For school fundraising teams

Online auctions for PTA fundraisers

Run a school auction without paper bid sheets, scattered spreadsheets, or last-minute admin. Aucly gives your PTA one simple place to list donated prizes, share the auction with parents, and manage bids online.

Auction page preview showing the bid placement screen
Made for school communities

A simpler way to run a school auction

PTA auctions often start with generous donations from parents, teachers, and local businesses. The hard part is turning those prizes into a clear, well-organised fundraiser. Aucly helps you bring everything together in one online auction that is easy to share and easy for supporters to use.

Bring prizes together

Add vouchers, hampers, experiences, lessons, and parent-donated prizes in one place.

Share one auction link

Send the auction to parents and supporters by email, WhatsApp, newsletters, or social media.

Let people bid online

Supporters can browse items and place bids from their phone, tablet, or computer.

See the winners clearly

When the auction closes organisers can manage winners, send templated emails and request payment.

Example auction items

Popular PTA auction items

PTA auctions work best when the prizes feel local, useful, or personal to the school community. These are the kinds of items many schools can source from parents, teachers, and nearby businesses.

How it works

How Aucly works

Step 1

Create your auction

Set up your auction page with a title, description, dates, and school or PTA details.

Step 2

Add your prizes

Upload each item with a clear description, starting bid, and useful notes for bidders.

Step 3

Share with supporters

Share one auction link with parents, carers, staff, friends, and local supporters.

Step 4

Get bidding!

Supporters browse the auction and place bids. Enable email notifications so people know when they are outbid.

Step 5

Close and follow up

Contact winners and arrange payment and prize collection using Aucly's powerful winner management system, or download a CSV and manage it your way.

Why PTAs use Aucly

Built for volunteer organisers

School fundraising is usually run by busy volunteers. Aucly is designed to keep the auction process clear and manageable, whether you have ten prizes or a full catalogue of donated items.

Everything you need in one place

  • Mobile-friendly auction pages
  • Simple item setup
  • Social media friendly auction links
  • eBay style proxy bidding
  • Scheduled auction start and end dates
  • Detailed bid/visitor metrics
  • Suitable for fairs, seasonal fundraisers, and one-off campaigns
  • Works for small and large prize lists
Prize listings

Showcase prizes clearly

Each auction item should be easy to understand at a glance. Use clear titles, short descriptions, good photos, and sensible starting bids so supporters can decide quickly what they want to bid on.

Example PTA auction prizes
FAQ

PTA auction questions

Yes! Aucly is suitable for PTA and school fundraising auctions where organisers want to list prizes online and let supporters place bids digitally.

Common PTA auction items include class hampers, local business vouchers, children’s activities, lessons, event tickets, teacher experiences, and parent-donated services.

Yes! You can run an auction before, during, or after a school fair. Many PTAs use online bidding to give more parents a chance to take part, even if they cannot attend in person.

Share the auction link through the channels your school community already uses, such as email, WhatsApp groups, newsletters, or social media.

No! Aucly is great for small fundraisers with a handful of prizes as well as larger auctions with many donated items.

Ready to run your PTA auction?

Create an online auction for your next school fundraiser and give parents a simple way to support it.