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Nonprofit Auction Platforms
Silent AuctionsFund-a-NeedGala Bidding

Tu plataforma de subastas cobró un 5 % antes de que Stripe te cobrara a ti

Si recaudas más de $200 K al año, las tarifas de plataforma están consumiendo silenciosamente la intención de tus donantes. Aquí tienes tu plan de salida.

0%
Platform Fees
No per-bid SaaS tax
<200ms
Bid Latency
Supabase Realtime
95+
Lighthouse Score
Mobile-first bidding
$0
Lost Pledges
Integrated payments
What Breaks When Your Auction Software Can't Keep Up — And What You Actually Own

Your auctioneer calls a paddle raise and the platform stalls for three seconds. Momentum dies. Donors refresh their phones. Your Fund-a-Need total flatlines while the software catches up. A charity auction platform is a custom web app that runs silent auctions, live bidding, and hybrid galas — mobile bidding, real-time updates, paddle raises, payment processing, automated tax receipts. Built custom, your nonprofit keeps full donor data ownership and cuts the 4–5% SaaS transaction fees that vanish before you see a dollar. On a $200K gala, that's $10K back in your budget before processing charges even start. Most organizations don't feel the loss until they try to switch vendors and discover years of bidder history locked behind an export paywall.

Dónde fallan los proyectos

SaaS platforms take 4.9% of every dollar raised A $200K gala loses $10K to platform fees before you've paid a single processing charge.
Generic auction tools weren't built for Fund-a-Need paddle raise flows Live appeal momentum dies when the software can't keep up with your auctioneer's cadence.
Your donor data lives in a SaaS silo you don't control Switch vendors and you lose bidder history, giving patterns, and years of stewardship data you can't get back.
Bidding latency during peak gala moments means missed bids When updates lag, donors drop out of bidding wars — and your auction totals fall with them.
Manual post-event receipt generation is slow and it's easy to make mistakes Late or wrong tax receipts erode donor trust and create real compliance problems.
No connection between auction data and your CRM means staff spend weeks after every event manually reconciling bids, payments, and donor records. Staff spend weeks reconciling bids, payments, and donor records after every event

Cumplimiento

Real-Time Bid Engine

Supabase Realtime subscriptions push bid updates to every connected device in under 200ms. Outbid notifications fire instantly via push and SMS, keeping bidding wars alive.

Fund-a-Need Paddle Raise

A purpose-built live appeal interface with tiered giving levels, a real-time leaderboard, and a thermometer display. Your auctioneer controls the pace while donors tap to pledge from their phones.

Automated Donor Receipts

Stripe webhooks trigger tax-deductible receipt generation the moment payment clears. Every receipt includes the item's fair market value, amount paid, and your organization's EIN.

Row Level Security for Bid Privacy

Supabase RLS policies enforce sealed-bid and silent auction integrity at the database level. Bidders see their own bids and the current high — never competitor amounts until close.

PCI-Compliant Payments

Stripe Elements handle card data so your platform never touches sensitive payment information. Pre-authorized cards at registration eliminate unpaid winning bids entirely.

Post-Event Analytics

Dashboards show bid velocity, item performance, donor acquisition cost, and Fund-a-Need conversion rates. Export everything to CSV or sync directly to Salesforce and Bloomerang.

Qué construimos

Cut SaaS platforms skimming 4.9% of every bid before processing fees start

Own your donor data outright — bidder profiles, giving history, payment records flow into your CRM via webhooks

Eliminate lag during Fund-a-Need paddle raises when your auctioneer's cadence outpaces software

Handle silent auctions, live lots, and Fund-a-Need paddle raises in one event without switching tools

Stop losing donor giving patterns and bidder history when you switch vendors

Deploy mobile bidding that works with a cocktail in one hand — watchlists, search, one-tap bid confirmation

Fix bidding latency during peak gala moments that kills auction momentum

Upload hundreds of auction items via CSV with images, fair market values, and buy-now pricing in minutes

End post-event reconciliation marathons when auction data won't sync to your CRM

Project live leaderboards and Fund-a-Need thermometers that update every second without refresh lag

Prevent late or incorrect tax receipts that erode donor trust and create compliance risk

Automate ticketing, QR check-in, table assignments, and pre-authorized payment cards in a single guest flow

Nuestro proceso

01

Auction Strategy & Schema Design

We map your event types — silent, live, hybrid, Fund-a-Need — and design the Supabase schema with tables for items, bids, donors, events, and receipts. RLS policies get defined here, before a line of code gets written.
Week 1
02

Real-Time Bidding Engine

We build the Supabase Realtime subscription layer, bid validation logic in Edge Functions, and the Stripe pre-authorization flow. Every bid is atomic — no race conditions, no duplicate charges.
Week 2-3
03

Auction Frontend & Gala Tools

Next.js auction catalog, mobile bidding interface, Fund-a-Need paddle raise screen, event check-in, and an admin dashboard so your team can manage items and watch bids come in live.
Week 3-5
04

Payments, Receipts & CRM Integration

Stripe checkout with automatic receipt generation, webhook-driven donor data sync to your CRM, and a post-event analytics dashboard with exportable reports.
Week 5-6
05

Load Testing & Launch

We simulate 500+ concurrent bidders hitting the platform during a live auction close — performance tuning, edge caching on Vercel, and 30 days of post-launch support to get you through your first event.
Week 7-8
Next.jsSupabaseSupabase RealtimeStripeVercelReact NativeEdge FunctionsRow Level Security

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo ahorra dinero una plataforma de subasta personalizada frente a un SaaS?

Las plataformas SaaS cobran entre un 4 y un 5 % por transacción. En una gala de $200 K, eso son $10 K que desaparecen antes de que entren en juego las tarifas de procesamiento de pagos. Una plataforma personalizada es un desarrollo único que tú posees por completo. Tras uno o dos eventos, ya se ha pagado sola: sin cargos por puja, sin comisiones porcentuales, sin renovaciones sorpresa.

¿Puede la plataforma gestionar tanto subastas silenciosas como recaudaciones en vivo de tipo Fund-a-Need?

Sí. La plataforma gestiona subastas silenciosas temporizadas, lotes en vivo controlados por el subastador y recaudaciones Fund-a-Need dentro de un mismo evento. Tu subastador activa los niveles de donación desde un panel de administración mientras los donantes pujan desde sus teléfonos. El marcador y el termómetro de recaudación se actualizan en tiempo real en las pantallas de proyección.

¿Con qué rapidez aparecen las actualizaciones de pujas en otros dispositivos?

En menos de 200 milisegundos. Supabase Realtime utiliza conexiones WebSocket para enviar actualizaciones de pujas al instante a cada dispositivo conectado. Las notificaciones de puja superada se envían mediante push y SMS opcional. Realizamos pruebas de carga con más de 500 pujadores simultáneos para garantizar que no haya ningún retraso justo cuando la subasta cierra y más importa.

¿Se generan los recibos para los donantes de forma automática?

Los webhooks de Stripe desencadenan la generación del recibo en el instante en que el pago se confirma. Cada recibo incluye la descripción del artículo, el valor de mercado justo, el importe pagado, la porción deducible fiscalmente y el EIN de tu organización. Los recibos se envían a los donantes por correo electrónico y se almacenan en su perfil de pujador para tus registros y cualquier auditoría que necesites.

¿La plataforma se integrará con nuestro CRM de donantes existente?

Desarrollamos integraciones directas con Salesforce, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect y otros CRM mediante webhooks o sincronización por API. Los perfiles de pujadores, el historial de pagos, la participación en subastas y los totales de donaciones fluyen automáticamente a tus registros de donantes, sin necesidad de conciliar hojas de cálculo tras el evento.

¿Cuánto tiempo lleva desarrollar una plataforma de subasta benéfica?

Una plataforma completa con subastas silenciosas, pujas en vivo, Fund-a-Need, pagos, recibos e integración con CRM requiere entre 7 y 8 semanas. Un MVP enfocado en subasta silenciosa y pujas móviles puede estar operativo en 4 o 5 semanas. En cualquier caso, recibirás 30 días de soporte tras el lanzamiento para cubrir tu primer evento en vivo.

Auction Platforms from $12,000
Fixed-fee. No per-bid charges. 30-day post-launch support.
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