Auctions have always been a high-energy, high-impact way to raise funds sparking friendly competition, driving up bids, and creating memorable event moments. But for many nonprofits, auctions also mean juggling multiple systems, messy imports, and extra admin work just to make it happen.
Now, with CauseVox, you have built-in auction management to run silent auctions, as well as live auctions and paddle raises in an all-in-one fundraising platform — no extra tools required!
Running auctions alongside donations, ticketing, and peer-to-peer makes fundraising easier and more effective. You can customize your site to match your brand and offer a bidding experience that’s simple, engaging, and keeps supporters involved from start to finish. It’s everything you need to plan, promote, and run your auction in one streamlined system.
Streamline Your Fundraising
With CauseVox, all your fundraising tools, including silent auctions, live auctions, paddle raises, and merchandise sales, live in one intuitive platform. You can plan, promote, and run your event without switching systems or piecing together data.
Whether you’re online, in-person, or hybrid, CauseVox gives you complete day-of-event control. You can host a silent auction with real-time outbid alerts, run a live auction with on-screen item displays, and record paddle raise donations directly to a bidder profile for seamless checkout. You can even boost revenue by selling fixed-price items like wine bottles or t-shirts during your event.
Because it’s all connected inside CauseVox, your auctions work hand-in-hand with ticket sales, donation campaigns, and peer-to-peer fundraising giving you one place to manage all your fundraising activity.
Start Bidding
Bidding on CauseVox is designed to be easy for participants and efficient for staff from registration through checkout. Whether someone is purchasing a ticket to attend, or placing their first silent auction bid, CauseVox’s custom event registration guides participants through the process in one seamless step. Ticketing and silent auction bid forms prompt participants to create a bidder account, automatically generating their bid number, and letting them securely store a payment method on file. This means faster day-of check-in.
Bidders place silent auction bids online and are automatically notified when they’re outbid. By logging into their bidder account, they can view and update bids in real time, staying engaged throughout the event.
At event checkout, all silent auction winnings, paddle raise donations, and merchandise are tracked in the bidder profile and combined for manual fulfillment by admin. You can also have winning bids get automatically charged to the bidder card on file making checkout a fast simple process for event teams.
Manage Data in the Built-In CRM
Every bidder, bid, and payment is automatically linked to your CauseVox CRM contact records. You’ll have the complete story of each supporter’s engagement with your organization, with accurate, real-time reporting on items, bids, and revenue. That means no double entry, no disconnected spreadsheets, and no manual cleanup. Your auction data will be clean and actionable, helping you segment, steward, and re-engage supporters after the event.
Customize Your Auction Site
Your auction site uses the same flexible design editor as your other CauseVox fundraising sites, so you can quickly create a polished, on-brand experience. Build your homepage with linked pages, add your branding, and customize the layout with your choice of colors, fonts, and typography from the font library. Use the auction item template and auction list module to organize items by category or type — silent, live, or fixed-price — and set their status to Live, Coming Soon, or Closed.
Adding items is straightforward. Upload engaging photos and videos, write compelling descriptions, and include Fair Market Values for accurate tax-deductible receipts. Set starting bids, bid increments, and any custom settings you need.
When you’re ready, you can enable bidding immediately or schedule a future start date. Once live, the site is easy for supporters to navigate and keeps them engaged from first browse to final bid. On the admin side, managing bids and fulfillment is just as simple — track items by winning bidder, process payments, and send automated receipts, all from one place.
Core Auction Capabilities
CauseVox brings silent and live auctions, paddle raises, and fixed-price sales into one platform, giving you the flexibility to run them online, in-person, or as hybrid events.
- Fully branded auction site: Match your colors, fonts, and layouts to your brand for a cohesive event experience.
- Dedicated auction pages: Create pages for silent, live, and fixed-price items, complete with images, descriptions, categories, statuses (Live, Coming Soon, Closed), and Fair Market Values for the automated receipt.
- Dynamic elements: Use countdown timers, item statuses, and real-time bidding updates to keep participants engaged.
- Self-service registration: Supporters create their own bidder accounts upon bidding or registration, add payment methods, view their watchlist, and start bidding instantly.
- Fast track bidding: Allow supporters to place a bid instantly – just enter an amount, email, and password. No account creation required.
- Bidder portal: Let bidders register, get an automatic bid number, store a payment method, place or update bids, and track their active, won, and lost bids in a personal dashboard.
- Bidder management for organizers: View and manage all registered bidders, create bidder profiles and assign bid numbers, update payment details, track winning bids in real time and charge cards at checkout.
- Live auction and paddle raise support: Record bids and donations directly to bidder profiles for quick checkout after the event.
- Fixed-price item sales: Sell merchandise or concessions alongside auction items to boost event revenue.
- Flexible payment options: Require a card on file, allow pay later, or automatically bill stored cards for won items.
- Real-time notifications: Automatically send email and SMS alerts when bidders are outbid, place a new bid, or win.
- Integrated reporting: Track event ticketing, registration, auction item performance and bidder activity in real time, as well as manage bids and payments from a single dashboard connected to the built-in CauseVox CRM.
Discover the Power of Auctions on CauseVox
Running an auction shouldn’t feel like a three-ring circus of disconnected tools, scattered spreadsheets, and endless admin work. CauseVox Auctions brings everything under one roof letting you run silent auctions, live auctions, paddle raises, and merchandise sales as part of a single, unforgettable fundraising experience.
From galas to school fundraisers to fully virtual silent auctions, CauseVox makes it simple to showcase your items, spark friendly competition, and drive bids higher all while keeping your data clean and your workload light.
Ready to make your next auction your easiest and most profitable yet? Book a demo or contact us at support@causevox.com to see how CauseVox can power your next auction.
