Current bid£120
Reserve met
Four-ball golf voucher
£120£210
For development offices, foundations and alumni teams
Professional online auctions for independent schools and foundations
Give your development, foundation and alumni team a polished way to raise funds through bursary appeals, golf days, gala dinners and school events. Aucly takes no commission on winning bids and does not prompt bidders for a tip.
- No commission or bidder tip prompts
- Clear flat-fee plans, whatever you raise
- Made for parents, alumni and invited supporters
The Lingfield Foundation raised £2,500 with an online auction alongside its Golf Day. Read the case study.
Straightforward auction pricing
No commission. No bidder tips. Clear plan pricing.
Build and preview your auction before choosing a plan. Paid plans use a flat platform fee, so the fee does not rise with the amount your auction raises. Aucly takes no commission on winning bids and does not ask bidders for a platform tip.
Free
Free
Perfect for trying out Aucly or running a small fundraiser. Host one auction with up to 15 items - ideal for first-time organisers.
- Up to 15 items
- 1 live auction at a time
Standard
£40 one-off per auction
Ideal for schools, PTAs, charities and community organisations running a full fundraising auction with a larger catalogue of donated items.
- Unlimited items
- One auction per purchase; additional auctions can be purchased separately
Unlimited
£90 /year
Best for larger schools, charities or multi-event organisers. Run as many auctions as you like, with as many items as you need, for a whole year — complete flexibility with no limits.
- Unlimited items
- Unlimited concurrent auctions
If you enable card payments, Stripe’s standard processing fees apply.
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A practical fit for independent school fundraising
Extend your fundraising event beyond the room
Add an online auction to a Golf Day, gala dinner, alumni gathering, arts festival or development appeal. Parents, alumni, staff and invited supporters can browse lots and bid whether or not they attend in person.
- Open bidding to parents, alumni, staff and invited supporters
- Put donated prizes and experiences in one easy-to-share auction
- Keep bids, prize details and winner follow-up together
- Use proxy bidding so supporters do not have to watch every bid
Independent school fundraising use cases
Built for foundation, alumni and development fundraising
Turn donated prizes into a polished online auction for access, facilities, enrichment and long-term school projects. For state school or academy fundraising, see online auctions for schools; for a volunteer-led parent association, visit online auctions for PTAs.
Bursary fundraising
Help widen access through bursaries, scholarships and hardship funds.
Capital and facility projects
Support libraries, STEM spaces, performing arts venues or sports facilities.
Development appeals
Add an online auction to annual campaigns, anniversary appeals or foundation events.
Arts, music and sport
Raise funds for music programmes, theatre productions, team sport and enrichment.
Alumni fundraising
Give alumni and friends of the school a clear way to support a focused appeal.
Events and auctions of promises
Pair online bidding with gala dinners, sports dinners, arts festivals or promise auctions.
Share directly with supporters
Share your auction with the school community
Auctions are not listed in Aucly’s public auction search, so share your link directly with parents, alumni and invited supporters. Anyone with the link can view the auction; bidding is available only while it is open.
Built for development teams and volunteer organisers
Simple tools for independent school fundraising auctions
Build and preview your auction before launch, manage lots and bids in one place, and give supporters a straightforward mobile-friendly bidding experience.
Build first
Set up safely before launch
Build for free, add prizes and preview your auction before choosing a plan.
Preview before paying
Choose a plan when ready
Share one link
Send one auction page to parents, alumni and invited guests.
Bid from any device
Parents, alumni and guests can browse lots and bid from a phone, tablet or computer.
Keep supporters engaged
Proxy bidding and outbid emails help interested bidders stay involved.
Spend less time chasing bids
Keep bids, winners and follow-up in one place instead of juggling spreadsheets and messages.
Stay in control of payments
Keep payment arrangements clear for winners and manage collection in the way that suits your organisation.
Auction lot examples
Independent school prize ideas
Lessons
Four-ball golf voucher
Donated by a local club
Dining
Dining experience
Dinner for two
Wellness
Luxury weekend stay
Two-night break
Other popular prizes include hospitality, artwork, theatre tickets, special experiences and items donated by parents, alumni and local businesses.
How Aucly works
A simple five-step auction flow
Create the auction, add prizes, invite supporters, let people bid online, then follow up winners.
- Create your auctionSet up the page and add the basic details.
- Add your prizesGive each donated item its own listing, photos and description.
- Invite supportersSend it to parents, alumni, staff and invited guests.
- Let people bid onlineSupporters can bid from their phone, with proxy bidding and outbid emails.
- Follow up winnersSee who won, track payments and arrange collection or delivery.
Case study: The Lingfield Foundation raised £2,500 with an online auction alongside its Golf Day
The Lingfield Foundation ran approximately one month of online bidding alongside its Golf Day, opening the auction to the wider school community rather than limiting it to people at the event.
The campaign raised £2,500. The organiser said Aucly was very easy to use and that the Foundation intended to use the platform again.
Read the Lingfield case study
FAQ
Independent school auction questions
Answers for foundations, development offices and volunteers planning an online auction around donated prizes and independent school fundraising.
Yes. Aucly works well alongside bursary appeals, golf days, gala dinners, alumni events, arts festivals, sports dinners, foundation events and anniversary celebrations.
Auctions are not listed in Aucly’s public auction search, so share your link directly with parents, alumni and invited supporters. Anyone with the link can view the auction; bidding is available only while it is open.
Donated prizes that are easy to browse, bid on and fulfil work well, including experiences and items from the school community.
Yes. Independent schools can use Aucly for auctions supporting bursaries, scholarships, hardship funds, capital projects, arts, music, sport, libraries and development appeals.
No. Aucly is auction software rather than a fundraising intermediary, so organisers can start creating an auction immediately.
Ready to run your independent school auction online?
Build and preview your auction before you invite parents, alumni and supporters. If your auction has 15 items or fewer, you can run it completely free. Paid plans use a flat fee, with no commission on winning bids or bidder tip prompts.