Event.Gives Marketplace Integration: Unlock Success

Event.Gives, in partnership with Go Charity and HGA Fundraising, revolutionizes fundraising by seamlessly integrating a diverse range of consigned items into your event through their platform. The marketplace offers a curated selection, including trips, jewelry, and more, eliminating the need for time-consuming item collection. Even if you can source your own items, the marketplace remains valuable with no upfront costs, the ability to resell items, and top-notch customer service. In this blog, discover why utilizing the marketplace can enhance your fundraising efforts and how effortlessly you can add these enticing items to your event through three simple steps in the manager portal

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Explore our marketplace integration by creating your event in our manager portal!

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Marketplace Integration

Event.Gives partners with Go Charity and HGA Fundraising to offer a variety of consigned trips, experiences, jewelry, and more that you can use as raffle or live/silent auction items within your event. This feature, along with our other integrations,  is built right into the Event.Gives platform so you have a full marketplace of items at your fingertips. 

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If you don’t have the resources to collect your own auction items or you need auction item ideas, you can choose from the long list of items in our marketplace. There are a wide range of options for you to choose from so you can curate a selection of highly sought after items. From lavish trips, beautiful jewelry, signed sports memorabilia, and rare artwork, there is something for everyone. 

Why should you utilize the marketplace?

1. They offer a wide variety of high quality items so there is something for everyone. 
2. There are no upfront costs or fees to add the items to your auction. 
3. All of the items are able to be resold so you can sell a popular item to multiple high bidders.
4. If the item does not receive a bid, your organization will not owe anything for the item.
5. Both companies have great customer service so your donors aren’t waiting weeks to receive their items.

A secret weapon for fundraising

Many other comparable fundraising platforms do not offer a marketplace for auction items. No matter the size or capability of your organization we want you to be able to host your own auction even if you don’t have the capacity to collect items yourself. If you already have some of your own items you can use the marketplace to add a big ticket item to your list or add a few items to round out your selection. 

You’ve got your event created in the manager portal and now adding your marketplace items takes three easy steps. 

1. After logging into the manager portal and creating your event, you’ll navigate to the ‘Items’ tab. 
2. From there you will see a ‘Marketplace Items’ button that brings you to the full item catalog.
3. All you do now is select the items you would like to add and click ‘Add to event.’

It’s that simple! And the best part is the description, minimum bid, and bid increment is already set for you! The pricing for these items is simple as well. The item cost will be 85% of the listed value amount. Your organization will keep the remaining 15% as profit. Any amount over the value will be additional profit to your event. For example, if you have an item that has a value of $100 and the highest bidder has won it for $200, you keep $115 out of that purchase. 

Get started with marketplace today!

In conclusion, Event.Gives' integrated marketplace, in collaboration with Go Charity and HGA Fundraising, offers a hassle-free solution for curating a successful fundraising auction. With a diverse range of high-quality items, zero upfront costs, and the flexibility of reselling, this platform streamlines the process for organizations of all sizes. In a landscape where comparable platforms lack such a marketplace, Event.Gives empowers fundraisers to maximize their potential and achieve financial success effortlessly. Whether augmenting an existing selection or building an entire auction, the marketplace is a valuable tool for elevating fundraising efforts and reaching financial goals with ease.