Participation Assessment for Bridges & Balm Community Auction

 

Thank You for visiting our Community Auction Assessment page. Bridges & Balm is exploring donor interest for a community-wide online auction this fall. If you have an item, collectible, handmade creation, experience, or service you’d be willing to donate or sell with proceeds benefiting Bridges & Balm, please complete our Auction Assessment Form.

 

Completing the Auction Assessment Form doesn’t commit you to anything. It simply helps us determine whether we have enough participation to move forward.  For those of you who express interest in listing items in the audition, we’ll update you at the end of August of our Go/NoGo decision. 

 

Many in our broader fellowship community feel powerless after years of having our concerns and voices minimized. This is an invitation to you to contribute - whether via a deeply personal item such as an heirloom or a handcrafted item, a service, a stay at a resort or cabin or simply an unused possession that’s taking up space in your garage.  It gives you a meaningful way to participate in someone else’s healing and transforms a fundraising auction into a shared act of restoration.

 

Every item donated helps Bridges & Balm provide financial support, healing resources, and hope to former workers who are rebuilding their lives after years in the ministry and survivors who have been sexually and/or spiritually abused. Together we’re turning your creations, experiences or unused possessions into tangible healing.
 

Thank you for considering the Bridges & Balm Community Auction as another way to help resting/transitioning workers and survivors who have experienced deep wounds and profound transitions.  It’s an opportunity for all of us to be part of rebuilding something beautiful.

 

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Questions

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The following is designed to help you identify items that may qualify for the auction, gain insight into the auction process, and understand your role as a seller. Please see the Bridges & Balm Community Auction Q&A or click on the links below to jump directly to a specific section.

 

What items qualify or are appropriate for this auction?

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What determines if an item is a good candidate for the auction?

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What is the process for determining if the Bridges & Balm Community Auction occurs and if so, how will the auction be organized & run?

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How does the auction proceeds donation process work?

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What are my responsibilities as a seller?

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Are there tax considerations for donating proceeds from an auction sale to a 501(c)(3) charity?