Everything Your Charitable Event Needs. One Platform.

CatholicFunctions.com helps parishes, schools, and charitable organizations plan, run, and manage fundraising events from start to finish — auctions, tickets, payments, and reporting all in one place.

Built for Multiple Organizations

Each organization gets its own private space with complete data isolation. Manage multiple parishes, schools, or charities from a single platform.

Organization Management

Create and manage multiple organizations with complete data isolation. Each org has its own events, users, donors, and settings.

Role-Based Access

Six distinct roles — Admin, Steering Committee, Volunteer, Cashier, Attendee, and Overall Admin — each seeing only what they need.

Secure & Private

Email-confirmed registration, password reset, activity logging, and strict tenant isolation keep your data safe and auditable.

Powerful Event Management

Create, publish, and manage charitable events with all the tools you need to make them a success.

Event Creation

Set up events with date, time, location, description, ticket limits, and auction type.

Flyer Generation

Generate printable PDF flyers with QR codes that link directly to registration and ticket purchase.

Ticket Sales

Sell tickets online with per-person assignment, capacity limits, QR codes for check-in, bidder numbers for auctions, and confirmation emails.

Attendee Check-In

Scan ticket QR codes at the door for fast check-in with duplicate prevention and live attendance tracking.

Silent & Live Auctions

Run professional auctions with mobile bidding, real-time updates, and smart features that maximize revenue.

Silent Auction

  • Mobile bidding via QR code scan — no app required
  • Paper bid sheets with bidder numbers for traditional auctions
  • Configurable starting bids and bid increments
  • Real-time highest bid and bid count display
  • Countdown timers with anti-sniping protection
  • Buy It Now option for instant purchase
  • Staff winner entry tool with QR scanning and bidder number lookup
  • Automatic winner notification via email and in-app

Live Auction

  • Display item details to all attendees in real time
  • Cashiers record winning bids and assign winners
  • Automatic payment record generation
  • Winner assignment by any non-attendee event staff
  • Paid items locked from reassignment
  • Event status page with live auction tracking

Donated Item Management

Catalogue every donated item with photos, estimated values, donor tracking, and unique QR codes for instant mobile payment.

  • Full item catalogue with photos and descriptions
  • Unique QR code per item for scan-and-pay
  • Link items to donor records for contribution tracking
  • Silent or live auction type per item
  • Item status tracking: available, won, paid

QR Code Payments

Attendees scan a QR code on any item and pay instantly from their phone — no waiting in line, no cash handling.

  • Scan item QR code with any phone camera
  • Secure payment via Stripe, Square, PayPal, Venmo, or cash
  • Express checkout for all won items at once
  • Cashiers can process payments on behalf of attendees
  • Refund processing with email confirmation

More Ways to Fundraise

Go beyond auctions with Fund-a-Need campaigns, raffles, sponsorship packages, and program ads.

Fund-a-Need / Paddle Raise

Create live donation campaigns with predefined giving levels. Attendees pledge from their phones while a real-time donation thermometer shows progress toward your goal.

Raffles

Sell raffle tickets with flexible pricing tiers, unique ticket numbers, random winner drawing, and multi-prize support. Winners are notified instantly.

Sponsorships

Create tiered sponsorship packages with defined benefits — table reservations, logo placement, and recognition. Track sponsors across events.

Program Ads

Sell ad space in your event program with tiered pricing, artwork tracking, and payment processing. Link advertisers to sponsor records for unified reporting.

Smooth Event Day Operations

From check-in to checkout, every part of your event runs seamlessly.

Table & Seating

Define tables with seat counts, assign guests, reserve tables for sponsors, and share seating charts with your team.

Event Status Page

Real-time view of all auction items — status, final price, winner, and payment. Separate silent and live sections with 30-second auto-refresh.

Winner Assignment

Any event staff member can assign winners to auction items. Paid items are automatically locked from reassignment.

Express Checkout

At event close, attendees pay for all won items in a single transaction. Cashiers can process on behalf of attendees.

Donation Thermometer

Live progress display for Fund-a-Need campaigns showing cumulative donations toward your goal in real time.

QR Code Check-In

Volunteers scan ticket QR codes at the door. Duplicate entries are blocked, and attendance counts update live.

After the Event

Reporting, tax receipts, and donor management to close out your event and prepare for the next one.

Event Reports

Total revenue, items sold vs. unsold, attendance rate, auction breakdown, and top items — downloadable as PDF.

Tax Receipts

Automatic tax receipts showing amount paid, fair market value, and tax-deductible portion. Year-end summaries available.

Donor Management

Track donors across events with contact details and contribution history. Send personalized thank-you emails after each event.

Refund Processing

Process ticket refunds through Stripe with automatic ticket cancellation, capacity updates, and confirmation emails.

Personalized Dashboards & Tools

Every user sees exactly what they need based on their role.

Organization Admin

Upcoming events, tickets sold, revenue, pending items, full event management, user roles, tax config, and activity log.

Steering Committee

Assigned events, item counts, volunteer assignments, donor and sponsor management, and event editing.

Volunteer

Assigned events, task lists, check-in scanning, seating chart viewing, and winner assignment.

Cashier

Active events, pending payments, completed transactions, check-in, express checkout, and winner assignment.

Attendee

Purchased tickets, won auction items, payment history, tax receipts, and notification preferences.

Overall Admin

Platform-wide view of all organizations, events, users, and revenue. Full tenant management and cross-org reporting.

And So Much More

Activity Logging

Every action tracked with who, what, when, and where — accessible by admins only.

Notification Preferences

Users control which emails they receive — bid updates, event reminders, payment confirmations, winner alerts.

Search & Filtering

Search events, items, transactions, and activity logs with role-aware results.

Multiple Roles Per User

Users can hold multiple roles simultaneously — a volunteer who's also an attendee sees both dashboards.

Email Confirmation

Secure registration with email verification, password reset, and account enumeration prevention.

Mobile Responsive

Works on any device from 320px phones to 2560px desktops. Attendees bid and pay from their phones.

Flexible Payments

Accept payments via Stripe, Square, PayPal, Venmo, cash, or Zelle — configure per organization or per event.

PDF Exports

Download event flyers, post-event reports, and tax receipts as printable PDFs.

Anti-Sniping Protection

Last-second bids automatically extend the auction timer, giving everyone a fair chance.

Fee Recovery

Let donors cover processing fees with an opt-out checkbox at checkout so 100% of their contribution goes to your cause.

Event Expense Tracking

Record and categorize event expenses to see net revenue in your event report alongside gross revenue.

Per-Event Theme Colors

Override the platform theme color per event with preset swatches or custom hex colors for a branded experience.

Ready to Transform Your Fundraising?

Join parishes and charitable organizations already using CatholicFunctions to run better events and raise more funds.