“Cathy Taylor has worked on two fundraising events with the Starship Foundation; "A Tribute to Sean Fitzpatrick" and "A Tribute to Stephen Fleming" in 2009. Cathy was highly organised in her management of the events, which included running the auctions and sourcing the wonderful auction items. Cathy was very professional in her approach, the events were fun and successful occasions all round, and we very much enjoyed working with her.”
- Andrea Newland, General Manager - Marketing, Communications & Partnerships, Starship Foundation |
"The New Zealand Olympic Committee’s Prime Minister's Gala Dinner is one of the most important events the organisation has. Not only is it a major fundraising event but it also shows New Zealand the importance of the Olympic movement, what it does for the country and how amazing our athletes are. I have had the pleasure of working with Cathy Taylor in 2012 and 2013 to deliver the fundraising auction held at this dinner. Cathy made the entire process very easy. There is never a problem with Cathy, only solutions, and she always put us first. She is a pleasure to work with and I highly highly recommend her for any project."
- Terry Daly, Commercial & Marketing Director, New Zealand Olympic Committee |
"Kidney Kids NZ developed a relationship with Cathy Taylor during the major fundraising event "A Tribute to Sir Graham Henry" facilitated by Duco Events in 2012. Cathy's ability to source quality auction items, manage the entire auction process and find solutions to any and all problems was tremendous. Cathy kept us totally informed on a regular basis so nothing was left to chance. This resulted in a hugely successful fundraising outcome for Kidney Kids. I have no hesitation in recommending Cathy Taylor to any Charity, or other organisation wishing to raise funds via a fundraising auction."
- Paul Norfolk, CEO, Kidney Kids |
"Hospice Waikato had the pleasure of working with Cathy Taylor on Duco’s fundraising event "Fight for Life" in 2014 and our own "3rd Annual Bucket List Banquet" in 2015. The auctions were a great success thanks to Cathy’s hard work and dedication. Her can do attitude, passion for the cause and ability to secure top notch auction items was invaluable. We look forward to working with Cathy again in the future and highly recommend her."
- Sharyn Cawood, Fundraising & Marketing Manager, Hospice Waikato |
"Kiwi Gold Sailing were thrilled with the results of the auction Cathy produced for "An Evening with Sir Russell Coutts and Grant Dalton" held in Auckland prior to the 2014 America's Cup in San Francisco. Cathy was a pleasure to deal with and worked tirelessly to put an outstanding auction together. The proceeds from this auction launched Rick Dodson and David Barnes' campaign to realise their dream of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Paralympics. The boys and I have no hesitation in recommending Cathy to any charity wanting to run a fundraising auction."
- Mike Clark, Manager, Kiwi Gold Sailing |
"At the Steve Williams Foundation one of our main revenue streams is funds received from the auction of golf memorabilia. It is very important to maximise the value of each item and Cathy Taylor has a great deal of expertise in this area. We highly recommend Cathy to any organisation wishing to maximise their auction funds."
- Steve Williams, Steve Williams Foundation |
"In August 2015 the iSPORT Foundation worked with Opus Events to produce the auction for an event we were the recipient charity of – An Evening with Richie McCaw and Dan Carter. From the first meeting Cathy impressed me with her vision, enthusiasm and ideas to create an evening to remember. I know from personal experience that finding auction items and creating something special is a huge task, Cathy was professional and exceeded expectations on the results. We had some incredible items and raised more than we expected on the evening. Her management of the volunteers and communication throughout was excellent and the delivery of the silent auction via the online platform 'GalaBid' was a masterstroke. I would highly recommend Cathy’s services if you are looking at running an auction at your event."
- Alister Gates, Trustee/Secretary, iSPORT Foundation |
"We have worked with Opus Events on four occasions and found them to be extremely professional and very well organised. Cathy has a fantastic ability to source great auction items. The auction ran very smoothly and we well exceeded our expectations of revenue. I have no hesitation in recommending the services of Opus Events!"
- John Bongard, Chairman, The Rising Foundation |
"We worked with Opus Events during our association with Duco Events and Fight for Life 2011 and Fight for Life 2012 and found them to be extremely professional and capable in all that they do. Cathy's commitment and passion ensured that those two events were very successful fundraising activities for the Foundation."
- Graeme Woodside, CEO, Prostate Cancer Foundation |
"I am delighted to recommend Opus Events to any Charity or organisation looking for their expertise. Multiple Sclerosis Auckland engaged the services of this very professional company in 2015 for an event we were struggling with. In no time at all, Opus Events had turned it around and our auction items were looking exceptional. The financial result on the day of the event proved well beyond our expectations. Next year we are getting them on board immediately, so that we don’t have the stress we had this year. We know we can absolutely trust them to do an awesome job and bring in much needed funds for our cause."
- Therese Russel, CEO, MS Auckland |