The Easel Program
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Create Connection with Charity
Our easel program is designed to ease the job for everyone. The first thing we do is create a connection between Bids for Benefit and a charity or community-based group. This forms a relationship that can get everyone on the same page and move forward positively. Next, we arrange locations between our partners and our company’s vast network who have all agreed to display the artwork. We also use sports memorabilia for auctions. They are placed either on the easels or on the wall in these places, ready to be admired. We have used many different types of locations in the past, from hotels and sports arenas to restaurants and retailers.
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Artwork/Memorabilia Displayed on Easel
Once the details are worked out and the artwork or sports memorabilia is placed on display, we are ready for the sealed bid auctions to begin. Anyone passing by or strolling in to the location will see the artwork, and some will bid on it. Every two weeks, the artwork is rotated and a new piece of artwork is on display. When the auction closes the successful bidder(s) will be contacted by one of our team members for payment.
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Sealed Bid Auction Begins
After this process is completed, all participating parties are happy and content because everyone has done something to help a worthy cause.
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Successful Bidder!
The successful bidder is then contacted by a Bids for Benefit representative and arrangements are made for the payment and delivery of their successfully bid artwork or collectible set.
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Money is Provided to the Cause
The charitable organization receives a cheque for all the money the sealed bid program has raised. We donate 100% over the starting bid amount to the designated charity. This money is ‘undesignated’ and can be put towards the most urgent priorities of the cause to help support their mission and growth.