Online Bidding with Greater Giving
What You Can Expect
This year’s online auction will use Greater Giving Online Bidding. You can bid using your smartphone, tablet or computer on our auction packages.
How to Bid with Greater Giving Online Bidding
- Register your credit card information and your mobile number or email on our registration page anytime before the auction closes. We encourage guests to register in advance of the event, if possible.
- When the auction opens, you will receive an automated ‘Welcome’ text or email with your custom bidder link.
- After clicking the link in the text or email, begin searching for packages by name, number, or category.
- Select a 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 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 Donate Now! 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 auction closes, you will receive a text or email 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.