Audience
Bid Beacon is for organizations who want a stress-free way to raise funds for causes that hit close to home.
About Bid Beacon
Bid Beacon is a powerful yet easy-to-use silent auction platform built for nonprofits, schools, charities, and event organizers. It works seamlessly across mobile and desktop, with a downloadable app available for guests to bid anytime, anywhere. With flexible tools like custom branding, sponsor management, merchandise sales, and integrated donations, organizations can deliver a fully branded fundraising experience.
The platform supports unlimited auction sizes, multiple administrators, and advanced bidding features including proxy and max bidding. Organizers can set fundraising goals, promote live items, integrate raffles, and streamline payments, invoices, and tax collection. Whether hosting a single auction or managing multiple events, Bid Beacon makes fundraising seamless, scalable, and engaging.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
4.9% platform fee
Pricing Details:
Bid Beacon features no upfront cost and just a single platform fee of 4.9%, collected up to a $999 cap.
Optionally, organizations can subscribe monthly or annually to lower the platform fee to as little as 2.5% and reduce the fee cap to $699.
Optionally, organizations can subscribe monthly or annually to lower the platform fee to as little as 2.5% and reduce the fee cap to $699.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
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Company Information
Bid Beacon
Founded: 2017
Canada
bidbeacon.com
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
Videos
Support
Online
Bid Beacon Frequently Asked Questions
Bid Beacon Product Features
Auction
Absentee Bidding
Supported
Alerts/Notifications
Supported
Bid Management
Supported
Billing & Invoicing
Supported
Buy Now Option
Supported
Inventory Management
Supported
Live Auction
Supported
Membership Management
Supported
Nonprofit / Fundraising
Supported
Online Auction
Supported
Online Bidding
Supported
Online Ticket Sales
Supported
Proxy Bidding
Supported
Silent Auction
Supported
Watch List
Supported
Website Management
Supported
Dutch Auction
Not Supported
Reverse Bidding
Not Supported
White Label
Not Supported
Fundraising
Auction Management
Supported
CRM
Supported
Campaign Management
Supported
Contribution Tracking
Supported
Donor Management
Supported
Event Management
Supported
Membership Management
Supported
Mobile Giving
Supported
Payment Processing
Supported
Raffles / Lotteries
Supported
Alumni Management
Not Supported
Gift Matching Management
Not Supported
Grant Management
Not Supported
Pledge Management
Not Supported
Prospect Management
Not Supported
Recurring Giving
Not Supported
Volunteer Management
Not Supported
Nonprofit
Donor Management
Supported
Event Management
Supported
Fundraising Management
Supported
Member Database
Supported
Membership Management
Supported
Accounting
Not Supported
Committee Management
Not Supported
Dues Management
Not Supported
Social Media Management
Not Supported
Volunteer Management
Not Supported
