THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING for fundraising efforts of all types, but a change in the way bidding was conducted at the NV/RPAC Silent Auction four years ago led to a seamless transition to a fully online event in 2020. The move to online bidding paid dividends as NV/RPAC was propelled to all-time highs in number of bids and total dollars raised.
Nearly 100 participants logged over 580 individual bids during this year’s three-week event and raised over $25,000 to support the real estate industry and NV/RPAC!
This record setting effort was aided by the first-ever virtual “live” auction, where NVAR volunteer leaders Nicholas Lagos, President; Christine Richardson, Immediate Past President; and Mary Bowen, NV/RPAC Campaign Vice Chair hosted a fast-paced 30-minute home shopping-style session. The live auction featured four unique items, each up for bid for just 5 minutes, and raised $2,600.
Whether in-person or fully online, the auction remains a key fundraising tool as part of NV/RPAC efforts to defend the business of buying and selling real estate from legislative and regulatory threats. If you missed out on the auction, there is still time to make your 2020 RPAC investment. The deadline to contribute for recognition as a Major Investor ($1,000 or more) is Friday, December 11, with the 2020 RPAC year officially closing on Thursday, December 31. Visit NVAR.com/rpac to invest today.
Thank you to our 2020 auction item donors and campaign volunteers for helping to make the auction a huge success.
- 123Junk
- Mary Bowen, NV/RPAC Campaign Vice Chair
- Michelle Doherty, NV/RPAC Campaign Chair
- Donofrio & Associates Property Inspections
- Ann Gutkin, NVAR
- Interstate Moving, Relocation, Logistics
- KVS Title
- Nicholas Lagos, NVAR President
- Paula Martino, Strategic Affairs, LLC
- Roger Nakazawa, Olympic Realty
- NVAR
- Christine Richardson, Weichert Realtors®
- Seventh Heaven Pet Care Services
- TruPlace
- Virginia Realtors®
Josh Veverka is the NVAR government affairs director.