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Seeking Silent and Live Auction Committee members!!

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ORGANIZATION: Lupus Foundation of Northern California

  • 6 people are interested
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Do you love reaching out to local businesses to find ways they can help a good cause? Have you successfully found auction items for a non-profit or local school and want to put your experience to good use? We need your help!

The Lupus Foundation of Northern California hosts an annual Gala as one of our largest fundraiser. We are currently looking for talented, enthusiastic committee members to help with securing items for our live and silent auctions, recruiting sponsors or help with data entry and photographing items! The Gala will be held on March 15,2025. We would like to start reaching out for auction items as soon as possible. Other areas where we will need help are also listed. Let us know which area you are most suited to help!

  1. Item Procurement: As a Auction Committee Member, you will have the exciting responsibility of gathering an impressive array of auction items. You will reach out to local businesses, donors, and supporters to secure a diverse and enticing selection of items that will captivate our gala attendees.
  2. Experience Procurement: As a Live Auction Committee Member you will have the exciting responsibility of gathering an impressive array of Experiences for our Live Auction. You will reach out to local businesses, donors, and supporters to secure a small but exciting One of a Kind selection of items that will captivate our gala attendees
  3. Auction Data Entry : As an Auction Committee Member you will help us enter the donations and donors into our Auction Platform. You may also be asked to help with bundling donated items into packages/lots, and photographing items. You may also be asked to help prepare bidding materials, ie; uploading auction packages to a mobile platform). (can be done virtually).
  4. On site Auction Coordinator- Join us the night of the event to help manage online and mobile bidding through text message alerts, and track the sales at the event. After the auction is finished you may also help arrange items for an easy pickup by the bidder.


Time Commitment: We will have one virtual meeting to get to know you and give guidance about the area chosen. Each volunteer area will have different time commitments which will be discussed during the meeting. Let us know which area you are interested and most suited to volunteer!

More opportunities with Lupus Foundation of Northern California

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About Lupus Foundation of Northern California

Location:

2635 North First Street, Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95134, US

Mission Statement

With a mission to improve lives impacted by lupus, the Lupus Foundation of Northern California has served the lupus community for more than 40 years.

Description

Dedicated to serving an ethnically and economically diverse population and to providing the widest possible access to services, the Lupus Foundation of Northern California offers programs designed to meet both social and educational needs of patients and their families in English and Spanish, both in-person and online. Focused on those living with lupus as well as on research and advocacy to find a cure, we are proud to be the voice of the northern California lupus community of patients, families, friends and caregivers. Our Mission is to be a premier source of information on lupus by providing programs and services designed to educate and increase the knowledge of those affected by lupus, promote lupus awareness, and support external lupus research efforts.

CAUSE AREAS

Health & Medicine
Women
Health & Medicine, Women

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Fundraising
  • Retail / Sales
  • Community Outreach
  • Event Management
  • Curating
  • Market Research / Analysis

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 20
  • As much time as you would like to volunteer!! One 30 minute meeting will be set up to discuss the gala and type of auction items.
  • This opportunity will be available now until the end of February.

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