Everything your fundraising night needs

One person for the auction, the pledge and the entertainment

Most events piece together an auctioneer, a host and an entertainer separately, and hope they gel. I do all three, so the night runs as one well-paced show and the fundraising moments land at exactly the right time. Book the whole evening, or just the parts you need.

How booking me works

1. A free consultation

We talk through your goals, your room and your target, and whether you need the whole evening or just the auction. There is no charge for this conversation and no commitment.

2. The plan

Before the night I work with you on the lots, the running order and the pledge: how many lots to run, which order they go in, and where the pledge lands so it catches the room at its warmest. Most auctions that underperform have perfectly good lots. What they lack is a plan, and someone actively managing the room on the night.

3. The software

If you want guests bidding and pledging from their phones, I build the platform around your event, in your branding and loaded with your lots and tickets. It is included when you book me and stays live for three months afterwards.

4. The night

I host, run the live auction and the pledge, and keep the energy up in between. Cards on file are charged when the auction closes, and afterwards you can export every donor to your CRM.

Where I work

I run 60 to 80 events a year across the UK, Europe and the US, for charities, foundations and corporate CSR events, in rooms of 20 guests or 2,000. The biggest single night so far was a gala in Monaco that raised over €1,000,000, and the credit for that belongs to the charity’s team and a very generous room.