A live buffalo is up for bid in this year’s KENW online fundraising auction. The buffalo, a 3-year-old male pet belonging to a Portales man, is for sale along with about 820 other items — ranging from an autographed Green Bay Packers football to out-of-production Barbie dolls to couches. read more

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As if being a mother of five and a New York Times bestselling author weren't enough, award-winning novelist Brenda Novak is also a true philanthropist. Now in its 6th year, Novak's Online Auction for Diabetes Research, benefitting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), is slated to surpass the $1 million mark. read more

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network has published their list of auctions about to hit out televisions during the 38th MPBN Great TV Action, April 23-26 and April 28-May 3. If you, your wedding party or some fantastic gift-givers are lucky enough to win some of these auctions, you may be able to really help yourself out in your wedding! read more

Brenda Novak, the bestselling author of more than forty novels, has a son with diabetes. Understandably, she’s committed to the cause of finding a cure. Some walk, some run, some golf, and some have dinners to fundraise for a charity. Brenda Novak runs the Online Auction for Diabetes Research. Each May, for the entire month, the literary community comes together, headed by Brenda Novak and the Diabetes Research Institute to raise funds to find a cure for diabetes. This month-long event has been raising more money each year, and for 2010 the goal is $1 million. The goal is achievable; last year, the auction raised over $770,000. read more

The Advertising Club of Cincinnati has raised nearly $120,000 in advertising services from local media for the highest bidder in its online auction. read more

BUNKER HILL -- An autographed guitar signed by classic country stars, hand blown glass, a signed Kansas State University basketball, art trays, trips, a gazebo and more are part of Smoky Hills Public Television's annual Signature Auction airing Saturday and Sunday. read more

Proving that there's more than one way to be a volunteer, noted potter Jim Anderson has been a longtime donor, "volunteering" his art to help support WKNO. read more

KVPT said the Valley Public Television’s Spring Auction is back, with nearly 1,000 items up for bid at a fraction of retail price. As with last year’s auction, all bidding takes place online only at kvpt.org/auction. read more

WXPN has started an auction section on part of their website in the hopes of shortening their fund raising drives. They offer a mix of objects from access to special seating sections at concerts and dinners with artists...XPN’s auction site seems to be created via AuctionAnything.com. Services like theirs can provide a more professional environment than something like eBay can. read more

PEMBROKE PINES – The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), invite you to jump on board and set sail on their Annual Online Auction. read more

Blind Spot, the tri-annual journal of photography, is holding their annual benefit auction next Tuesday, December 15th at the X Initiative space in Chelsea. If you're not familiar with Blind Spot, they're a wonderful non-profit whose mission is to present new photographic work by living photographers in a context unhindered by commercial or editorial content. read more

US online auction software developer AuctionAnything.com has integrated the PayPal payment method with its online auction management platform. According to a company representative, this capability is offered to AuctionAnything clients and to those who have not implemented a system to process online payments for their fundraising and event based auctions. read more

Singer and actress Barbra Streisand will auction hundreds of pieces of furniture, art, clothes and other possessions this week in a Beverly Hills charity auction. The auction on Saturday and Sunday comes as the 67-year-old Streisand's latest album "Love Is the Answer" has landed her back at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, making her the first artist to top the chart in five consecutive decades. read more

The single most important annual event of the Center for Photography at Woodstock is its annual benefit gala. "It's like getting hugs," says Ariel Shanberg, the executive director. Now in its 31st year, the event will be held at the Bearsville Theater Sunday, featuring 75 contemporary and historic photographs. read more

The Fourth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction begins its preview week on Thursday, October 15. With more than 160 items up for bid -- and more being added every day -- this event promises to have something for just about everyone. The auction kicks off Thursday, October 22 and runs through Thursday, October 29 on the ARRL Web site. read more