Paddle Raise / Fund a need
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Holly Warren
Ability to charge a bidder's saved payment method for a donation during an event, regardless of winning an auction item.
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Aristea Toth
Can you set up multiple "paddle raises" for 1 live event?
Elaine Makikalli
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Paddle Raise is now available!
Functionality Overview
Paddle Raise covers the full lifecycle of a live fundraising appeal, from setup through payment collection:
Assign paddle numbers — Give every attendee a paddle number before the event or right at the door from the Attendees dashboard, or assign numbers during check-in when scanning a ticket in the mobile app.
Record commitments in real time — As paddles go up, use the Logbook to log each commitment instantly by paddle number or name. Select the donation level being called, enter the paddle number or name, and commitments appear in the dashboard in real time.
Track fulfillment — The Commitments table gives a full picture of who has paid, who hasn't, and where things stand at any moment. View all commitments and their fulfillment status, control how and when participants are asked to pay, and manage everything from one place.
Collect Payment — Donors get a checkout page tailored to their specific commitments. Just enter a paddle number and go.
Ways to pay:
- QR code or direct link — Display on the Live Display or print on table cards for self-serve checkout
- Bulk payment requests — Send to all participants with outstanding commitments via the Actions dropdown, or enable automatic requests to send at the end of the event
- Single payment request — Send to one participant manually
- Link an existing transaction — Connect a commitment to a payment already processed elsewhere
- Log an offline payment — Record cash or check directly against a commitment
Check out our Help Center Article for full details of this feature: https://help.givebutter.com/en/articles/14184870-how-to-run-a-paddle-raise-event
Thank you for all of the feedback!
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Imanni Burg
Elaine Makikalli I am absolutely thrilled that this function came online just before our gala next Thursday. Amazing!!
In testing it out, I found that I did not receive the payment request email. Maybe it takes a bit of time for the email to get sent?
Many thanks once again.
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Tanya Sharp
I am in agreement to add the Paddle Raise feature, and my fundraiser is on April 23. LMK if the feature is released in April
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Imanni Burg
Tanya Sharp Hopefully you saw that the feature is live! Hooray!
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Imanni Burg
Givebutter It looks like several of us have events during mid-April - any chance that we could get an implementation timeline on this feature? Thank you very much!
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Meaghan O'Neil
Our group would be SO excited to see this up and running by our event on April 11th.
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Imanni Burg
Meaghan O'Neil Hopefully you saw that the Paddle Raise feature is live. Hooray!
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Kelley Hoffman
Our upcoming event on April 11th would really benefit from this feature!!
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Jess Hartley
I was really hoping to see this demo in February! Our event is April 18. Fingers crossed it's going to be released in time!!! This feature will be a HUGE time and logistics savings from the workaround features.
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Imanni Burg
Hello Givebutter team! Our gala is on April 16, and we would love to have the paddle raise component live before then! Many thanks in advance.
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Kelly Creevey
A raise the paddle option is a critical component to nonprofit auctions, we beg of you!. <3
Elaine Makikalli
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Alyssa Lockwood
Elaine When is this happening
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Katy Shaw
Elaine Makikalli "in progress" is exciting! What's the target release date?
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Andrea Getts
Elaine Makikalli We would love to know when this feature will be released!
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