



"I thought your seminar was excellent, one of the best I've attended in a long time. You covered a lot of material, but you covered it well, especially for an audience made up of people with all levels of auction experience. Having auctioneers there to help demonstrate was great - lots of energy! Thank you!."

Marianne M. Jones,
Executive Director Women's Fund of
New Hampshire

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