My favorite kind of cMarket email

You've Won!

Congratulations!

You have the winning bid of $375.00 for Tasting Lunch for Two at BOULEY in Love Our Children USA Auction auction.

Thank you for your support. If you're feeling generous, how about rounding up for a good cause? Click to find out how you can become a bid booster. This offer expires Apr 24, 2005 11:00 PM EST.

You will receive an email reconfirming your winning bid for this item in a few days. This email will include a tax deduction notice and information about claiming your item.

Thank you again for contributing to a great cause!

Organization: Love Our Children USA

Item Name: Tasting Lunch for Two at BOULEY

Item Number: 4

Your Winning Bid: $375.00

Estimated Value: $200.00

Freakonomics

...veering away from just doing cMarket posts:

I just finished Freakonomics by Steven Levitt (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006073132X/qid=1114279138/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-8477230-1495936?v=glance&s=books&n=507846).

Fascinating...a terrific read (and a, unfortunately, short one)...highly recommended.

Memo to myself:

...must blog more. Otherwise, what's the point.

In the market for a new car?

How about this:

1956 RED PORSCHE SPEEDSTER REPLICA

Engine: 4 cylinder Transmission: 4 speed Exterior color: Red Interior color: Tan Miles: 1,400 Welcome to the world of the 356 Speedster. This car is a replica of Porsche's famous Speedster with its low windscreen, exclusive badges, and soft top that stows below the level of the body for a sleek, clean profile. Since Porsche produced fewer than 3,000 speedsters, originals are getting harder to find and their prices are soaring. This replica is a highest-quality manufactured vehicle built to exacting standards using all new or rebuilt components. Cosmetically, it's difficult to tell this car apart from a real one. The interior is fully covered in high quality leather and overall fit and finish is excellent from top to bottom. Enjoy all the fun and style of a classic Speedster in a user-friendly car that is absolutely ready to drive and show!

Special Instructions: Winning bidder is responsible for picking up the car in the Seattle area. Vehicle will not be shipped. Please contact Densho if you would like a copy of the apprisal or additional information.

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=7e10eee791ca360112565475a5d86542&cate=All&sortby=

From the Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project auction.

SIX FEET UNDER Premiere Party and DVD Set

...and so I'm going through auctions (man, I need to get a life! :-) and found this in the Cable Positive (link below) auction.

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=f3e1316e91ca360123149395cbb84606&cate=Premiere%20Parties&sortby=

I love Six Feet Under!

Now, if they only had an item for the premiere for Deadwood I'd be in seventh heaven.

Auctions, auctions, auction!

C'mon - get bidding!

Some of these close in the next day or two. All you Red Sox fans need to check out the Boston.com link - this is the Gordon Edes auction (sportswriter for the Boston Globe).

Albert L. Schultz JCC
American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay - MetroWest Area
Audubon Nature Institute
Boston Partners in Education
Boston.com
Cable Positive
Cedar Crest College
Densho
Dwight Hall at Yale
Love Our Children USA
St. Edward’s School
The Boston Globe

Cinco de Mayo Tequila Tasting

Great item in The Boston Globe's Auction for Education - closes in just 2+ day!

Bid early, bid often.

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=feb7474491ca3601168659505079544f&cate=Wine%20and%20Dine&sortby=null

From The Boston Globe - Baseball Notes by Gordon Edes

Let's start the bidding

If you've never been to the Baseball Hall of Fame, or have been pining to go back, have we got a deal for you. With the help of Newton's Jeff Idelson, the crack PR man at the Hall, the folks at Boston.com, and some special friends devoted to helping out the Jimmy Fund (take a bow, Paul and John), we're auctioning off some special packages to coincide with the Red Sox' visit to Cooperstown, N.Y., May 23, when they're scheduled to play the Tigers in the annual Hall exhibition game. Eight packages up for auction include not only admission to the Hall of Fame game, but breakfast with yours truly, a private tour of the Hall of Fame, and entrance to a special roundtable discussion with Hall of Famers. In addition, two very special packages have been assembled that include all of the above, as well as hotel accommodations in Cooperstown. For details, go to http://www.boston.com/edesauction. All proceeds go to the Jimmy Fund. I'll bring the doughnuts. The auction starts today.

More Cool Auctions!

Marin Catholic: California Dreamin’ Fashion Show 2005

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

Love Our Children USA: ONLINE DREAM AUCTION

Gordon Edes Hall of Fame Game Auction to benefit The Jimmy Fund (Gordon Edes is the writer for the Boston Globe that covers the Sox)

The Boston Globe's Auction for education (they're back for their second Newspapers in Education auction)

How to Expand Your Fundraising Through Online Auctions - NYC

Next seminar is Tuesday April 12th in New York City will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania at 401 Seventh Avenue, (212) 736-5000. Come join us!

From our seminar invite:

Please join cMarket for a complimentary breakfast seminar on "How to Expand Your Fundraising Through Online Auctions," when the cMarket Seminar Series comes to your city. Led by Greg McHale, founder and executive vice president of cMarket, this interactive discussion will offer attendees insight into the secrets of successful online auctions-held alone or in combination with live events-drawn from cMarket's experience in expanding the fundraising efforts of more than 600 nonprofit clients. Greg will also provide a hands-on demonstration of cMarket's online auction services, focusing on the marketing, donor development and fundraising features that lead to improved auction outcomes.

cMarket is committed to our customers and the causes they support; we'd like to help your organization advocate its cause, engage donors and increase fundraising revenue. We invite you to attend a seminar in your area to learn the latest ways to use online fundraising auctions to meet your organization's goals.

All seminar attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE Apple iPod shuffle.

Nice auction - Audubon Nature Institute & Zoo

Very nice job by these guys on their auction - take a look at http://zootodoauction.cmarket.com

And I would love (LOVE) to get this item:

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=d27f485291ca3601222211569695ee5b&cate=Entertainment/Leisure&sortby=

Donna Dubinsky - Recognize that name?

She was the CEO of Palm and then the co-founder (along with Jeff Hawkins) of Handspring. Now she's off (along with Hawkins again) doing something very cool at Numenta.

Palo Alto JCC has "Lunch with Donna Dubinsky".

Here's the item:

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=c1dafbd191ca36012512069983e01ffb&cate=Dining%20Experience&sortby=

And yes, in case you were wondering, I've bid on it. :-)

Palm Treo 650

...in what's going to be a series of 'I bid on' posts - I just bid on a Palm Treo 650 in the California Dreamin' auction for the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto.

Here is their auction:

http://paloaltojcc.cmarket.com

Here's the Treo:

https://www.cmarket.com/catalog/placeBid.do?ID=c8a3c5bb91ca360114519821187a19fc&cate=Computers/PDA&sortby=

I have the Treo 600...which I love...but being a geek at heart I have serious lust for the 650.

Bid early. Bid often.

New cMarket Partner!

I'm thrilled to announce our latest partner - Network For Good (www.networkforgood.org).

They're a terrific organization that was founded by some pretty big partners (Cisco, American Online, and Yahoo) and they talk to a whole bunch of small to mid-size nonprofits (several thousand).

About Network for Good
Network for Good is the Internet's leading charitable resource — an e-philanthropy site where individuals can donate, volunteer and get involved with the issues they care about. The organization's goal is to connect people to charities via the Internet — using the virtual world to deliver real resources to nonprofits and communities.
Founded in 2001 by the Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc.; the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Yahoo! Inc., Network for Good is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Vienna, VA.
In addition to connecting the public with opportunities to give, Network for Good works to advance nonprofit adoption of the Internet as a tool for fundraising, volunteer recruitment and community engagement. It represents a groundbreaking partnership with leading technology and media companies and more than 20 nonprofit foundations and associations who share the desire to foster the informed use of the Internet for civic participation and philanthropy.

I won...

(in what will be, I'm sure, a series of posts about buying items which I probably can't afford)

...the lunch at the Pink Door from The Market Foundation auction.

Anyone want to have lunch in Seattle on Thursday, June 9th?

:-)

Wow.

In all of 2004 we signed up about 500 nonprofits.

In Q1, we signed over 300 more.

So, that's pretty cool.

I just bid on...

...Tasting Lunch for Two at BOULEY.

It's in the 'Love Our Children USA Auction' http://loveourchildrenusa.cmarket.com.

Here's the link to the item:

http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/itemDetail.do?ID=f5df2cae91ca36012314939515268422&cate=Dining&sortby=

And here's what Zagat has to say about Bouley:

'“Food god” David Bouley is back, playing at the top of his game at his “extraordinary” TriBeCa flagship which has copped the No. 2 rating for Food in this Survey; “everything clicks” here, from the “wonderful aroma of apples” at the entrance to the “gorgeous vaulted space”, “standard-setting” service and “preposterously good”, “beautifully presented” New French cuisine; of course, all this “luxury doesn’t come cheap”.

So that sounds pretty good. The auction closes on 4/22 and I'll be in NYC in June for more cMarket seminars.

Anyone want to have lunch?