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Description

Bid Beacon is an intuitive silent auction platform designed to help nonprofits, schools, charities, and event organizers fundraise with ease. Accessible on both mobile and desktop, with a free app for guest usage, Bid Beacon keeps participation simple and convenient. Organizers can customize branding, showcase sponsors, collect donations, and sell merchandise while running auctions of any size. Features like proxy and max bidding, raffle integration, fundraising goal tracking, and live item promotion help maximize engagement. With built-in tools for payments, invoicing, and tax collection, Bid Beacon provides everything needed to host smooth, successful, and scalable fundraising events.

Description

At DonorPoint, we categorize our offerings into Catalogs, which enable us to combine our extensive Features in a manner that aligns with your organization’s operations, or to create a tailored solution just for you. Empower your donor community to generate funds through a suite of Features that facilitate social media campaigns, team events, and beyond, all equipped with communication tools and analytics that enable real-time monitoring and adjustments. Our Event/Raffle Catalog is specifically designed to accommodate any event with a set date, ensuring it is both user-friendly and effective. Whether hosting raffles, galas, lectures, or auctions, you can enhance your outreach while reducing costs. By leveraging the capabilities of the Event Raffle Catalog, you can also integrate additional Features that allow your organization to manage various types of donations, coordinate volunteer initiatives, and access a greater array of tools that support your growth as your needs evolve. This flexibility ensures that as your organization expands, you can easily adapt and enhance your fundraising strategies to meet new challenges and opportunities.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

CommuniBee Yes 
Raffle Rocket Yes 

Integrations

CommuniBee No 
Raffle Rocket No 

Pricing Details

4.9% platform fee
Bid Beacon features no upfront cost and just a single platform fee of 4.9%, collected up to a $999 cap.

Optionally, organizations can subscribe monthly or annually to lower the platform fee to as little as 2.5% and reduce the fee cap to $699.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Bid Beacon

Founded

2017

Country

Canada

Website

bidbeacon.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

DonorPoint

Founded

2011

Country

United States

Website

www.donorpoint.com/products/

Product Features

Auction

Absentee Bidding Yes 
Alerts/Notifications Yes 
Bid Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Buy Now Option Yes 
Dutch Auction No 
Inventory Management Yes 
Live Auction Yes 
Membership Management Yes 
Nonprofit / Fundraising Yes 
Online Auction Yes 
Online Bidding Yes 
Online Ticket Sales Yes 
Proxy Bidding Yes 
Reverse Bidding No 
Silent Auction Yes 
Watch List Yes 
Website Management Yes 
White Label No 

Fundraising

Alumni Management No 
Auction Management Yes 
CRM Yes 
Campaign Management Yes 
Contribution Tracking Yes 
Donor Management Yes 
Event Management Yes 
Gift Matching Management No 
Grant Management No 
Membership Management Yes 
Mobile Giving Yes 
Payment Processing Yes 
Pledge Management No 
Prospect Management No 
Raffles / Lotteries Yes 
Recurring Giving No 
Volunteer Management No 

Nonprofit

Accounting No 
Committee Management No 
Donor Management Yes 
Dues Management No 
Event Management Yes 
Fundraising Management Yes 
Member Database Yes 
Membership Management Yes 
Social Media Management No 
Volunteer Management No 

Product Features

Donation Management

Campaign Management No 
Donation Tracking No 
Donor Database No 
Event Management No 
Gift Management No 
Grant Management No 
In-Kind Donations No 
Matching Donations No 
Mobile Donations No 
Online Donations No 
Pledge Management No 
Receipts / Statements No 
Recurring Donations No 
Volunteer Management No 

Employee Giving

Corporate Giving No 
Donation Management No 
Employee Assistance Funds No 
Fundraising No 
Goals Tracking No 
Grants / Dollars for Doers No 
Impact Reporting No 
In-Kind Giving No 
Matching Gifts No 
Volunteer Management No 

Volunteer Management

Attendance Management No 
Calendar Management No 
Event Management No 
Group Management No 
Member Directory No 
Membership Management No 
Recognition Management No 
Registration Management No 
Scheduling No 
Self Service Portal No 
Training Management No 
Volunteer Profiles No 

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