Behr Benefits is an industry leader in the fundraising, event, and entertainment industry.
Coming from a well-respected auction family, Halie Behr has learned a variety of successful techniques from some of the best in the auction and event industry. The auction style, high level energy, and all-encompassing passion for each nonprofit Behr Benefits represents is unparalleled. You can find her jumping off stage, engaging donors with her harmonious chants, and commanding the room with her wit and intensity.
Hiring an experienced auctioneer, emcee, virtual host, or entertainer is crucial. The Behr Benefits team has a diverse background of acting and theatre, improv, speaking engagements, and auctioneer instruction, in addition to competing on the international stage in world-renowned auctioneer competitions.
Halie Behr
Founder & Lead Fundaneer
Halie Behr is a force of nature in the auction industry, bringing forth the high energy and electricity to fire up a room and keep everyone engaged all night long. As the proud founder and lead auctioneer of Behr Benefits, Halie has spent the last decade raising millions of dollars for charities all over the U.S. Behr is a three-time champion auctioneer, becoming the first and only in history to win both the International Junior Auctioneering Championship in 2013 and the International Auctioneering Championship in 2023. Halie holds the title of Denver’s favorite Fundaneer, bringing an unparalleled sense of enthusiasm and passion to maximize fundraising results at benefit auction events.
As a Fundaneer, Behr steers the ship of your organization’s fundraising. Obtaining a Bachelors of Science degree in Events and Hospitality Management from Iowa State University, along with being certified as a Benefit Auction Specialist by the National Auction Association, has best prepared Halie to consult clients on event fundraising strategy. She uses her education and experience to mentor and instruct auctioneers entering into the field. Halie serves on the Colorado Auctioneers Association board, works two weekly automobile auctions, and records 115 fundraising auctions a year for the Behr Benefits team.
Meet the Passion Behind the Microphone
“Thank you so much for your incredible work. You are the best auctioneer on the planet. And it's about SO much more than just the work you do in the room during the evening.
Your ability to impact the event with all of the perspective, passion and relationships you bring is unprecedented. You absolutely blow me away. I could rave on endlessly about how talented you are. You're SO good at what you do, Halie. It really blew me, and all of our guests, away.”
MARCO FIELDS, EVENT CHAIR
Douglas County Community Foundation