It's finally here! You've perfected every last detail of your event website and you're ready to open the fundraising floodgates. The final step? Activating your fundraising event.
Notes:
Activate & Pay your auction only when you're ready to take bids. Activating marks the start date and time of your auction event.
Do not publish your fundraising event, this is not required and you will get an error if you try to.
Ensure your event format is In-Person
Active, Pay and Start Your Fundraiser
Go to Settings > Billing in your admin console
Click Add to select the fundraising module(s)
Click Activate & Pay and enter your credit card information
You should see the status on the billing page change to "Activated" and will be added to your Current Modules.
If you're not seeing the pricing options from that page, enable the fundraising module in Settings > General Settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do I activate my fundraising event?
Activating your fundraising event means that will be the start of the event, so only activate it when you're ready to take bids, sell raffle tickets, and accept donations.
Do I need to publish my event?
No, if your event is only a fundraiser and does not involve a virtual event or event ticketing, you don't need to publish your event.
Do I need to pay upfront when I activate?
Yes, you will be asked to enter your credit card information and pay the activation fee.
What if I activated the wrong fundraising module?
Just contact us through chat and we will refund you, then you can activate the correct module.
Do I need to activate twice if I'm using 2 different fundraising modules?
You can activate in 1 transaction for both, but you can also do it separately.