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Free Ticketing & Event Check-In Platform

Make your next fundraising event ticketing fast, easy, and free with GalaBid.

Built-in flexibility means you can create various ticket types, including free tickets, paid tickets, single tickets or multi tickets. There are no limits to the number of tickets you can sell, and you can run an unlimited number of campaigns. And because the system is free to use, more funds can go to your cause.

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Event Ticketing and
Fundraising Made Simple

Make a seamless connection to your fundraising by combining Ticketing & Event Check-In with GalaBid’s extensive auction, donation and raffle options.

Or, use Ticketing & Check-In as a stand alone option.

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Event Ticketing - Built for Fundraisers

Our event ticketing is especially created by our in-house developers just for fundraisers.

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Table Tickets for Fundraising or any Gala Event

Selling tables? With GalaBid’s advanced table tickets and guest management table ticket purchasers can assign seats at their table and invite their own guests. Managing their guest list is also a breeze. If a guest declines or cancels the purchaser simply transfers the ticket to a new guest.

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Design Your Ticketing Webpage

Create your event webpage. Create something quick and easy or take it to the next level with a homepage and multiple branded info pages.

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Event Check-In

Streamline your event check-in. Simply search by name and click check in. QR code scanning coming soon. Track the status of checked in guests in real time.

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Guest & Ticket Management

Track the status of all tickets purchased and assigned in GalaBid’s intuitive dashboard. For multi tickets see which guests have been invited, who has accepted, canceled and declined.

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Extensive Reporting

Download detailed reports containing all the essential information to effectively create a seating plan for your event.

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Fast and Effective Payment

With a secure payment gateway and super fast processing, event ticket purchasing can be completed in moments.

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Awesome Features,
All Free of Charge

✅ Free and Paid Tickets

Use GalaBid to distribute free event tickets or sell Single or Multi Tickets.

✅ Payments and Tax

Secure payments Via Stripe. Add tax to tickets as applicable.

✅ Pass on Stripe Fees

Absorb or pass on processing fees.

✅ Custom Questions

Customize the data you collect

✅ Social Media Sharing

Easy sharing a URL for ticket Purchasers

✅ Branding

Create a stunning event page

✅ Activity Feed

Purchasers can post messages and create excitement for your event

✅ Event Check-In

Quickly check guests in on laptops or mobiles

✅ Table Sales and Seating Plans

Guest list management for purchasers and download all data required to create a plan. (GalaBid Table planning module coming soon).

✅ 24/7 Support

5 Star Online chat team, and an extensive help center and video library.

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Do More Than Sell Tickets

✅ Combine with Event Fundraising

Add and run Silent Auction Items, Raffle Drives and Take Donations within the same campaign!

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Check out what our clients have to say

In the past 12 months GalaBid has helped to raise in excess of $50 million for good causes
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Frequent Asked Questions about Ticketing & Event Check-In

What types of tickets can I set up ?

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You can set up two types of tickets, individual or multi-tickets also known as tables. Both types can be free or paid.  To set up a table/ multi-ticket add the number of seats at the table or tickets included. Purchasers buy the table and manage their guest list using GalaBid.

Can I distribute free tickets to my event?

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Yes, you can set up a free ticket type. Guests who wish to attend visit your GalaBid link and reserve a ticket. A confirmation email with the ticket attached is sent by GalaBid. The process is the same as paid tickets without the payment processing step.

Can I set a capacity for ticket types and the whole event?

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Yes, you can set a capacity for the event overall and the number of each type ticket available for sale.

Can I include custom questions for guests to answer during registration?

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Yes, you can create as many tick box, multiple choice or open ended questions as required.

How does event check in work?

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Guests show their PDF ticket to event staff. Staff mark the guest as checked in using a Volunteer Account or the Campaign dashboard. Check in via QR code scanning to follow shortly.

Can I track the status of invited guests?

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Yes. The number and details of checked in guests can be viewed in the dashboard and by event staff on mobile devices logged into Volunteer Accounts. The number of acceptances, declines along with the number of tickets assigned and unassigned can also be tracked in the dashboard and via Volunteer Accounts.

Can guests transfer tickets if they have to cancel?

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A guest who is no longer able to attend should advise the ticket purchaser or the campaign administrator who can transfer a ticket to another guest.  

Is table planning included?

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Table or seat planning is not yet available but is coming soon.

Do ticket purchasers and invited guests need to register to participate in fundraising?

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Anyone who has purchased a ticket or been assigned a seat will be ready to bid on auction items, make a donation or buy raffle tickets. Invited guests will be prompted to complete their profiles as part of the invite process.   

What are the payment processing options for ticket sales?

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GalaBid integrates exclusively with Stripe for online payment processing.  Stripe accounts are easy to set up from within GalaBid. Stripe fees can be passed on to ticket purchasers as an optional or mandatory fee.

How long does it take to receive ticket sales proceeds?

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Payments are processed by Stripe and the payout schedule can be set in your Stripe account’s dashboard.   

Can guests make a donation when purchasing tickets and table tickets?

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This feature is coming soon.  

How do table purchasers assign seats if they paid via invoice outside GalaBid?

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The ability to invite a purchaser to assign and manage seats at a table paid for outside GalaBid is not yet available. In the meantime, setting up a free table ticket would allow campaign admins or table purchasers to assign seats and invite guests.

Can I take cash or check/cheque for tickets at the event?

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Payments for tickets must be processed by Stripe online or be offered free of charge. Marking tickets sales as paid by cash or check is coming soon.  

How We Deliver Free Event Ticketing?

GalaBid's event ticketing system is free to use. We support our service and software development by asking ticket purchasers to contribute towards GalaBid's costs at checkout. There is no obligation to contribute and if your participants opt out you still receive the software free of charge.

A paid option for the system is available if you the free version isn’t right for your event.