Boost recurring donations this giving season with the upsell prompt!The Auctions tab gives your team on the floor a live read on the auction they are working — how many bidders are registered, how many items are in play, and how much has been raised — without anyone opening a laptop.
To open an auction:
- Tap Auctions in the app.
- Tap the auction you are working.
Auctions that are running now are marked LIVE, and upcoming auctions show when they start. Tap View all to see everything scheduled, and Show less to collapse the list again.
The statistics
The auction screen shows three figures:
| Figure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| Bidders | Registered bidders for this auction |
| Items | Items in the auction |
| Raised | The amount raised so far |
They are useful mid-event as much as at the end — a bidder count that has stopped moving while guests are still arriving usually means the registration desk needs another pair of hands.
Note: Pull down on the screen to refresh the figures.
What your team can do from here
- Manage Bidders — register bidders, assign numbers, and save cards. See Registering and managing bidders from the floor.
- Paddle Raise Spotter Mode — capture commitments during a paddle raise. See Capturing paddle raise commitments in Spotter Mode.
Which options are offered depends on where the auction is in its lifecycle. An auction that has not started yet offers less than one that is live.
What the app does not do
Bidding itself happens on your bidder-facing auction site, not in Soapbox Engage Onsite. The app is for the people running the room, not the people bidding in it.
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