Hey, Jen here,
And you’re reading my uncensored review of what I really though about the charity online auction websites I researched.
Note that this is a review though, if you want to go directly to my top choice, Click Here!
Why am I writing this? Well, when I was researching charity online auction websites for my daughters school, there really weren’t many reviews around so I thought I’d write one quickly to help any of you who are in the same position I was.
But be warned, I’ll be going into both the good and bad points, so if that’s something you might not want to here, then you may as well leave now.
If you haven’t been following my past reviews, I suggest you scroll down and read what I liked and disliked about each of the top online charity auction websites. This is my final review and I’m going to tell you about the service I picked and how it helped my daughter’s school.
After about a month of researching, we decided to go with IDonateToCharity.org. We signed up for the 50 auction item package for only $49.95 and it was plenty. We ran our auction for 30 days and had the parents and teachers donate items. We opened donations pages and sold tickets to our live event. At the end of our auction, we ended up rising over $60,000 for the school. We raised all that money and only had to pay $49.95. They didn’t take a percentage of what we raised and we were able to collect all the money.
When I signed up with IDTC, I was given one person that was my fundraising consultant. His name is Tom by the way and I would ask for him if you use them. I had his direct phone number and email. When I had questions, I just made a phone call or sent an email and got an answer instantly or at least within a couple hours. Even on weekends if you can believe that.
After the auction was over, emails were sent out automatically to the winners telling them to contact me for payment. Next year, I am going to use Paypal. They have Paypal integrated into their site so in those emails, people can pay instantly. I was able to collect cash and checks from everyone and they picked up all the items form the school.
Their auction system was so easy to use and they even have help videos for every section so its easy to figure everything out. We didn’t use the raffle system or sell any sponsor ads. Next year we might just so we can increase our donations.
So for the very low price they charge and the personal service you receive, I give IDonateToCharity.org my Top Choice! I would love to here your comments if you have used any other charity online auction websites services. This blog is to help other people get more informed. So by posting a comment about the good the bad and the ugly of other services, you will mike this blog more useful.
