Gavelo Advancement. Your Fundraising Consulting and Benefit Auction Partner
When you need your fundraising event to be a success in order to advance your mission and reach your vision, Gavelo can help. Through strategic pre-event planning, leveraging decades of success and the latest proven tactics for event-based fundraising, Gavelo has your back. Go further faster with your next benefit auction. Click here to book your 15-minute consultation with Auctioneer Nelson
Who Are We?
Nelson Jay is an Experienced Benefit Auction Specialist in the Pacific Northwest
Hiring a professional fundraising auctioneer is an essential step in achieving your fundraising goals for an upcoming charity auction. However, not all auctioneers carry the same qualifications. With Gavelo Advancement, you will work with Benefit Auction Specialist, Nelson Jay, who can provide a comprehensive roadmap to success for your event. Not all auctioneers carry the BAS designation—in fact, most do not. After discussing your event with Nelson you’ll understand the value in seeking out an auction specialist with this level of training and certification.
Why Work With a Benefit Auction Specialist?
Benefit Auction Specialists are members of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and must have attended and successfully completed the BAS designation class; are regularly involved in benefit auctions; and must complete at least 24 hours of continuing education every three years. With this added training and experience, Benefit Auction Specialists have a unique insight to assist with procurement ideas, audience development, auction item order, event flow, venue and vendor selection, and best practices for live auction fundraisers and Raise The Paddle (bid cards up) events.
Auctioneer Nelson Jay is one of the NAA’s Designation Academy instructors for the Benefit Auction Specialist designation, so he is part of a select few who are shaping and delivering the curriculum for the professional benefit auction community.
How Can You Get Started with Gavelo Advancement?
It’s a common misstep for organizations to attempt hosting benefit auctions without investing in the right professional help. While it may seem like charity auctions are simple on the surface, they require the coordination of many different details to come together successfully. Don’t leave major decisions up to well-meaning volunteers or board members who assume they can DIY the event to save money. Nelson Jay has raised more than $50,000,000 for nonprofit clients, so he understands what works, and what pitfalls to avoid, so each event reaches its full potential.
