Attributes of the Best Fundraising Sites
                     Attributes of the Best Fundraising Sites
Traditional auctions held in crowded halls with people milling around and excitedly 
placing their bids encouraged by the auctioneer are slowly yielding the driver’s seat to 
online fundraising sites. The Covid-19 pandemic with the resultant lockdowns and social 
distancing norms are partly responsible for this changed scenario. Hence if you are 
looking for the best fundraising sites to hold your auctions, here is a guide that you 
should follow.
Affordable sites: The best fundraising sites will not charge you the earth and most are 
very affordable and hence a blessing for charity fundraisers. You can look for free online 
auction sites that do not levy any administrative fees or charges for using their software. 
These include expenses for displaying the photographs of the items on the site, a major 
source of expense in most online auction sites. However, organizers have to pay fees of 
third-party service providers like payment gateways.  
Use of software: Most online auction sites have a limit on the number of items that can 
be displayed on the website and the number of photos. 
This can be a limiting factor for organizers who want to hold a major auction to 
raise funds. This is not so for the best fundraising sites. Neither is there a 
restriction on the items or the photographs nor is there a fixed schedule for the 
auctions. But it is in your interest to keep the scope of online auctions within 
reasonable limits. Remember, at the end of the auction, you have to arrange 
for shipment of the winning items so keep the auction at a level that you can 
comfortably handle.  
These are some of the attributes of the best fundraising sites.