Professional Benefit Auctioneer

All auction services packages include pre-event consultation that covers strategy and best practices around your event fundraising goals, event timing, revenue streams - including live auction, run of show, fund a need/special appeal, and overall event logistics including lighting, sound systems, registration and more! And event debrief is also included. Day of services include auctioneering, announcements (silent auction closing, etc), and training of volunteers for bid spotting and recording bids.
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Additional consulting time can be added to include support with marketing (ticket sales, donor engagement strategies) and sponsorship strategies.

Michael has been passionately supporting nonprofit organizations for more than 15 years as a charity event planner. He finds raising funds for charities remarkably rewarding and strongly believes the more money he can raise for them, the more good they can do for our community. Michael is well-versed in all aspects of fundraising, having held several management positions and an executive director role in nonprofits. He's an invaluable resource for our clients in terms of consulting before and after events!

Michael is a graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering, a member of the National Auctioneers Association and a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist candidate as well. He also holds a master's degree in social work and is a published author.

What clients are saying:
I worked with Michael for the Sabin School Auction. We hired him for additional consulting time on top of being the auctioneer for the night of. I can't recommend Michael and this agency enough. I had no experience planning an auction (to be honest hadn't even attended it!) and would not have made it without Michael's expert support and guidance the whole way through. He worked and planned with our team to build the best night possible and supported us with lots of tools, ideas and resources. The night of, he was outstanding! He completely engaged with the crowd, nailed it in the live auction and helped to created a very successful event. I know that our event greatly benefited from working with Michael and Marquam Auction Agency. I would highly recommend them to anyone. - Danielle Ewalt, Auction Chair

Where do I begin!? I can't say enough wonderful things about Michael Faith and the Marquam Auction Agency team. This was the first time working with Marquam Auction Agency on our annual fundraising gala auction and I'm VERY impressed. Michael met with our team several times leading up to our event and provided so much valuable input. We had never experienced that with past auctioneers. I could tell Michael truly cared about our cause and wanted us to be successful. He is so organized, thorough, well spoken, and has such a nice way about him. Then there is stage Michael! He was AMAZING! Our live auction was full of energy - we had people raising paddles from all over the room. His bid assistants were also full of energy and definitely helped to keep our guests engaged. Having someone like Michael on your event planning team is invaluable. This was our most successful event to date and I have no doubt Michael was a big part of that. If you're looking for an auctioneer for an event - look no further. You won't be disappointed. In fact, feel free to contact me directly if you have questions. Brittany Pratt, Pink Lemonade Project

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