501(c)(3) nonprofit

Exclusive Packages for charity auctions

Elevate Your Auction with Proven, White-Glove Travel Packages That Maximize Your Raise.

Hand-picked travel packages optimized for charity auctions to maximize your raise. As a fellow 501(c)(3), we design packages that average a 2.4x hammer multiple, proven on 100+ auctions.

Build donor loyalty with white-glove experiences. Scripts and presentations included. Reserve your package with zero upfront costs. Plus, register your event to enter a drawing for a 100% free package.

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Room's Bidding Capacity

How to estimate your bidding capacity

The best single number for your room is the median Call to the Heart (paddle raise / fund-a-need) total from your previous galas. It shows what your guests are ready to give in one focused moment.

No paddle raise yet? Use your highest-selling live auction package from the last two years.

Rule of thumb: choose a package whose typical winning bid sits within, or close to, that number. That’s the range where bidders compete instead of hesitate.
TierBidding capacityPackageTypical winning bid
Essential$2.5k–$4kCosta Rica VIP WeekendSheraton Hotel & Grand Casino · 4 days / 3 nights for 2$2.5k–$4k
Signature$10k–$15kAnguillaSea Feathers Oceanfront Estate · 7 days / 6 nights, sleeps 10$10k–$15k
Premier$15k–$25kPlaya Tamarindo, Costa RicaBeach Club at Enclave · 7 days / 6 nights, sleeps 14$13k–$25k
Above $25kCall us — we’ll build a custom package for your room.

Typical winning bid = what the winning bidder paid at past Ludovic James auctions. It is what your room raises, not what the package costs you.

Pre-reserve · no fees, no obligation

Hold a Package for Your Event

We hold the package while you discuss it with your committee. Your winner picks travel dates later.

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No fees, no obligation. We use your details to reply about your event.

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Your package is being held.

  1. Within 1 business dayWe confirm the details and your event date by email.
  2. Before your eventYour slides, auctioneer script and Social & Promotional Kit.
  3. Event nightYou keep 100% above our nonprofit rate. No sale, nothing owed.
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The formula

The Architecture of a 2.4x Hammer Multiple.

Hitting a record hammer price isn’t luck—it’s a formula. We engineer our packages to trigger bidding wars by combining premium travel with a precise stage strategy.

01

The Right Package

Exclusive Scarcity

We don’t just offer a nice trip. By securing exclusive nonprofit rates with hospitality partners, we curate high-value experiences that donors simply cannot book online. This perceived exclusivity drives aggressive bidding.

02

The Right Pitch

Stage-Ready Materials

Timing and presentation are everything. We equip your team with the exact auctioneer scripts, pacing notes, and high-impact presentation slides—engineered to command attention and maximize bids in the room.

03

The Right Economics

Zero Commercial Markup

As a fellow 501(c)(3), our only incentive is your fundraising success. We provide premium anchor packages with zero upfront costs and no commercial markup—meaning every dollar above the reserve stays with your cause.

Who We Are

One Package. A Double Mission.

You aren’t buying from a commercial vendor—you are partnering with a fellow 501(c)(3). Hotels, resorts and restaurants work with us to offer their experiences below cost, or donate them outright, so we can turn them into auction packages for nonprofits like yours.

Your organization keeps everything above our fixed nonprofit rate. That rate funds the Foundation’s own work: giving underserved children access to education.

  • Zero Commercial Markup

    Our only incentive is your fundraising success.

  • Education Impact

    Supports your cause tonight, and children’s education tomorrow.

  • Documented Nonprofit

    EIN 93-3061074. W-9 and FMV letters on request.

Where we go

Destinations Your Room Will Bid On. Trips Donors Remember.

A travel package is judged twice: in the room, when the paddles go up, and months later, when the winner comes home. We curate for both—so your evening looks premium and the trip reflects well on your name.

From our travelers

Exclusive Destinations

A short, hand-picked list of premium properties: a five-star executive suite in San José, an oceanfront estate in Anguilla and a beach-club home in Tamarindo. Cartagena, Colombia is available on request. We choose each one the way an auctioneer would: for the picture it paints on your stage and the bidding wars it is built to ignite, backed by nonprofit-only hospitality rates.

Logistical Elegance

Premium travel should feel effortless. We prioritize destinations a short flight from major U.S. hubs, so your winner’s relaxation starts the day they leave. Resort-style stays suit donors of every age and travel appetite—nothing for them to organize.

White-Glove Service

Once your organization’s payment for the package is received, a named concierge reaches out to your winner and manages the trip end to end: dates, custom requests and the details on the ground. The winner is looked after, nothing lands back on your desk, and a flawless, executive-level trip cultivates unbreakable donor loyalty.

HOW TO PITCH

A Precise Stage Strategy and Field-Tested Promo Package.

To hit a record hammer, the room must instantly understand the value. That’s why we don’t just send you a package description—we hand you a complete, field-tested promotional package engineered to drive the energy up.

  • Stage-Ready Presentations

    Skip the midnight slide-building. You get high-impact visual assets designed to capture the room’s attention the moment the package is announced.

  • Precise Stage Strategy

    We provide the exact scripts and pacing notes for your auctioneer, crafted around how the package was actually designed to sell.

  • Full Promotional Arsenal

    Prime your room before the event even begins. Your kit includes everything needed to drive early excitement: ready-to-publish social assets, high-res posters, and expertly crafted description copy.

Live auction · Package 03 Tamarindo Beach Club at Enclave 7 days / 6 nightsSleeps 14Private plunge pool
Auctioneer script · Package 03

Open “Seven days for up to fourteen of your favorite people, in a private ocean-view home above Playa Tamarindo.”

Pause Let the room picture the sunset from the plunge pool.

Close “A private chef’s welcome dinner and Langosta Beach Club access are included.”

Gala preview Bid on 7 nights in Tamarindo for up to 14 guests at our gala.
Sample layout. Your kit is built around the package you choose.

The Packages

A Package for Every Room’s Bidding Capacity.

Match the package to what your room can give. Each package is engineered to land inside your audience’s bidding capacity, so paddles keep rising instead of stalling.

Pre-reserving holds the package for your event with no fees or obligation, so we can manage demand in advance and meet every winner’s expectations. Typical winning bid = what the winning bidder paid for the package at past Ludovic James auctions: what your room raises, not what the package costs you. Avg. hammer = typical winning bid ÷ the package’s nonprofit rate, approximate. Signature is a new package, so both of its figures are estimates.

How it works

From Selection to Fulfillment in 4 Simple Steps.

Add a premium anchor package to your catalog with zero upfront cost and absolute logistical peace of mind.

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  1. 1
    Today

    Pre-reserve Your Package

    Pick the package that fits your room’s bidding capacity. We hold it for your event. $0 today, no obligation.

  2. 2
    Before your event

    Receive the Kit

    Slides, auctioneer script and the Social & Promotional Kit arrive long before your event. No midnight formatting.

  3. 3
    Event night

    The Hammer Falls

    You keep 100% above our fixed nonprofit rate. If the package doesn’t reach reserve, you owe nothing.

  4. 4
    After the event

    We Take Over

    Send us the winner’s name and pay the package invoice. Our concierge handles dates and travel from there.

Our Track Record

Tested on Our Stage. Ready for Yours.

We designed these packages to meet our own board’s strict compliance while maximizing the raise—and refined them at the podium, auction after auction.

From the auctioneer’s timing in the room to a full portfolio of supporting visuals, we give you the exact tools to replicate our results—all with zero upfront costs.

$450,000+Funds raised
80+Trips sold
2.4xAverage hammer multiple
100+Auctions

At the podium

Bill Riddick, live charity auctions
Bill Riddick auctioneering beside a private jet at an evening benefit
Bill Riddick reading a package description in a ballroom
Bill Riddick working the room at a tropical-themed gala
Bill Riddick on an illuminated dance floor under a tent
Bill Riddick at a 1920s-themed gala
Bill Riddick introducing the live auction preview

Partner-Donated Packages

Apply for a Free Package.

Under our agreements, partner hotels and resorts periodically donate travel packages to the Foundation. We pass them on, free, to charity auctions through our Partner Package Giveaway.

Register your upcoming event to enter. If your event is selected, you receive a premium anchor package at no cost—100% of the hammer price stays with your cause.

Let's secure your anchor package.

No upfront costs, nothing to sign today. Tell us about your event and we'll hold a package while you discuss it with your committee.

Hold a Package for Your Event Enter the Partner Package Giveaway

Prefer to talk? Call (561) 931-6784 or email admin@ludovicjames.org.