National Auctioneers Foundation provides funding to advance and enrich the auction community. |  Committees

Committees

 Executive Committee
Chairman:

Benny Fisher, CAI –  President

Officer Members:

Randy Ruhter – Vice President
Chuck Bohn, CAI, GPPA – Chairman of the Board

Trustee/Other Members:

Tommy Rowell, CAI, AARE – Finance Committee Chair
Hannes Combest, CAE  – Liaison
Lois Zielinski – Administrator

 Responsiblities:

  1. Review Bylaws & Policy
  2. Review Board Candidates
  3. Guide Strategic Planning
  4. Oversee Administration
  5. Review Staff
  6. Emergency Decision-makers

Fundraising Committee
Chairman:

Mike Jones, CAI, BAS, GPPA

Trustee Members:

Sandy Alderfer, CAI, MPPA
Jack Hines, CAI, AARE, GPPA

 Responsibilities:

  1. Online Benefit Auction
  2. C&S Fundraising activities
    • Special Events (Gator Give-away, Souvenir bid paddles etc.)
    • Children’s Auction
  3. Fundraising Partnerships with State Associations, Designation Classes, Auction Schools, etc.
  4. Sponsorships
  5. New Initiatives for Revenue Sources

Planned Giving / Major Gifts Committee
Chairman:

Barbara Bonnette, CAI, AARE, GPPA

Trustee Members:

Marvin Henderson
Randy Ruhter

Other Members:

Paul Behr, CAI, BAS
Marty Higgenbotham, CAI, CES
Larry Latham, CAI
Larry Theurer, CAI, GPPA

 Responsibilities

  1. Capital Campaign / Permanent Endowment Transition
  2. Annual Giving / Renewals
  3. Planned Giving
  4. Major Gifts
  5. Circle of Influence Donor Groups

Marketing / Out Reach Committee
Chairman:

David Helmer, CAI, CES, GPPA

Trustee Members:

Sherman Hostetter, CAI, AARE, CES, GPPA
Homer Nicholson, AARE, CES

 Responsibilities

  1. Member Communications & Donor Relations
    • Life Time Giving program
    • Newsletter
  2. Website
  3. Virtual Museum
  4. Conference & Show Presence
    • Booth/Displays
    • S.O.S. (Save Our Stories) Recorded Interviews
  5. Out Reach to State Associations/Auction Schools, etc.

Finance Committee
Chairman:

Tommy Rowell, CAI, AARE – Chairman

NAA Rep:

Kurt Kiefer

Trustee Members:

Chuck Bohn, CAI, GPPA
Homer Nicholson, AARE, CES

 Responsibilities

  1. Fiduciary Advice to Board
  2. Establish Investment Policies
  3. Develop & Review Budget
  4. Review Financial Statements
  5. Review requests for funding for recommendation to the Board
  6. New funding opportunities that advance NAF’s mission and vision statements

Contact the NAF

National Auctioneers Foundation
8880 Ballentine • Overland Park, KS 66214
Ph: (913) 563-5427
Fax: (913) 894-5281
NAF@auctioneers.org

2013 NAF Online Fun Auction


The NAF Online Fun Auction Extravaganza will be from January 29 through February 7, with a staggered soft close.


Donations will be accepted for the online auction until December 15.

Give to the NAF

By making a gift to the NAF you are effectively pooling resources with other individuals, state associations, corporate leaders and friends, creating a strong unified force to achieve a common goal of building the auction method of marketing.