We're excited to introduce View Only Auctions & Items - a powerful feature that gives you complete control over which items can be bid on online and which are reserved for in-person events. Perfect for hybrid auctions and live events where you want to showcase items without allowing online bidding.

🎯 Set your entire auction to allow or disable online bidding with the "Allow online bidding" toggle, giving you complete control over the bidding experience.

🏷️ Mark individual items as "in-person only" to reserve specific prizes for your live event while keeping others available for online bidding.

🤝 Seamlessly run auctions with both online and in-person components, showcasing all items while controlling where bidding can occur.

👁️ When online bidding is disabled, your auction becomes a beautiful showcase that builds excitement without allowing bids, perfect for promoting your live event.

🧑‍💻 Even with online bidding disabled, administrators can still add bids manually through the dashboard for phone bids or live auction entries.

🔍 Combine with existing visibility settings (public/private) to show or hide specific items from public view while controlling bidding access.

View Only Auctions & Items transforms your auction strategy by:

This feature is especially valuable for galas, benefit dinners, and fundraising events where you want to showcase your complete auction catalog while reserving the most exciting items for the live experience.

For more information on setting up hybrid auctions and managing bidding controls, check out our Help Center article with detailed instructions and best practices.

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We're excited to introduce Roles & Permissions - a simple yet powerful way to control who on your team can access what! Create the perfect mix of permissions with four ready-made roles that protect sensitive data while letting your team collaborate effectively.

Assign team members to roles that match their responsibilities:

Create custom permission combinations that match your real-world team structure. For example, assign both Campaign Editor and CRM Manager roles to your development director.

Limit users to specific campaigns - perfect for volunteers, board members, or department staff who only need access to particular fundraising initiatives.

Protect sensitive donor and financial data by granting appropriate access levels based on team responsibilities.

Clear breakdown of what each role can access, providing transparency and certainty about team member capabilities.

Role-based permissions solve key challenges for growing organizations:

Best of all, Roles & Permissions is available to all Givebutter users at no additional cost!

For more detailed information on roles and their specific permissions, check out our Help Center article about Roles & Permissions.

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As always, these updates are rolling out automatically to all Givebutter accounts. Questions? Our support team is here to help! 🧈

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!