Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Modern Ticketing Platform
Nonprofits need events to both boost revenue and build their network of future year-round donors. However, many nonprofits are stuck with legacy technology or try to shoehorn their CRM or DMS into managing nonprofit event ticketing. This leads to frustrating manual processes, limited revenue due to high fees, and on-site operational challenges.
TicketSignup is built for events, with technology solutions to event challenges instead of workarounds. A modern ticketing platform increases the likelihood that people will complete their ticket purchase, improves pre-event communications, provides technology to streamline check-in and on-site operations, and enables year-round engagement with event attendees. The best part? TicketSignup works with events of all sizes, meaning we’re here for your 15 person site tour and your 20,000 person fall festival.
More Than Online Ticket Sales:
How TicketSignup Helps You Connect with Your Community
With TicketSignup, everything you need for your nonprofit event is included – no subscriptions, no monthly fees, and no long-term contracts.
Sell Tickets to Nonprofit Events
Make it simple for attendees to buy tickets in seconds with flexible ticket grouping options and an effortless purchase path. Whether on a laptop, phone, or even on-site, we make sure there are no barriers to ticket purchasing.
Create a Free Event Website
TicketSignup’s intuitive Website Builder makes it easy to create a professional, branded website for event. Include details about your nonprofit, add an event FAQ, include videos and playlists, and turn your event photos into instant FOMO.
Send Unlimited Free Emails
Upload unlimited custom email lists and re-engage your supporters year after year with beautifully designed, personalized, and branded emails. It’s more than just event emails: TicketSignup enables cross-promotion of your events across all your supporters.
Manage Event Day with a Free App
Streamline on-site event operations for your nonprofit event with the Tickets App. Sell more tickets with point of sale through square, check in attendees in an instant, and boost revenue for your organization with easy add-on items.
How to Boost Nonprofit Event Revenue
with Fundraiser Tickets and Integrated Donations
Flexible Options for Nonprofit Event Ticketing
Sell more tickets with flexible ticket options and a purchase path that’s easy for supporters to navigate (and buy).
- Ticket options for all types of events, whether you need simple general admission, groupings of ticket options, or multi-day timed entry ticketing.
- Make buying nonprofit event tickets easy with a mobile-optimized purchase path, no login required and Apple Pay.
- Simplify ticket management for your supporters with self-serve ticket management and Digital Wallet support.
30% of Ticket Purchasers Opt for Apple Pay!
Increase Donations By Integrating Them Into the Nonprofit Event Purchase Path
Raise more for your cause with a soft donation ask within the purchase path.
- Ask for donations while people are engaged with your organization via your event.
- Customize donation levels to personalize your work and connect dollar amounts to the good they can do.
- Boost donations with a checkbox at checkout that convinces even the lazy donor.
- Encourage giving by offering ticket discounts to attendees who make significant donations, or provide a discount based on a question response.
- Give donors (and/or ticket purchasers) the option to cover processing fees and make their donation go further.
Sell Tickets, Merchandise, Sponsorships, and More –From One Platform
Nonprofit event revenue comes from more than just tickets. Upsell attendees with merch options and easily engage sponsors to bring more money to your cause.
- Integrate a merch store into your purchase path to increase your per-ticket revenue.
- Send automated emails after ticket purchase to encourage event attendees to add merchandise after the initial purchase.
- Sell Sponsorships and clearly spell out what’s included in each sponsor level.
- Easily promote your sponsors on your dedicated event website and in your email communications.
Nonprofit Event Websites and Free (Unlimite) Email
Branded for Your Nonprofit
- Free and unlimited email marketing with automated system lists, unlimited contact uploads, and unlimited email sends. Stop paying for email and start creating email strategies based on growing your event and informing your attendees – rather than limiting sends to protect your budget. Year-round email available (free) to build long-term supporter engagement.
- Free event website, branded for your event so you can boost your online presence and provide key event details. Create FOMO with event photos and videos, and provide instant customer support with an easy-to-build FAQ component and a TicketSignup AI Chatbot.
TicketSignup will never promote other events on your website, and we’ll never spam your supporters with other customer’s events. Your website, email, and data are always yours.
Supporter Engagement and On-Site Operations Made Easy
Collect Supporter Information and Understand Your Data
Collect attendee details and create long-term databases for event reach-outs.
- Build your supporter email list by requiring information on just the ticket purchaser or collect it on all ticket holders.
- Add unlimited custom questions such as names for additional golf players or beverage preferences for a nonprofit gala.
- Grow your email list of supporters with an email capture form on your event website.
- Access easy reporting on ticket purchasers and ticket holders to identify repeat attendees, track geographic data, and understand what marketing efforts lead to purchases.
Manage Event Day and Post-Event with Ease
Make life easy for staff, volunteers, and supporters with a free app for check-in and more.
- Streamline Attendee Check-In via an instant QR scan – it takes just minutes to train your team.
- Fulfill merchandise and upgrades on-site with simple check-in configurations for store items.
- Reduce errors and protect proprietary information with custom configurations for your check-in app.
- Continue to sell tickets on event day with QR codes to online registration and/or the Tickets App integration with Square.
- Automate event follow-ups with pre-scheduled emails.
Real World Success Stories From Nonprofit Events
One thing I really appreciate about TicketSignup | GiveSignup is it makes it really easy to try something new, easy to innovate. Those are the exact tools we need right now as we fundraise to cross the finish line and realize our dream of owning our home.
– Colleen Martinson, Director of Development & Communications
Customer Spotlight
RVA Duck Race & Festival of Inclusion
The Autism Society of Central Virginia (ASCV) hosted the RVA Duck Race & Festival of Inclusion for the second year, selling out 17,000 ducks and raising $225,000. To accomplish their goals, they relied on TicketSignup to make it easy for attendees to purchase ducks and redeem their add-on purchases.
Ducks Sold: 17,000
Amount Raised: $225,000
Location: Richmond, VA
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado
The Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado used TicketSignup’s Ticket Event platform alongside GiveSignup’s Peer-to-Peer Fundraising platform to support their capital campaign and generate revenue.
Raised Money with events
Saved Money with free email
Saved Time with a central data location
Community House of Moorestown
The Community House of Moorestown relies heavily on events to raise money for their operational costs. With a small team, it’s important that their technology for events is easy for them to use, reduces customer service, fits the brand and look of their organization, and speeds the event day processes.
3 Major Annual Fundraisers
97 Years of Operation
300+ Wine Tasting Tickets Sold
Ballard Food Bank
Ballard Food Bank uses a combination of fundraising events and charitable giving, grants, and in-kind donations to support its ambitious mission. Learn how they used TicketSignup in 2020 to ensure continued revenue through creative events.
1,500+ Virtual Participants for Turkey Trot
500+ Donations for the Turkey Trot
240+ Supporters for a personal virtual experience
YMCA Customer Stories
YMCA’s across the country use TicketSignup technology to host events and raise more for their communities. Learn about some of the most creative and successful YMCA hosted events that we have seen!
Wine Tasting
Great Chefs Voting Contest
Fall Harvest Breakfast
Sip & Savor
Sip & Savor is being held on April 27, 2022 at Park 31 in Spring Branch, Texas. It is a tasting event with entertainment and local vendors put on by Kendall County Women’s Shelter as one of their annual fundraising events. KCWS is an emergency shelter in Boerne, Texas that provides housing, food, and other support services for domestic violence victims and their children in the Texas Hill Country. This is their first year using TicketSignup’s ticket platform for Sip & Savor.
Selling Sponsorships $250-$7,500 Sold Out
Over 250 Tickets Sold
Custom Ticket Tiles Show Ticket packages
One Platform,
Two Types of Fundraising Events
Ticketed Nonprofit Events
TicketSignup provides online ticket sales for nonprofit events. It is ideal for:
- Simple ticketing setups that prioritize fast checkout.
- Multi-day, timed entry events requiring extended ticket sales.
- Events collecting donations during and outside of the ticket purchase path.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events
GiveSignup | RunSignup provides online registration for endurance and peer-to-peer fundraising events. It is ideal for:
- Endurance events requiring significant participant interaction.
- Complex, team based events.
- Events that incorporate individual and/or team peer-to-peer fundraising
Both TicketSignup and GiveSignup are ideal for nonprofit events seeking an intuitive platform that allows them to showcase their brand and fully control their event information and supporter data.
“Having everything in one place is really important to us. Using TicketSignup and GiveSignup has allowed us to consolidate all our fundraising events so that all of our supporter data is accessible to our team in one platform.”
Allison of Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado
Not sure which solution is right for your nonprofit event? Request a call to review your options!
Why Nonprofits Choose TicketSignup:
Pricing, Support & Technology
Nonprofit’s pick TicketSignup for transparent pricing, reliable support, and innovative technology.
- Free for events with low processing fees typically paid by ticket purchasers. Family-friendly per-cart pricing and a flat 4% for donations keeps costs low for your supporters. No long-term contracts and no subscription fees.
- 100% US-based support with coverage 7 days a week for events of all sizes – no fee for support.
- Next generation software for your online ticket sales for nonprofit events. TicketSignup believes in continuous innovation to provide modern solutions to modern nonprofit event challenges.
Get Started
With Online Ticket Sales for Your Nonprofit Event
How do you get started selling tickets to your nonprofit event? Simply create your event on TicketSignup – setup is speedy. If you have questions first, simply schedule a call with our team to demo TicketSignup for your nonprofit event.
Tickets for All Type of Nonprofit Events
FAQ
Common Questions About Nonprofit Ticketing and Online Ticket Sales
The Latest Blogs on Nonprofit Events
Tickets for Nonprofit Events with TicketSignup
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Import Offline Donations
Ticket events can now import offline donations. You can manually enter one or several offline donations or import a CSV of offline donations. This helps nonprofit ticket events keep track of online and offline donations in one place. Additionally, nonprofits can use…
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Tips for Ticketed Dinner Events and Galas
Need to sell tickets for your dinner event, banquet, luncheon, or gala? Like every event on TicketSignup, dinner events automatically include free websites, free email, an event day app, and more. You can learn more about all the TicketSignup features for dinner…
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Community House of Moorestown
About the Community House of Moorestown The Community House of Moorestown, established in 1926, is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to serve as the hub for community activity and to nurture the growth of local nonprofit organizations. Receiving no funding…
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TicketSignup for Organizations with Multiple Events
TicketSignup, RunSignup, and GiveSignup are purpose-built for organizations that put on multiple events per year. For TicketSignup customers, these events may all be tickets, or a mix of tickets and endurance and/or peer to peer fundraising events. Examples of organizations using TicketSignup…
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Selling Tickets to (All Kinds of) Music Events
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Hide Sign Up Button on Ticket Websites
You can now hide the Sign Up button on ticket websites. This gives you flexibility to use your ticket website beyond selling tickets, whether that’s hosting year-round content, accepting year-round donations (like in the example below), and more! It’s easy to hide…
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Sip & Savor
Sip & Savor is being held on April 27, 2022 at Park 31 in Spring Branch, Texas. It is a tasting event with entertainment and local vendors put on by Kendall County Women’s Shelter as one of their annual fundraising events. KCWS is an emergency…
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Customer Spotlight: Sip & Savor
Sip & Savor is being held on April 27, 2022 at Park 31 in Spring Branch, Texas. It is a tasting event with entertainment and local vendors put on by Kendall County Women’s Shelter as one of their annual fundraising events. KCWS is an emergency…
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Customer Spotlight: Cobbossee Ice Fishing Derby
The Cobbossee Ice Fishing Derby is an annual event held on Cobbossee Lake in Winthrop, Maine. It is put on by three partnering organizations: Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed, Project Cony Graduation, and the YMCA Camp of Maine. An ice fishing derby is a fishing competition on…
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Cobbossee Ice Fishing Derby
The Cobbossee Ice Fishing Derby is an annual event held on Cobbossee Lake in Winthrop, Maine. It is put on by three partnering organizations: Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed, Project Cony Graduation, and the YMCA Camp of Maine. An ice fishing derby is a fishing competition on…
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YMCA Customer Stories
The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. More than 100 YMCA across the country use technology from TicketSignup and RunSignup to host events and engage their members and broader communities….
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