Candace Essenburg
Fundraising Consultant and Benefit Auction Specialist
A Benefit Auction Specialist doesn’t cost you money - She makes you more of it!
“Calling bids for a cause!” - the Sanders Brooke Auctions motto.
Auction and Fundraising Services
Candace Essenburg in action at a benefit auction.
Sanders Brooke Auctions Offers Full-Cycle Consulting and Benefit Auction Services so you can take the risk out of fundraising - leaving more room for the “fun”.
Fundraiser Consulting
Candace will serve as your subject matter expert and philanthropic partner on all aspects of your event. From choosing a venue and selecting live auction items to energizing your board or committee- you won’t have to navigate logistics alone.
Auctioneering
An professional benefit auctioneer’s job starts before the fundraising even begins. You can rest easy knowing that Candace will spend the entire event, from check in to check out, connecting with donors, hyping up live auction items, and serving as the storyteller of your mission.
Emcee Hosting
Candace will ensure your event - benefit auction or otherwise - flows smoothly by commanding the room and keeping the night moving. Available for auctions, corporate events, weddings, and more.
Why hire Sanders Brooke Auctions?
Planning a successful benefit auction takes more than a friendly volunteer with a microphone — it takes strategy. A professional fundraiser consultant helps your organization set realistic revenue goals, build a compelling program, and avoid the common missteps that leave money on the table. Pairing that consulting expertise with a Benefit Auction Specialist (BAS), like Candace, gives your nonprofit access to techniques that go far beyond calling bids. Fewer than 300 professionally trained auctioneers nationwide hold the BAS designation, which requires specialized training in fundraising, event coaching, and event planning, and these professionals bring their techniques, education, and network to help nonprofits raise more money than they could on their own.
From donor development and board engagement to crafting the perfect Mission Moment, Candace strategizes audience and donor outreach from the moment a consultation begins and provides strategies to keep the room's attention throughout the event. This kind of specialized guidance is why so many nonprofits — from humane societies to human trafficking survivor advocates to school foundations — turn to Candace and Sanders Brooke Auctions to elevate their event and maximize what they raise for their cause.
