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Name your event, pick settings, set dates. Two minutes, no credit card. Stays private until you say so.
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Curious what your event
Free to start · No credit card
Built for small and medium nonprofits & schools.No events staff needed.
Create a free account and add a few items. See exactly what your donors would see on their phones.
Test it together before you decide.
Set it up after work.
Be live before dinner.
CharityAuctions is silent auction software you can preview on guests' phones before anything is public.
Add your items
Drop in real or made-up items. Browse risk-free packages for big tickets. Preview it on a phone.
Share your link
Send one link. Guests bid and pay by phone. You see the totals build.
Proof from the mission
Real nights. Real totals.
School fundraisers and community events. The big nights show what they raised.
Jenifer Strait Memorial Foundation
A George Strait benefit event raised $648,341.
The Horton Fund
A Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds event raised $179,823.
Trinity Romp & Stomp
An engaging event experience built around a cause people care about.
Williamsburg Elementary
A fundraiser that gave its community an easy way to participate and give.
Clovercroft Elementary
A polished auction moment, designed to keep the focus on the mission.
Want auction itemson consignment too?
Browse risk-free packages: trips, golf, and sports VIP you list in about 10 minutes. Pay $0 upfront. Pay only if they sell. No sales call.
Browse packages freePay $0 unless it sells.
Curious what your event
could look like?
Create your free account, explore every detail, and decide later.
No commitment, nothing to lose.
Test it together before you decide. Nothing public until you say so.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions, you are not alone. Here are answers to the ones we hear most.
Yes. We have two settings. You can require bidders to pay a fee you set. Or you can give them the option to pay the fee or opt out.
Unsold items stay in your account. You can use them at your next event. You do not pay a success fee on items that do not sell.
Yes. You can export bidder names, emails, bids, and totals any time.
On the Nothing Out of Pocket plan it is 5% of funds raised. Prepay and Save drops that to 3%. You can also pass the fee to bidders so your organization pays $0. See our pricing page for the full breakdown.
See pricingYes. We can send your funds by check or deposit them to your account.
When your auction closes, we subtract the success fee and send you the rest. If bidders cover the fee, you keep the full total.
Yes. You can mark items as paid offline. Those sales still count in your reports.
Yes. You can run online bidding, then close it at a live event. Same auction. Same checkout.
Talk to us. We will walk you through the plan that fits your event.
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