We're excited to announce two new (and highly requested) features that make Givebutter's auction platform even more flexible and efficient than ever before!

Take full control of your auctions by easily assigning winners for items that have a buy now setting! This feature is perfect for hybrid events, accommodating offline bids, and handling special situations.

Accept payment methods your auction attendees and bidders prefer, including cash, checks, and other offline options - all tracked directly in your Givebutter dashboard!

We're thrilled to announce the release of our completely redesigned ticket purchasing experience! Our new Event Ticket Checkout Flow v2.0 transforms how attendees buy tickets with a streamlined, mobile-optimized process that makes purchasing multiple tickets effortless while boosting your fundraising results.

The streamlined checkout process guides attendees through a simple step-by-step journey:

Event Ticket Checkout Flow v2.0 brings several advantages that will help your organization sell more tickets and raise more funds including:

Best of all, this upgrade is automatically enabled for all Givebutter events with no additional setup required!

Checkout our Help Center article for more details on maximizing the new ticket flow's potential.

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Say goodbye to scattered commitments and missed donations. With Pledges, you can track and collect 100% of promised donations, matching gifts, and sponsorships all while fostering stronger donor relationships.

Navigate to and switch to the tab above the table. Select and customize all the necessary details.

Once a pledge is created, click the three-dot icon and choose . This allows you to preview or edit the installment schedule, view payment history, or update pledge settings.

To access the pledge payment portal, click the . For sharing options, use the dropdown menu.

For more guided instructions on creating and managing Pledges, check out our Help center article.

Instant Payouts enables eligible accounts to withdraw available funds to a connected bank account within 30 minutes, even on weekends and holidays!

Choose between instant or standard transfers to payout your available funds.

*Eligibility requires being a verified nonprofit account with at least 5 previous payouts and an connected bank account.

Sometimes you need your funds , even on . Now that is possible with Instant Payouts!

For more information on using Instant Payouts, check out our Help Center article with detailed instructions, eligibility requirements, and limitations.

We’ve rolled out some buttery smooth updates to the Givebutter Mobile app, designed to make fundraising than ever before.

This update ensures that whether someone is a first-time volunteer, event staff, or a seasoned Givebutter admin, they’ll have a frictionless experience managing check-ins, processing donations, or collecting auction payments.

– We’ve updated our navigation to make it even easier to access key features with our all-in-one action screen. Scan tickets, sell tickets, and collect donations, all from a single view. No more jumping around the app—everything you need to assist donors is right at your fingertips.

– View live insights of your event’s success in one convenient dashboard. Track fundraising totals from donations, ticket sales, and auction items in real time and watch them grow throughout your event.

A faster, more intuitive checkout experience. Easily add a donation during ticket sales, apply promo codes, and the ability to select one supporter for the entire sale.

The Mobile app got a buttery smooth update with a modern, intuitive design that enhances both usability and performance, so you can focus more time on raising funds.

- Along with the bigger changes, here are some improvements we've made to make the app that much butter:

✨ Learn more about the Givebutter Mobile App here!

Here's what Givebutter has been cooking up this month!

We’re thrilled to add to enhance your donor management experience! Better manage your organizational donors with a dedicated space for companies, making it easier to track corporate relationships and segment your database effectively. 💼📊🖋️

📁 A new tabbed interface separates individual contacts and company contacts for clearer organization.

📇 Easily see all associated Individual contacts directly from a Company contact record and which companies are associated with a given individual.

👤 Assign a primary point of contact for any Company record.

Track the influence of a gift by soft crediting a Company on any transaction. Check out our Soft credits changelog post to learn more.

Easily convert individual contacts to companies and vice versa. When viewing an an individual contact, click the

🛠️ Create and manage custom fields tailored to companies, individuals, or both, helping you capture the right data for each type. These settings can be applied to new or existing custom fields.

Learn more about Company contacts in this Help Center article.

We’re thrilled to add to enhance your organization's donor management experience! Here’s what’s new: ✨📣🎉

Gain deeper insight into donor influence and participation by tracking contributions influenced by individuals. This feature is ideal for major gifts and board member fundraising 🌟🤝📈

🔀 Add, edit, or remove soft credits for any transaction. Attribute a portion or the full amount to one or multiple contacts including an optional soft credit note.

Select a transaction > Funds and credit > Credit a contact

📊 Track soft credit data in the Transactions or Contacts tables.

🔎 View soft credits clearly differentiated from hard credits on transactions and contact records.

Learn more about how to use soft credits in this Help Center article.

Our existing Soft Credit activity feed item for tacking team member fundraising via peer-to-peer campaigns has been renamed .

You can now collect payment for auction items straight from the Givebutter app, making your in-person auction events smoother, faster, and more successful.

Managing auction checkouts at live events can be challenging—chaotic lines, overwhelmed staff, and inevitable delays for donors. With this update, we’re making it easier than ever to collect payments, speed up the process, and create a seamless experience for everyone involved.

Quickly collect payments for one or multiple won items directly from the Givebutter app.

Select winners for buy-it-now auction items on the spot and charge immediately or the option to pay later.

Easily view item info, monitor bid history, and stay updated on the status of all auction items, including those pending payment, actively being bid on, won, or completed.

Minimize wait times and reduce stress for your onsite team while improving the overall experience for your donors.

For more information about this Givebutter app update, check out this Help Center article

The mobile app now fully supports all ticket bundle capabilities, helping streamline the process for managing ticket sales at the door. Whether you're offering bundled discounts, sponsorships package deals, or group tickets, all configurations set up for your event are seamlessly integrated into the app. This ensures a smooth and efficient checkout experience for your attendees, saving time and simplifying checkout.

For more information on getting started with ticket bundles, check out this Help Center article.