Online Bidding with Greater Giving
- Click on Create an Account
- Enter your email address. Confirm your email address.
- Select "I am not a robot"
- Click Confirm
- An email link will be sent to your email account. Click on the link in the email to finish your registration (the link is only valid for an hour). If you don't receive the link, select Resend.
- Set and Confirm a password. You will need this password when the auction opens.
- Fill out all of the information on the online form.
- Make sure to enter your mobile number. This will allow you to receive texts on items you have placed bids on and instructions for viewing our Live Stream Program and Paddle Raise.
- Click Create. You will be taken to a page that says Auction is Open.
Congratulations! You are now registered. You will be coming back to this page once the Online Auction begins. Until then, make sure you have your password handy and feel free to log out. We will be sending out more information as we get closer to the Online Auction and Fund-A-Need opening on May 6, 2021 at 10am and the Live (Gold Auction Items) on May 8 at 5:00pm before coming to campus to pick-up your food. All bidding will close at 10pm on May 8. New to online bidding? Read through the information below to learn more about online bidding and what to expect.
Having a hard time registering?
CLICK HERE to watch the registration video, then follow the instructions below to register to become a bidder. Your credit card will only be charged if you win one of the auction items or participate in the paddle raise.
What You Can Expect
This year’s auction will use Greater Giving Online Bidding – allowing for a paperless bidding system. You will bid using your smartphone or tablet on silent (BLUE) and live (GOLD) auction items. Also, you can easily track Packages by “following” their activity without having to continuously return to a table or bid sheet.
How to Mobile Bid with Greater Giving Online Bidding
- Register your mobile number and credit card information on our registration page in advance of the event or upon arrival.
- When the auction is open, you will receive an automated ‘Welcome’ text with your bidder link.
- After clicking the link in the text, begin searching for packages by name, number, or category
- Select the package you wish to bid on.
- You can Bid the next increment or Bid More than the next increment
- If you choose to Bid More you can choose to set your Max Bid. If your max bid is the highest, the system will automatically bid in your favor until you are outbid or until the silent auction closes. If your bid is lower than the highest max bid on that package, you will be prompted to enter a higher bid.
- To purchase a package at the Buy Now price, select the Buy button.
- To "watch" a package, select the star icon on the package.
- To make a donation, select the Donation button on your home screen and choose a preset amount or select the Custom Amount button to enter the amount you wish to donate.
- If you’re out-bid at any point before the silent auction closes, you will receive a text message.
- To view packages you are bidding on, click the menu button and select Bids.
- To view packages you are watching, click the menu button and select Favorites.
- Once the auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win.
- Under the Bids area you can check your winning packages.