DONATIONS ONLINE CANADA

Donation pages for Canadian charities that never hold your funds

Collect donations online, at your event or both. Over 100 features, setup in minutes, and every dollar goes straight to your own Stripe Canada account.

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Why Canadian fundraisers switch to GalaBid

More revenue on every donation

Supporters decide whether to tip. If they do, you receive a 10% share automatically.

  • The supporter-funded tip model adds income with every gift
  • No subscriptions, no monthly fees
  • GalaBid is the only platform to share tips with fundraisers

A fast donation experience

Built for speed. Designed for any device.

  • Mobile and desktop, with tools that lift average gifts
  • A streamlined Donate Now button that cuts drop-off
  • A progress slider that builds momentum toward your target

Total control over your funds

Choose who covers Stripe fees: you or your supporters.

  • GalaBid never marks up Stripe fees
  • Funds go direct to your Stripe Canada account in real time, not to GalaBid
  • GalaBid never touches or holds your funds
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Other platforms hold your funds.
With GalaBid, funds go directly to you.

Every dollar your supporters give goes straight to you, not through us.
GalaBid never holds, delays, or touches your funds.
No holding accounts. No delays. No platform float. No risk transferred to you.

Everything your Canadian donation campaign needs

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Mobile donations

Supporters give any time, from any phone or computer.

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Progress to target

A visible goal motivates giving. Every supporter sees how their gift moves the total.

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Activity feed

Supporters post a message with their gift, shown with their name or anonymously, to inspire others.

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Flexible and secure payment

Stripe Canada handles every card, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Setup takes minutes.

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Paddle raise

Assign paddle numbers at check-in or in advance, enter them as fast as the auctioneer calls them, and add every pledge to the guest's invoice. See paddle raise.

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Pledge leaderboard

An honour roll of supporter names and live progress to target, with pop-ups as each gift lands.

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Invoices and receipts

A payment receipt goes to the supporter by text or email the moment they give. Brand the template and add your charity registration details.

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Custom design

Home page, info pages, video, images and logos for your cause and sponsors.

Helping over 10,000 fundraisers raise more since 2011

trustpilot-stars

"This is our second year using Galabid for our biggest event of the year. Their customer svc is amazing; they are ALWAYS there to help when needed (even when I had a question at the end of our event at 9pm!) I also conducted a comparison between Galabid and other top bidding sites - Galabid was at the top. You won't be disappointed."

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This was my first experience running an online auction and this was such a great experience. The help chat was so helpful with any questions that I had. Will definitely be doing this again next year”

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“It's the first time we used GalaBid but we'll certainly use them again - it was brilliant. Extremely easy to upload items to the online auction that we created. Support online chat function was excellent - got immediate answers to anything we were confused about. Added donation function as an additional item on our auction - it was so easy and so amazing and we were thrilled with the whole thing!”

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“Our Pride 2024 Event fundraising was a success in part due to the Galabid Auction/Raffle/Donation page we were able to create. It was simple to do, and easy for the participants to view and get their bids in. The pages of auction items looked great! Very smooth process and also the funds were deposited quickly to our account. Thanks!

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Canadian donations FAQs

Can I accept donations in my auction or raffle?

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Yes. Add a Donation item type in Items. It sits on the same list as your other items, and you can add it to the menu so supporters find it easily.

Can we issue official CRA donation receipts?

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GalaBid sends a payment receipt and gives you the supporter and transaction data. Whether you can issue an official donation receipt, and for how much, follows CRA rules: a gift with no advantage is fully receiptable; where the supporter receives something in return, the advantage must be 80% or less of the payment. GalaBid does not determine your receipting position.

Do I need to be a registered charity to accept donations?

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No. Sports clubs, schools, parent councils and individuals raising funds all use GalaBid. Only registered charities and other qualified donees can issue official donation receipts.

Can supporters give in Canadian dollars?

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Yes. Campaigns run in CAD, or any currency Stripe supports.

Do supporters need an account to give once?

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Yes, a quick registration with at minimum a name and verified email or mobile number. You choose what else to ask for.

Is there a maximum we can raise?

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No. GalaBid places no limit on the amount raised.

How do we receive our funds?

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Every donation goes directly to your Stripe Canada account. You set the payout schedule to your bank in Stripe.

How do I close a donation item?

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Lock it. Edit the item, open Advanced Options, set "Who can bid and buy" to Admin Only, and add a closed message if you like.

Can I use GalaBid just for donations?

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Yes. Create one or more Donation item types under Items > Create Item. There is no limit on the amount collected.

Can I prompt unsuccessful bidders to donate?

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Yes. Create a donation item, then link it in the unsuccessful bidders message under Communication.