Join us to build a continent-wide network of executive auctions,
helping people meet people, helping charities.
The Model:
100% of the winning bids go to charity, thanks to the efforts of the regional partners and their sponsors.
The local organizer hosts the executive-bidder meetings at mutually convenient times at donated venues.
Talk with us, and learn how about four days work can get you basically set up.
The Regional Partner's Role:
1. Recruit executives to be on auction in your region (How?) (1 day to get a starting lineup)
2. Invite local business associations to help promote the executive-level networking (1/2 day)
More than 25 business associations are already helping.
3. Partner with local Venue sponsors to host the executive-bidder meetings (1.5 days?)
4. Find additional sponsors if you wish to share the effort, cover costs
5. Launch the event, do interviews with local media (1 day?)
or... invite a Public Relations firm to be a sponsor, handling your press launch
6. You host the bidder-executive meetings, meet everyone involved
(meeting hosts help ensure the meetings go smoothly, prevents hard-sells)
Optional extras may include:
Sponsored post-auction lunches for all participants to learn about the charity and recognise the sponsors
We provide you:
1. A start-up plan
2. A publicity plan, tested in Montreal, Vancouver, and 3 years in Ottawa
3. The combined benefit and efforts of all regions - the 'Network Effect'
4. Your city's section on the Executives on Auction web site
5. Shared use of the Auction tool
6. Coaching, support
7. Promotional support - through our national sponsors, through the other auctions' efforts
8. The ability to cross promote prizes and events, encourage inter-region networking
9. On-going access to the lessons we've learned, and an on-going source for new ideas as regions experiment
10. The promise of continuing efforts to add new regions and add new value for site visitors.
Contact John Ernst.
