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Adjust Starting Bid and Bid Increment Percentages for Auction Items
When including a fair market value on a silent item, your campaign has a default starting bid set at 50% of the fair market value entered and a 15% default starting bid of the starting value, per GiveSmart's recommendation. If a fair market value i...
Auction Settings Overview
Set the Item Page View along with various additional item settings. From Auction Advanced Settings , set a time for your auction items to close and include a countdown clock to the close time. Choose between bidding automatically stopping at a ...
Change Raffle Labels
Change the name of raffle labels to indicate alternative fundraising opportunities, while maintaining raffle item functionality. This allows for raffle-like items to be sold without the label of 'Raffle' being attached or indicated from the Users ...
Communication Settings
Manage and customize campaign receipts, statements, tax letters, and item donation letters. Create a personal registration text, which is sent once a user completes registration, is added as a new user, or is checked-in. Include a note on your state...
Donations Settings
Increase fundraising by maximizing the pathways supporters can donate. Allow supporters to make monetary donations and secure their payment through the Donate Now section on the Home page, or through champion fundraising . Also, allow supporters ...
GiveSmart Product Accessibility Assessment
GiveSmart Web Content Accessibility Compliance Statement : GiveSmart aspires to build an inclusive culture with our community. We are taking steps to ensure that web accessibility is part of our DNA as we develop, deliver,...
Global Settings
Upload your Organization logo, manage campaign information, capture additional user information, create a keyword, and set the information required for user participation. Access Global Settings From the Admin Navigation , select Settings >...
Include Bidder Numbers on User Accounts
User accounts allow you to capture the user's full name, mobile phone, email, and mailing address. In addition to these standard fields, you can choose to include bid numbers and/or customized fields. Assigned bidder numbers are visible to the user ...
Include Custom Fields on User Accounts
User accounts allow you to capture the user's full name, mobile phone, email, and mailing address. In addition to these standard fields, you can choose to include bid numbers and/or customized fields. Custom fields may be visible to the user via th...
Manage User Registration and Participation Requirements
Capture user email, and mailing addresses at registration and/or require a credit card to be on file to participate. These fields are visible to the user via the My Info and Pay pages. Set registration requirements Choose to require a user t...
Managing Fair Market Values on Auction Items
Allow supporters to see the fair market value (FMV) added on silent and or live items from your Items page. Tip: We recommend not showing the FMV on the Items page, as it could discourage supporters to continue bidding once the winning bid i...
Managing how User Names Appear in the Item History
Each item detail displays a history of bids or purchases. Choose how history appears to users. Set item history Go to the Admin View > Dashboard From the Users container, click the More button ( "···" ). Choose Settings. Set bidder...
Set a Date/Time for Bidding to Start
Specify a date/time for the campaign to automatically switch the Items page visibility from Preview or Hidden to Live . The timezone for the date and time is based on the address set in the campaign details map . Watch a video Set da...
Set the Items Page View
The Items page can be globally set to either live, preview, or hidden. When preview or hidden is set, the date and time can be set for the auction to automatically Go Live . Note: An individual item visibility will override the Items page vi...
Share Items through Social Media
Promote items through Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, and email. Content cannot be formatted when sharing. Choose to show or hide the sharable links when viewing item details from the Items page. Include sharable links From the Admin Navigation ...
Schedule a Time to Close your Auction
Schedule a time to stop bidding on all silent auction items. Show a timer to supporters, on the Items page, that counts down to the close time. With a close time in place, choose between having the bidding on all silent items automatically stop at...
Site Setting
Brand your campaign Home page with your Org's logo linked to your web address. Set a custom display name featured on the Home page and display boards well as the name that appears in the welcome text message and Invoices. Set your custom campaign ...
Users Settings Overview
Capture the user's full name, mobile phone, email, and mailing address. In addition to these standard fields, include two additional fields to customize and include, which can be visible to the user via their “My Info” page. Additionally, choose wh...