Supporters buy tickets from their phone, tablet or computer, with numbered digital tickets delivered instantly by email or text. Every winner is chosen by a certified random draw, and the draw is logged for your licence report.
Every ticket carries a number and the purchaser's details. Download sales and draw reports for your licence return. Sell single tickets or bundles, restrict sales to the dates and audience your licence allows, and combine the raffle with your silent auction, event ticketing and donations on one campaign site.
Supporters can add an optional tip at checkout, and you automatically receive 10% of every tip, creating a new stream of revenue without raising ticket prices. You also stay in control of processing fees, choosing whether you absorb them, supporters cover them, or supporters decide at checkout, with no markup on Stripe fees, ever.
Build a custom draw display and watch each winner's name appear as their ticket is pulled. Use the display to showcase sponsor branding, your cause and prize details.
Each raffle comes with its own link and QR code for email, social and the event itself. Build excitement with live countdown draws and instant winner reveals. Combine ticketing, auctions, and donations seamlessly in one campaign for a maximum-impact fundraising experience.
Get your lottery licence first: from your municipality or provincial regulator, depending on prize value and where you sell. Then create your raffle on GalaBid in minutes. Supporters buy tickets and receive numbered digital tickets by email or text. The draw is a one-click process with real-time winner notifications and a draw log for your report. With payments through Stripe Canada, proceeds settle to your bank automatically. Our guide to Canada raffle rules by province covers the thresholds and the approval layer for online sales.
Where your licence allows advance sales, launch the raffle before the event so invitees can buy from any device.
Digital tickets are sent instantly by email or text. Winners are notified automatically.
Purchasers pay by credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Payments through Stripe Canada, with funds settling to your own account.
Sell tickets individually and in bundles of your choosing, priced as your licence permits.
Receipts are issued the moment payment is made.
Add a home page and info pages for your cause, other fundraising activities and sponsors.
Raffle proceeds are processed by Stripe and deposited to your bank account on Stripe's schedule.
Online ticket sales usually need an approved electronic raffle system. Read our full guide: Canada raffle rules by province.
"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."
“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”
“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!”
“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!
Yes, in every province. Raffles are lottery schemes under the Criminal Code and can only be run by eligible charitable or religious organizations under a licence from the province or municipality. Get the licence before selling a single ticket.
It depends on your province and licence. Ontario, Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan require an approved electronic raffle system for online sales. Check your regulator's rules and your licence conditions, and see our Canada raffle rules by province.
Yes. Record cash sales in the dashboard and buy tickets on the purchaser's behalf. They receive ticket numbers and join the same draw.
GalaBid uses a random number generator with suitable entropy so every sold ticket has an equal chance. The draw is logged, and winners are notified instantly by email or text.
After payment, GalaBid emails a link showing the participant's ticket numbers. Numbers are also visible in their account, and you can download the Raffle Tickets report from Reports.
No limit. Set the number of prizes in the raffle item and list them in the description.
No. CRA's view is that a lottery ticket is not a gift, so no official donation receipt can be issued for a raffle ticket. A separate donation added to the campaign can be receipted.
Yes. A payment receipt is emailed from your Stripe account. You can also issue an invoice from GalaBid under Setup > Tax/Invoicing.
Once the raffle is drawn the winner will be notified instantly via email or SMS. The message will state with item code (number) they have one and the winning ticket number, there will also be a link included which takes them to the raffle item description.
There is no limit to the number of prizes you can make available to your participants, make sure to set the number of prizes you have within the one raffle item when editing and creating the raffle item. For example set Prizes Available to 3 and then in the same item description list Prize 1 xxx, Prize 2 xxx, Prize 3 xxx
No, raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductable, only charitable donations are.
Yes, once payment is made for their raffle ticket they will be emailed a payment receipt from your Stripe account. If you would like to also issue an invoice from GalaBid please set this in Setup > Tax/Invoicing and you will need to 'Close the Auction' to send them out.
Yes. Add a Donation item type. Supporters donate directly into your Stripe account, and you can set a minimum amount.
Usually not. Most licences restrict sales to purchasers physically in the province, and Quebec prohibits sales outside Quebec. Check your licence conditions.
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