Auctions, Raffles & Sweepstakes
Answers to questions you have about auctions, raffles and sweepstakes. These fundraisers are hosted on Givebacks' .gives platform.
Raffles & Sweepstakes
Everything you need to know about hosting a Raffle or Sweepstakes
Auctions
Everything you need to know about running an auction on Givebacks including a helpful online auction guide and answers to questions on how to create unique links, run auction reports, and more.
Livestreaming
If you're going to be livestreaming, you've probably got lots of questions on how to do it successfully. Check out our helpful insights and detailed how-to articles to make sure you knock it out of the park!
- Understand: Galas & EventsManage your next in-person Event with features that require less staff, training, and effort.
- Understand: Event BalancesAllow donors to make purchases/bids/donations during an Event and pay for everything when it ends.
- Understand: Paddle RaisesUse the Paddle Raise feature to run a Fund-a-Need at your next in-person Event.
- Understand: Paddle Raise Live DisplayLearn how the Live Display supports and enhances your Paddle Raise.
- How-to: Create Donation Designation Options Using the Fund Feature
- How-to: Check In Event Attendees and A-Thon or Peer-to-Peer Participants
General Setup-Auctions, Raffles, & Sweepstakes
For help on everything from using QR codes to promote your fundraisers to creating custom questions to collect donor information, all the answers you need are in these how-to guides.
- How-to: Add Sponsors to Your Campaign Page
- Understand: Campaign Pre-Registration
- How-to: Manually Charge a Donor's Credit Card
- How-to: View and Resend Receipts
- Understand: What to Do If a Donor's Credit Card Fails
- How-to: Promote Your Experience with Text-to-Give
- How-to: View and Resend Emails (Donor Profiles)
- How-to: Be Notified of New Transactions
- How-to: Add FAQs to Your Campaign Page
- How-to: Sort Campaign Items into Categories
- Understand: “Contact Organizer” Emails
- How-to: Change Who Receives the Contact Organizer Emails