Holiday Silent Auction Research and Outreach Volunteer, PDP

Posted by on October 17, 2010

Holiday Silent Auction Research and Outreach Volunteer

Come and help Philadelphia Development Partnership (PDP) staff coordinate the Silent Auction for and at our annual fundraiser, Taste of Success!

Taste of Success, our signature networking event, features an exciting bake-off competition between PDP’s food industry business owners. Contestants show off samples of their h’ors d’oeuvres or desserts to Philly restaurateurs as well as all the attendees for the People’s Choice Award! This year, our two chief judges are Jack McDavid of Jack’s Firehouse and Michael Solomonov of Zahav.

The event also features our key fundraising activity—the Silent Auction, where we collect donations from Philadelphia businesses, create beautiful and fun packages and auction them off during the event! And this is where we need your help…

We need volunteers ASAP to:

• Research corporations, businesses and other potential donors that will contribute to the silent auction.
• Compile list including contact information (e-mail and/or mailing address).
• Help print and mail letters (this can be done in-office using our mailing supplies and postage machine)
• Conduct follow-up calls to companies
• Schedule and collect donation items

Taste of Success 2010 will be held on December 3, 2010—so we need to prepare the Silent Auction quick! Please call us today if you’re interested!

Philadelphia Development Partnership (PDP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide low-income, minority or otherwise disadvantaged microentrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia region with the support and tools they need to thrive. We provide microloans, peer group support, business skills training courses and workshops, technical assistance counseling and networking opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.pdp-inc.org

Please call Sarah at 215-545-3100 ext. 225. If you can’t reach Sarah, you can also call Eva ext. 228. We look forward to hearing from you! 🙂