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The best fundraising platform for your charity, nonprofit or organisation
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We are your partner to make your fundraising event a resounding success. Grassroots giving to grand galas , we give you the tools and expertise you need.
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We make it simple to give. Our award-winning fundraising platform makes it simple for your donors to bid in a silent auction, win and get involved.
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We are trusted by the biggest names. 15 years’ expertise empowers you to maximise the potential of your event.
Natalie Anstiss, Event Manager
“We would highly recommend Givergy...
we really wouldn't want to run an event without them anymore because they've helped us raise so much money”
What we do for you
Unlock the potential of your fundraising events with Givergy's award-winning silent auctions. Designed to help you raise more, our tech is fun, and easy to use and brings your live or online event to life.
Our bespoke technology is tailor-made to meet your needs: customise branding, bidding modes and more.
- Easy to use - register, browse, and bid from phone, tablet, or computer.
- Maximise funds raised and boost engagement with outbid notifications and live leaderboards and more.
- Expert support and reliability from our dedicated team takes away the stress. Relax and enjoy! We’ve proven success running over 20,000 in-person events.
- Multiple bidding options are available to suit your event. Standard, Max, Sealed bidding options with optional 'Buy it now'.
- Ticketing, check-in and messaging lets the bidding start early and lets you to engage with your guests and donors after the event ends.
- Secure payment options make it easy to bid through secure links, card readers or pre-authorised payments.
The Givergy Advantage
The Givergy Advantage
We have raised over $1 billion for our clients. You can join our 6,000 clients in fundraising success. You can boost your donations, effortlessly. Our platform is engineered to increase donor participation and funds raised.
You can keep your donors giving. With over 2.5m donor interactions, our platform keeps your donors engaged with your for long-term giving.
It is simple to start. You can set up and customise your auction quickly - all without technical expertise.
Our customers love us. With a 4.7/5 score on Trustpilot from clients the world over, you don't have to just take our word for it.
We’re a verified B Corporation so we’re in it with you to do good in the world.
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Silent Auctions FAQ
In many cases, more is not always merrier and from experience, you want to use the number of guests in the room/expected online reach as a guideline to how many you should include. 10% of your guest attendance is the recommended amount of auction items to include and so, for a room of 250 guests, aim to have around 25 auction items. Enough to give a good selection, but not too many to discourage any competitive bidding.
This community article details all of the required information needed to set up an auction item on the Campaign Management System (CMS). As a general rule the minimum you will need to gather is; a title, a description, pricing and an image.
Selecting the right auction items is extremely important and can make or break your fundraising efforts. Consider your guest demographic; who are you guests, how old are they, are they predominantly male or female and do they have any common interests? These are all questions you should ask yourself before setting out to source your items. The best way to source your silent auction items is to reach out to the masses, whether that be your database of supporters or a committee. This is an effective way to get an amazing array of auction items for free. Another option is to reach out to companies, restaurants, organisations etc. and see if they would be willing to offer a prize. You won’t always be successful, but often when it’s for charity it will be considered.
An efficient way of allowing your guests to donate items directly to your fundraising website is by utilising the ‘Donate Item’ tab. Once your fundraising website is set up, this tab can be added where donors can fill in all the fields that you would normally complete, including uploading an image of the item. Once the donor completes the process, the item will appear as inactive within the Campaign Management System for you to review and accept / decline. At this stage you are also able to make any relevant edits before the item is launched into your auction.
Yes, Givergy can provide you with a variety of incredible auction items and experiences. A consultation with our in-house auction item specialist will allow you to carefully select items that are specifically sourced to appeal to your audience. These range from memorabilia to experiences, holidays and art work. For more information click here
Our default bid mode is Silent + Max Bidding, and in general, the one we recommend using. However there are other bid modes available, detailed below:
- Silent Auction: standard incremental bidding
- Silent + Max Bidding: standard incremental bidding with the additional option for guests to enter a Max Bid (the highest amount they would be willing to pay) and the system will bid for them to that amount.
- Buy It Now: allows you to sell a set quantity of items at a fixed price.
Sealed Bidding: allows guests to enter anonymous bids without knowing what the top bid is. The highest bids win depending on the quantity set. To learn more about Sealed Bidding, see Sealed Bidding