The Client:
Children's Literacy Center
For an event so important that it raises almost a third of their
operating budget, the Children’s Literacy Center turned to IML to
supply electronic bidding and pledging devices for the second year
in a row.
As the first and only nonprofit to use
electronic bidding and pledging devices in Colorado Springs, the
organization is always looking for something fun and new for their
guests. The use of IML’s bidding devices sets them apart from other
events in town and helps ensure they remain the premier event in
Colorado Springs.
After 15 events and 13 years of using pledge
sheets, the Children’s Literacy Center was looking for something
new. So, they enlisted IML’s help for their 2010 event and after
its success, they sought to find out if the technology was worth
using another year. Almost all of reviews were fantastic and they
asked IML to help make their 2011 event even more successful. And
it was; the Children’s Literacy Center raised more money at their
event this year than any other year!
Since this was the second year the Children’s
Literacy Center had used IML’s handheld devices, guests were more
familiar with them, knew what to expect and came prepared to bid!
During the official silent auction bidding time, they raised over
$14,000, and when the guests went into the dining room for dinner
(taking their bidding devices with them) they raised another $7,000
dollars in only 15 minutes! That’s one third of the total silent
auction revenue that would have been left on the table if guests
had had to stop bidding once they left the display area. And not
only do IML’s bidding devices benefit the bottom line for the
organization, they also allow the guests to enjoy their time at the
event, socialize more and alleviate the stress of trying to win
that coveted item!
Executive Director Gina Solazzi from the
Children’s Literacy Center says, “We will never ‘go back’ to paper bidding sheets. We’re hooked!”