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  Good News for All of Us: CAI Certification

  Posted on May 8, 2012 by Gayle Stallings in Blog

  I’ve reached a personal and professional milestone. I’m happy to report that as of March 22, 2012, I completed a three-year training with the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI). This is the auctioneering industry’s premier training program developed by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) for auction professionals. Less than 5% of auctioneers nationwide hold the CAI designation and [...]

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• Hug your favorite Auctioneer

  Posted on April 22, 2012 by Gayle Stallings in Blog

  What better way to celebrate National Auctioneer's Day than with a benefit auction! Yes, even Auctioneers have a national day and this year it was on Saturday, April 21.  At last night's benefit auction for a Catholic grade school, I continued to spread the love and FUN of being in this industry that allows me [...]

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  Top Three Regrets of Benefit Auction Coordinators (and how to avoid them)

  Posted on December 30, 2011 by Gayle Stallings in Blog

  Over the past 6 years, I have logged thousands of hours learning everything I can about benefit auctions. Through countless pre-event consultations with organizations, teaching workshops at Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, conducting more than 250 benefit auctions around the country, and attending the debriefing meetings of all those auctions, I’ve heard a lot of regrets [...]

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