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Black Tie and Tales takes you behind the scenes of the wonderful world of fundraising auctions to tell tales of triumph and tragedy. Your hosts Greg "Q" Quiroga and Devon "Devo" Bell have been friends for more than 43 years, and have been conducting charity auctions for over 30 years between them. They've seen some stuff, and they want to share it with you. Black Tie and Tales takes a storytelling approach to discussing fundraising auctions, and focuses primarily on reliving the moments that ...
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Check your calendar and set your DVR, in this episode of Black Tie and Tales, fundraising auctions face competition for donor attention from professional sporting events. One organization goes all-in on a Golden State Warriors game, only to see the Dubs lose, while another organization scores in the playoffs. In this episode of Black Tie and Tales,…
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Auction Takeover: How to Prevent Podium Piracy
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A drunk woman crawls onstage and decides to make the event all about her. A vintner takes over the fund-a-need pitch and turns it into a marketing opportunity for their wine. In this episode of Black Tie and Tales fundraising auctioneers Devon Bell and Greg Quiroga recount some of those moments when an individual took over an event, and share strat…
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Not everyone is thrilled when a charity decides to bring in a new fundraising auctioneer. In this episode one mom goes to ridiculous lengths to prevent Greg from starting an auction. Devon learns the hard way that too much of a good thing is still too much. And both share about the favorite change they've helped bring about in a fundraising event. …
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Sounding Off ~ Tales of Triumph and Tragedy
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Black Tie and Tales episode #1: where we meet our hosts, fundraising auctioneers Devon Bell and Greg Quiroga, learn the goals for the podcast (and maybe more than we wanted to about Greg's childhood), and hear some truly terrifying tales of sound gone wrong at a charity auction. Bonus content: Greg surprises Devo with a recording of his first fundr…
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