A modern auction platform for nonprofits.
Silent auction, live auction, and paddle raise — on one polished, browser-based platform your bidders won’t need a tutorial for. And when the gavel falls, every bidder, sponsor, and payment lands on the same donor record that runs the rest of your fundraising.
Transparent pricing. No quote required.
Active Original Watercolor by Maria Alvarez
Donated by The Riverside Gallery
Connected to the rest of your fundraising.
The auction plugs straight into your donor CRM, donation forms, ticketing, email, and reporting — no exports, no second tool.
Donation Forms
Auction checkout uses the same payments.
CRM
Bidders and payments land on the donor record.
Event Ticketing
Run the gala and the auction on one site.
Email & SMS
Outbid alerts and post-event stewardship.
Reports & Dashboards
Auction totals the moment the night ends.
Sites & Pages
Your branded auction site — custom domain, sponsor pages, and FAQs.
From the first item listed to the last receipt sent — one platform.
The whole auction lifecycle: build the catalog, take bids in-person and online, run the paddle raise, fulfill automatically.
Build the catalog in minutes.
Add items with photos, starting bids, and increments, and set auction-wide dates or override them per item. Two item types cover the auction — Silent and Live — plus a Paddle Raise moment that captures fund-a-need gifts at the giving tiers you set.
Bidders register, browse, and bid from any device.
No app to install — bidders bid from any phone or browser. Returning bidders fast-track in with just an amount, email, and password. For in-person guests, pre-register at the door and assign a paddle number.
Live happens. Paddle raise climbs.
Silent items close as live items open. Paddle Raise pledges land as donations on the bidder’s account. Real-time totals, bid activity, and countdowns stay live in the dashboard. Fixed-price items — wine, dinners, merch — sell alongside with live inventory counts.
Running the whole gala? Pair this with Event Ticketing — same site, same check-in, same CRM. →
Bulk fulfillment in one screen. Bidders in the CRM.
In the Winning Bidders tab, process fulfillment charges in bulk and send receipts. Every bidder becomes a constituent record; every payment a Revenue record with splits, credits, and solicitor attribution.
Every format your gala actually uses.
Silent, live, and paddle raise. In-person, online, or both at once. Build it once, run it on the night, and fulfill it in one pass.
Silent auction
Guests browse and bid from their phones all night long, with every lot opening and closing right on your schedule.
Live auction
Put your headline lots in front of the room and keep the bidding where the energy is — on the floor with the paddle holders.
Paddle raise
Rally the room around one cause and capture every fund-a-need pledge straight onto the donor’s record.
In-person auctions
Get guests through the door fast — checked in, paddle in hand, and ready to bid before they reach their seats.
Hybrid mode
Welcome the ballroom and the at-home crowd to the same auction, with every bid counting toward one total.
Bulk fulfillment
Wrap the whole night in one pass: charge the cards on file, send branded receipts, and export the numbers to CSV for reconciliation.
Raffles
Add a raffle for an easy extra win, sold right alongside your auction through Event Ticketing.
Fixed-price sales
Sell wine, dinners, and merch at a set price, with live counts that nudge guests to grab one before it’s gone.
Easier bidding means more bids — and more raised.
When the auction is this easy to use, more guests bid and bid higher. No app downloads, no more playing tech support for your guests — just open a browser and bid.
No app required
Any phone, any browser, nothing to install — your guests are bidding in seconds.
Fast-track bidding
Returning bidders are one tap from their next bid — name and details pre-filled, no fumbling for a login.
Outbid alerts
The instant someone tops their bid, they know — and they come right back to reclaim the lead.
Pre-registration for in-person
Walk-ins are bidding in seconds — paddle in hand, card on file, and the custom details you need captured up front.
Pay any way, any time
Whatever’s in their wallet works — Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, card, or ACH.
One bidder profile, every event
One login carries their card and bid history across every event you run, year after year.
Auto-Bidding Coming Soon
Set a ceiling and let the system bid for them — they win without watching every second.
Watchlists Coming Soon
Guests star the lots they love and get a heads-up before one slips away.
Most auction tools clock out after the gala. CauseVox keeps the relationships going.
Every bidder, payment, and pledge lands in the same platform that runs your donations, P2P, and email — so the supporter you met on auction night is one you can thank, re-engage, and grow all year. No separate CRM to bolt on, no list to rebuild.
Tonight’s bidders, next year’s donors
The guest who won the watercolor in October is on your spring appeal in February — same record, no list to rebuild. The relationship starts at the auction instead of ending there.
No Monday-morning reconciliation
Every winning bid and pledge books like any other gift — so your finance team isn’t untangling a spreadsheet the next day, and your fundraisers see the full giving picture right away.
Fund-a-need givers fuel what’s next
Everyone who raised a paddle is grouped and ready for your year-end appeal and next year’s invite. The generosity from one night keeps working for months.
See the whole supporter, not fragments
Bids, pledges, tickets, recurring gifts, P2P, and donations all live on one record — so you finally see how each person shows up, and how to deepen it.
An auction that works the way your team does.
| Comparison topic | Most auction tools | CauseVoxOne platform |
|---|---|---|
| Bidding | An app to download before anyone can bid. | Bid from any browser — no app, no friction. |
| Formats | No live auction or paddle raise. | Full event toolkit: live auction, paddle raise, and more. |
| Donor data | Manual exports, re-imports, and deduping. | Bidders and payments sync to your CRM automatically. |
| Logins | Separate logins for tickets, auction, and donations. | One platform, one login, one donor record. |
| Pricing | Pricing hidden behind a quote. | Transparent pricing you can see anytime. |
| Year-round | One-off tool for one event. | Powers donations, P2P, and newsletters all year. |
Run your auction on every plan, starting free.
Every auction feature is on every plan, including Free. Paid plans add CRM capacity, email, and reporting as your program grows.
Free
Silent, live, and paddle raise auctions, unlimited items, mobile bidding, and a built-in CRM — no license fee, 0% platform fee with the optional CauseVox Tip.
Get Started FreePaid plans
Everything in Free, plus more CRM contacts, built-in email newsletters & appeals, advanced reporting, and the option of a flat platform fee instead of the tip.
Compare all plansOne platform for every kind of auction.
Run your most modern auction yet.
Silent, live, and paddle raise on one browser-based platform — connected to the CRM, donation forms, and email that run the rest of your year.
