Renowned Charity Auctioneer and Sommelier Tom DiNardo Pioneers Profitable Trends in Fundraising

Pioneering and establishing trends is a hallmark of Tom DiNardo's notable success and DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers prestige. DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers has raised over 35 million dollars for charities during the past fifteen years.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

(PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- Not afraid of hard work and long days, charity auctioneer Tom DiNardo has worked diligently for the past fifteen years in building DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers into one of the "Top 4" charity auction firms in the nation. Founding his benefit auction company in 1993, Tom admits that he had initially hoped that his career as a benefit auctioneer would offer him a comfortable five day, forty hour work week instead of his current seven day, seventy hour average week, not including peak season. "I have absolutely no career regrets as DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers has raised over $35 million dollars for charities during the past fifteen years. This is my way of giving back some of the phenomenal good that I receive daily," says DiNardo.

Charity Auctioneer Tom DiNardo

As a renowned benefit auctioneer Tom DiNardo's great charisma and performance, often compared to Bono of Irish rock legend U2, has contributed substantially to the record successes at charity fundraising events. Fundraisers created for California WineMasters, the American Cancer Society, Colorado's Telluride Wine Festival and The Taste of Vail, the American Red Cross, Florida's Celebration of Wine, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Tennessee's Art of Good Taste, to name just a few of the several hundred nonprofits he has served, have all benefitted and prospered as a direct result of Tom DiNardo's consulting and the services of DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers.

Pioneering and establishing trends is a hallmark of Tom DiNardo's notable success and DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers' prestige. Tom DiNardo was the first benefit auctioneer in the country to join the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and champion the cause of professional charity auctioneers charging only a flat fee versus charging a commission or buyer's premium (a percentage added to an auction item's final price). Many benefit auctioneers have followed Tom DiNardo's lead since his joining AFP. DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers was one of the first to create a benefit auction consulting package for their nonprofit clients that offered more services beyond the commonplace of the auctioneer calling the bid for one hour only on the evening of the fundraising event. To date DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers offers one of the most extensive fundraising auction consulting service packages available. DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers also offers their nonprofit fundraiser clients up to eleven additional auction consulting packages for their benefit and use.

Setting the pace within the auction industry has also been a badge of honor for DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers. Tom DiNardo is the first auctioneer in the United States to become a sommelier diplomate, and possibly the second auctioneer only in the world behind Michael Broadbent (Master of Wine) - Wine Director of Christies London to attain this credential. Tom worked in the wine industry in California and Washington prior to founding his firm in 1993 and since then he has been a contract auctioneer for Edward Roberts International in Chicago where he attained five world records for the price of wine sold at auction. He has put his extensive wine education and knowledge to use in completing his educational requirements to become one of the first master wine appraisers in the United States. He is also a freelance writer for Wine Enthusiast, Santé and Decanter magazines and a full time contributor to WineSquire.com and WineandSpiritsJobs.com. DiNardo quips, "Maybe I just can't sleep. Having the ability to offer my clients better service and more opportunities is just my way of keeping my company on the cutting edge and ahead of the competition."

When asked about his perceptions of the current state of the economy and its impact upon fundraising efforts DiNardo states, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." So you believe that despite appearances charities can do well in a down economy? "DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers is currently setting fundraising auction records even though some of our clients are reporting huge decreases in event attendance. The consulting we provide to our clients overcomes these challenges", says DiNardo. Continuing in a serious tone, Tom said, "Making money for our nonprofit clients is a process of showing them how to effectively do it better. I am their safari guide, the one who leads them safely through the fundraising jungle."

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