S #1 Ep #010 - Becky Urbano is the auction chair for her elementary school.  Their auction was scheduled to take place just days before the shelter in place was ordered due to the coronavirus pandemic.  She and her team had to scramble to change course fast.  In a matter of days, they had to cancel vendors and move their event online to a virtual one.  They lost deposit funds paid to vendors, but they were able to minimize other losses and still had a successful event.  They used social media more than they had in the past to inform the community and drive excitement. 

Becky’s key advice:

The key takeaways in today’s episode are:  

#1 Don’t be afraid to ask your guests to donate their ticket funds
#2 Be proactive and emotions must take a back seat  
#3 Prepare for the worst-case scenario     

They had to scramble fast to scrap their physical event and go virtual.  They did the best they could with the hand they were dealt, but still raised money.   Do what you can and don’t worry about what was planned.  This covid-19 crisis has taught us that we have to do things differently.  You have to think out of the box.