Adding bidders to your auction in advance ensures that your participants are ready to access your auction and begin bidding on items as soon as your event begins.
We've created a step-by-step guide below on how to add a bidder to your upcoming auction; we also cover how to do so if they already exist in Donor Management as a contact, as well as how to do so for a brand-new bidder.
Step 1: Click on "Add Bidder" within your Auctions dashboard.
To add a new bidder to an auction, a nonprofit can click on the “Add Bidder” button, located in the “My Bidders” section of their Auctions dashboard.
Step 2: Search to see if the bidder already exists as a donor in your system.
A pop-up window will appear, within which you can begin typing the bidder’s name into the search field.
If your bidder already exists in the system, then you should be able to locate and select their name from the drop-down menu. Doing so will automatically add that bidder to your upcoming auction - no further action needed!
Step 3: If the bidder doesn't already exist within the system, click "Add a New Bidder."
If the search bar does not return any results, you can click on the option to “Add a New Bidder” from the same drop-down menu mentioned above.
Step 4: Enter the necessary details for your bidder.
Once the page reloads, you can enter in the required information for your bidder, and click on “Save & Exit” to add them to your list of participants.
Doing so will also add your bidder to Donor Management as a new contact, so you'll be able to contact them in the future for upcoming auctions, newsletters, or donation appeals.
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