Event Ticketing and Check-In

Nonprofit Event Ticketing That Connects to Your Auction

Sell tickets and tables, seat your room, check people in by QR, and have every ticket holder ready to bid.



Use ticketing on its own, or connect it to GalaBid's auction, raffle and donation tools so every ticket holder arrives ready to bid.

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Selling the Room

See ticketing, check in and bidding running as one campaign.
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Single tickets and tables

Sell individual seats, full corporate tables, or free admission for invited supporters.

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Custom fields at purchase

Meal choices, dietary needs, accessibility requirements
and anything else you need before the night.

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Table management

Create tables, name them for sponsors, assign seats and move people without starting again.

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QR check in

A volunteer scans supporters in on any device and sees who has accepted, declined or not responded.

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Shareable links

One link and QR code for email, social media and print.

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Paid offline

Mark tickets and tables paid where a sponsor is settling by check or invoice.

Table Sales and Guest Management for US Galas

Sell table tickets and let purchasers assign the seats at their table, at the point of purchase or later. Pre-fill answers to custom questions such as meal or beverage preferences.

Once a seat is assigned, GalaBid sends the invite. Guests edit or accept pre-filled fields and accept or decline. If a guest cannot attend, the ticket transfer feature reassigns the seat in seconds.

Get Started with Nonprofit Ticketing and Check-In

See how easy it is to set up ticket types and custom questions, manage your guest list in the dashboard, let table purchasers invite their own guests, and run a smooth check-in on the night.

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Fundraising payment confirmedfunds go straight to account

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.

US Ticketing Specifics

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Tickets are quid pro quo

An event ticket almost always is, because the supporter receives dinner, drinks and entertainment. Above $75 the IRS requires a written disclosure statement showing the deductible amount.

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Corporate tables carry the revenue

Table sales are a large share of US gala income and need different handling from single tickets, including sponsors settling by check or invoice.

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Sponsor recognition

Name tables for sponsoring companies and carry their branding on the screens through the evening.

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Records for Form 990

Ticket revenue, item activity and payments export to Excel for your finance team's fundraising event reporting.

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Spring and fall gala seasons

Clone Campaign rebuilds a recurring event from last year's setup including ticket types and table structure.

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Custom fields

Ask for meal choices or dietary needs. Text, checkbox or multiple choice, as many as you need.

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Event management

Ticket creation, sales and check-in in one place, with participant details in one simple view.

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Standalone or connected

Use on its own or connect to GalaBid's fundraising features. Registered guests are instantly ready to bid, buy raffle tickets or donate.

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Features
Included

✅ Free and Paid Tickets

Distribute free tickets or sell single and multi-tickets.

✅ Payments and Tax

Secure payments through Stripe. Add applicable sales tax to tickets.

✅ Pass on Stripe Fees

Absorb or pass on processing fees.

✅ Custom Questions

Choose the data you collect.

✅ Social Sharing

One URL for ticket purchasers.

✅ Branding

A professional event page.

✅ Comment Feed

Purchasers post messages and build excitement.

✅ Event Check-In

Check guests in on laptops or phones.

✅ Table Sales and Guest Lists

Purchasers manage their guests; export all data for your seating plan.

✅ Round-the-Clock Support

Five-star chat team, help center and video library.

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Do More Than Sell Tickets

✅ Combine with Event Fundraising

Run silent auction items, a raffle and donations in the same campaign. Every ticket holder is already registered to give.

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How to sell and manage fundraising tickets

Frequently Asked Questions About US Event Ticketing

What does nonprofit ticketing software do?

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It sells tickets and tables, collects the information you need from attendees, checks them in on the night and reports on it afterward. GalaBid does that inside the same campaign as your auction.

Is there an upfront fee?

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No. There is a per ticket fee plus Stripe's own processing rates, with no GalaBid markup added. See US pricing for current figures.

Can we sell corporate tables?

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Yes. Sell full tables, name them for the sponsoring company, assign seats, and mark them paid offline where the sponsor is settling by check or invoice.

Do ticket buyers have to register again to bid?

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No, and that is the point. Ticketing sits in the same campaign as the auction, so a ticket buyer is already registered.

How does check in work?

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A volunteer logs in on any device, opens Event Check-In and scans QR codes. You can see at a glance who has accepted, who is pending and who has declined.

Can we collect meal choices?

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Yes, with custom fields and checklists at purchase, along with dietary needs, accessibility requirements or anything else you need in advance.

Are event tickets tax deductible?

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Only partly. A ticket is a quid pro quo contribution because the supporter receives dinner and entertainment in return, so the deductible portion is what they paid above the value received. Above $75 the IRS requires a written disclosure statement.

Who works out the deductible amount?

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Your organization, usually with your CPA. GalaBid supplies the transaction data and the values you record.

Can we offer free tickets?

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Yes. Free admission is a ticket type, which is useful for invited guests, sponsors and staff.

Can we change seating after tickets are sold?

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Yes. Tables and seat assignments can be edited without cancelling and reissuing tickets.

What reports do we get?

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Excel exports on ticket sales, attendees, custom field responses and payments, which is what your finance team needs for event reporting.

Can supporters donate when buying a ticket?

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Yes. Donations are prompted at checkout with a slider or suggested amounts.

Can we reuse the event next year?

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Yes. Clone Campaign copies ticket types, table structure, branding and payment settings.

Further reading about Ticketing for Fundraisers