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Each gift scrolls across the display as it lands, named or anonymous.
A goal and a thermometer the room can watch, which is what drives the next gift.
Unpaid pledges sit on a list with contact details and payment status, and automatic follow up links go out.
More US giving happens in the final six weeks of the year than any other period. A visible target through that window gives supporters a reason to give now.
Donors need written acknowledgment from your organization for any gift of $250 or more, obtained before they file. GalaBid supplies the records.
A donation with nothing received in return is not quid pro quo, so the full amount is generally deductible. That is different from a ticket or a winning bid.
Where a board member offers to match gifts up to a figure, the live tally on screen makes the match visible and urgent.
Gift level exports give your finance team the underlying data for fundraising reporting.
"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!
While the supporter already has their card out. Prompting at checkout, after they have bought a ticket or won an item, converts far better than a separate ask later.
A gift with nothing received in return is generally fully deductible, unlike a ticket or a winning bid where only the amount above fair market value counts.
Your donor needs written acknowledgment from your organization for any gift of $250 or more in order to deduct it, obtained before they file. GalaBid supplies the transaction records.
Yes, and tying each amount to what it funds raises the average gift. Supporters give more readily to a specific outcome than to a number.
Pledges sit on a list with contact details and payment status, and automatic payment links go out. Follow up is a report rather than a reconstruction.
Yes. The gift counts toward the tally without the name being displayed.
In your organization's own Stripe account, on Stripe's payout schedule.
Yes. Where a donor matches gifts up to a figure, the live tally on screen makes the match visible, which creates the urgency.
No. You pay Stripe's US rates directly. If you negotiate a nonprofit rate with Stripe you keep the whole benefit.
Yes. A standalone donation page works with no auction or ticketing attached.