In the summer of 2015 the Donna Annand Melanoma Charity ("DAMCâ€) decided that they were going to go electronic for the auction they were working on for their Charity Ball. With that in mind, they set about finding a company to help. They evaluated four silent auction companies and GalaBid was the one they chose to go with. A spokesperson for the DAMC said "One of the reasons we wanted to work with GalaBid was because we liked the fact that with GalaBid we could use the software ourselves to run the auction. Whilst it would have been nice, we didn't have the budget for a technician or team to travel to Jersey to run the auction for us. The GalaBid team were also really patient with us as they helped us make quite...
Wow - 2015 was quite the year here at GalaBid! With the number of fundraising events that we work with doubling, it was no surprise that we got to witness some great fundraising incentives and meet some really interesting people. Some of the events organisers we worked with this year were just amazing at what they do - and not all of them have 20 years experience in the job. From mums giving up their spare time to help with their kids school fundraisers, to members of the community banding together to put on a fundraising night for someone that needed their support...
The GalaBid team has added some exciting new features and services for our Non-Profit clients in 2016. Here's a quick snapshot... 1. New Event Ticketing and Registration Service: Wouldn't it be amazing if you could run your whole event ticketing and fundraising incentives through one easy to work with provider? Well as of February 2016 you can!...
This is what Jasmine Goldstone-Henry from Royal Hospital for Women Foundation had to say about the fundraising event and GalaBid's silent auction software. "The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and Harper's BAZAAR's inaugural 'BAZAAR in Bloom' event was a huge success! Thanks to the support and generosity of our guests and sponsors, The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation raised an incredible $250,000 which will be going towards providing essential funding for The Royal's world-class Fertility Research Centre...
With an average of 10 new charities being registered every day in Australia*, it is more important than ever to step away from the standard 'run of mill' Gala night and do something a little different. By thinking outside the box, The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and Burger King were able to create unique and memorable fundraising events for their guests whilst still receiving outstanding financial results...
Trying to raise money for charity but don't want to hold a live auction event? Running an online auction with GalaBid's silent auction software may be just the way to go. With GalaBid, your audience can bid on items, make donations or even purchase electronic raffle tickets from any smartphone, computer or tablet with no fuss...
"I was impressed by the functionality of the GalaBid software the moment I saw it and felt that it would be a great fit for the silent auction at the Team GB Ball. This year it was held at the Royal Opera House and we had 500 guests attending. I have used tablet based silent auction systems before but felt the simplicity and the convenience of people bidding on their phones would increase our fundraising revenue. And it did. We achieved our target and we were delighted to see...
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our workshop and drinks at the Waldorf Hilton in London on November 13th. Lucy Davies, Head of Communications, from youth charity Ambition, gave us a great insight into how they achieved such outstanding fundraising results with their online auction before and during their event held in Kensignton Palace in July...
Over the weekend we were fortunate enough to work with Taronga and Australia Zoo at their Spirit of the Sun Zoofari 2015 event and Steve Irwin Gala Dinner. By simply using resources that they had available to them both organisations were able to WOW their audiences with a range of ridiculously good prizes and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. It just goes to show that being creative and resourceful with prize sourcing will inspire people to give and get your guests digging deep...
GalaBid are excited to announce that we will be launching an event ticketing and registration feature as part of our fundraising platform for 2016 events. You will have a dedicated registration page that will be customised and branded to your event, with options for your supporters to purchase tickets and also have access to the your GalaBid page to bid in your silent auction, purchase raffle tickets or make donations and pledges. One of the great benefits will be...
