Mobile bidding can help you surpass your fundraising goal at your next event. The addition of technology in live and silent auctions has changed the way attendees bid, pay and interact at fundraising events. Here are some of the top benefits:

1) Live and silent auction items can be viewed before the event. Guests will be able to come prepared ready to bid on the items they want to take home.

2) Guests are required to pre-register their credit card. This can be done on the hosted website before the event or when they arrive onsite with a simple swipe. This ensures all payments by the close of the event.

3) In a live auction, guests can check out as soon as their item is closed.

4) Guests will receive alerts on any items that have not been bid on for a silent auction. Then you are less likely to have items that are never bid on at the end of the evening.

5) Guests can monitor their bids at anytime without having to go to the location of the item. As a planner or client you can also monitor the exact dollar amount raised at anytime!

If your guests do not have to have a smart phone, representatives from the bidding company are on hand with iPads to assist and make bids for guests. The staff will also assist guests with bidding on their own phones as well as answer questions.

These user-friendly systems are positively changing auctions and non-profits one event at a time.