Seamless Fundraising Solutions
Fundraising auctions are a powerful way to support your charity partner or beneficiary. Echelon Group delivers risk-free, expertly managed silent auctions, via online, tech-based or brochure style delivery systems, all designed to captivate guests and maximize contributions. Our streamlined approach ensures a smooth experience, so you can focus on running the event, whilst we manage the fundraising element.
Account Management
Complete Event Support
Fundraising Technology
Payment Collection
Auction Prize Management
Classic Brochure Auction
A timeless silent auction method where guests receive a brochure to record their maximum bids. At the end of the event, brochures are collected, and guests are encouraged to finalize payments before departure, ensuring a smooth and efficient close.
Seamless QR Auction
A modern, flexible bidding experience that allows guests to participate directly from their phones, anywhere in the venue. QR codes streamline the process with pre-authorized payments, ensuring funds are secured instantly and maximizing auction success.
Tech-Enhanced Auction
Perfect for sit-down gala dinners, this high-tech auction elevates the experience with 2-4 tablets per table, allowing seamless bidding. Real-time leaderboards on screens drive engagement and friendly competition, maximizing fundraising potential.
Fundraising Made Simple
We design our auctions to engage guests and encourage generous bidding. With industry-low reserve rates, the ability to sell items multiple times, and a built-in charity donation in every item, we ensure maximum funds are raised at every event.
No, we do not take any commission on donated items. Any funds raised from donated auction items go 100% to the charity.
All pledged funds are given directly to the charity, ensuring full yield without deductions.
Each item we provide has a reserve price. Within this, there is a built in charity margin to ensure if a guest bids at the reserve level, the charity still benefits. Then, 100% bid above that minimum reserve goes entirely to the charity.
Lower reserves make auction items more accessible, increasing engagement and encouraging guests to bid higher, ultimately raising more for the charity.
Yes! To maximize donations, many of our items can be sold multiple times to different bidders.
Yes, there is a 3% card processing fee on bids unless the bidder agrees to cover the fee.
Echelon Group took control from the first minute and have flawlessly organized our events from start to finish. They’re real experts in the industry, and a pleasure to work with.
The team at Echelon worked as an extension of our own team and were a huge support throughout – providing practical expertise and guidance. Their knowledge of how to run a successful auction is second to none and it was great to collaborate with a high performing team.
Echelon Group offered their fundraising services to us for free and exceeded our expectations. Their curation of auction items, organization, and user-friendly bidding technology were fantastic. Echelon Group’s expertise maximized our fundraising efforts, and we look forward to working with them again in 2024 at our 10-year anniversary dinner and annual end-of-season dinner.
Echelon Group have been delivering ASOS Foundation flagship fundraising events for 8 years, helping us raise over £1 million. The team work tirelessly to create bespoke events for our supporters, made possible by their dedication and professionalism. Echelon Group always deliver and have become part of the ASOS Foundation extended team.