What To Look for In Online Charity Auction Software

Below are the most common  items to look for when choosing charity auction software.   If you can get all of it for one low affordable price, then go for it.  Otherwise, you can look for some software that might offer just one needed feature.  However, in most cases your charity will want to run a multi faceted auction. If you are going to go through the time and effort in setting up a fundraising event or auction, you may as well take advantage of all avenues of profit, as it does not take much more time to do one vs doing all at the same time, yet the difference in funds raised by choosing to limit your options can be astronomical.

Basic Online Charity Auction Software Features to Look For:

• Easy Category Creator. Create your own categories
• Picture upload and hosting. Upload up to 4 item pictures
• Reserve price feature
• Buy It Now feature
• Custom auction start times
• Custom auction end times
• Collect payment online through Paypal or Vanco services
• Or collect payment off-line through cash, check, or credit card
• List the high ticket items as featured
• Easily upload items from excel spreadsheet
• Pre-filled item information for quickly adding new items
• Import items from excel spreadsheet
• Straight bidding process
• Set your own bid increments or use our default increments

Additonal Items to Look for when Choosing Charity Auction Software are:

• Run an Unlimited number of auctions for 1 full year
• You keep 100% of money raised. the company NEVER take a percentage of your proceeds
• Easy to use “Auction Setup Wizard”. Be up and running in as little as 10 min.
• Easily add items or import items from excel spreadsheet.
• No Web Experience Needed, the software does 99% of the work.
• No 501c3 status requirements needed to run auctions
• Donors can attend from anywhere on the planet at any time.
• Set up and operate from the comfort of your own home.
• 100% private auctions. Only people who receive your auction URL will bid.
• Or open your auction to everyone with 7 built-in viral tools. Let your bidders refer friends and family with a click of the button. Easily connect all social media sites.
• Personal Fundraising Consultant and 1 point of contact.
• Auction Set up Consultation with your fundraising consultant.
• Branded auction store front available. Make your auction look like your website.
• Collect donations directly from your auction page
• Quick start videos and training material
• No downloading of software, company hosts software
• Full time server management team
• You collect your own money
• Add multiple admin users to allow other volunteers to add items
• Easily add hundreds of consignment items with the click of the mouse