One platform, many kinds of event
Everything this platform can do
The Lantern Gala you are looking at is one event, of one kind. The software behind it runs galas, sponsored challenges, donation appeals and membership schemes, with far more than one evening can show. Here is the whole range, with a live link wherever this demo puts it in front of you.
Run an auction
Auctions, however you run them
Silent auction
A fortnight of online bidding, proxy maximums, anti-sniping and a live catalogue.
See it live →Live auction
The auctioneer’s lots called from the stage, with the room bidding from their seats.
See it live →Bid with just an email
No app, no accounts, no passwords. A guest is bidding in seconds.
See it live →Never lose a bid
Bids survive bad venue wifi, saved on the phone and sent on reconnect. Rehearse it here.
See it live →Sealed-bid auction
Best-and-final bids that reveal nothing until the lot closes, for the lots that suit it.
Included in the platformType a bid or tap a button
Choose tap-to-bid buttons or an enter-an-amount box, per event, in one setting.
Included in the platformRaise in the room
More ways to raise on the night
Paddle raise / fund-a-need
The classic ask, tracked live with a target and a big-screen total.
See it live →Raffle & 50:50
Sell tickets before and during, then draw winners on the night.
See it live →Games
Heads or tails and other quick crowd games that turn a lull into money.
See it live →Pop-up shop
Sell merchandise, drinks tokens or anything else alongside the auction.
See it live →Matched giving
A sponsor doubles every gift for a window, with the match climbing live on screen.
Included in the platformSecond Chance gifts
Losing bidders are invited to turn a near-miss into a Gift-Aided gift.
Included in the platformTickets & guests
Tickets, tables and the door
Ticket tiers & VIP
Early-bird pricing, tables and capacity, with a live “x of y sold” bar.
See it live →Table plan screen
Seat guests and put a find-my-table screen on the night.
See it live →Check guests in
A QR check-in at the door that knows who has arrived and where they sit.
Included in the platformEvery guest their own ticket
A table buyer hands out individual tickets, and you collect every name.
Included in the platformWays to give
Giving that outlasts the night
Donation appeal
A single-cause giving page with matched giving and a donor wall, no event required.
See it live →Memberships
A membership scheme with tiers, benefits and renewals around your regular givers.
See it live →Regular / monthly giving
Turn a one-off gift into a monthly one, by card or standing order.
See it live →Gift Aid, done properly
Reclaimed only on eligible gifts, and shown as a 25% uplift on screen.
See it live →Tributes
In-memory gifts that sit alongside the donor wall.
Included in the platformSponsored challenges
Walks, runs and rides
Fundraising pages
Supporters raise money on their own pages, in a minute, with no account.
See it live →One challenge, many places
The same event across a dozen locations, each with its own leaderboard.
See it live →Sponsors, credited
A sponsors page and logos on the big screen, promised and delivered.
Included in the platformOn the big screen
What the room sees
Live gala screen
A rolling carousel of lots, the running total, and pop-up celebrations of every gift.
See it live →Live pledge screen
A dedicated fund-a-need screen with the target climbing.
See it live →Auction slideshow
The lots on a loop for the walls and the foyer.
See it live →Watch live
Stream the night to the guests who could not be in the room.
See it live →The money, made to move
Gift Aid uplift and commission saved, rotating under the total.
See it live →Manage the night
For the organiser
Night at a glance
One screen: what is closing, what is quiet, who owes, how the network is holding up. (Organiser only.)
See it live →The complete guide
Every function, in plain English, with a search that actually finds the answer.
See it live →Set-up wizard
A new event site, built to what you are running, in a few minutes.
Included in the platformWinner payments
Who has paid and who still owes, with reminders and saved-card retries.
Included in the platformIn every language
Guests read the whole site in their own language, one tap.
Included in the platformSync to your CRM
Native connectors push supporters and gifts to Salesforce (NPSP) and Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, plus CSV and webhook for any other.
Included in the platformTrust
Built to be trusted
Security & trust
Where the money and the data go, and the test suite that proves it keeps working.
See it live →Accessible to everyone
The bidding flow meets WCAG 2.2 AA, screen reader and keyboard included.
See it live →Zero commission
No percentage of anything you raise. The charity keeps every pound.
Included in the platformYours to own
Your WordPress, your Stripe. No third-party vault holding your donors’ data.
Included in the platformWant your event to use all of this?
Book Kevin Durham as your charity auctioneer and a platform like this one is built around your event, with exactly the features you need and any you ask for. It is included at no cost and stays live for a month after the night.