Playground projects
Raise money for new equipment, safer surfaces or outdoor play spaces.
For schools, PTAs, foundations and parent groups
Online auctions for schools
Raise money for playground improvements, school trips, bursaries, building repairs or new equipment by turning donated prizes into a simple online auction.
Create your auction, share one link with your school community, and let parents, staff, alumni and supporters bid online.
- Start building for free
- Mobile-friendly bidding
- No Aucly commission
Start building your auction for free. Smaller auctions may qualify for Aucly’s free tier.
A practical fit for school fundraisers
Help more people take part
Aucly works well alongside school fairs, quiz nights, dinners, Christmas fundraisers and other school events. People can browse and bid online, so they can still take part even if they cannot be there on the day.
- Open bidding to parents, staff, alumni and supporters who cannot attend in person.
- Give donated prizes a clear, shareable online listing.
- Keep bids, prize details and follow-up easier to manage in one place.
- Let proxy bidding keep supporters involved when they are busy.
School fundraiser
Run an auction alongside the things you already do
Use your auction alongside a school fair, quiz night, dinner, Christmas fundraiser, summer event or appeal. Share the link in emails, newsletters and school channels so more of your community can join in.
School fundraising use cases
Built for the ways schools fundraise
Turn donated prizes into a simple online auction and raise money for the things your school community cares about.
School trips
Help subsidise residentials, theatre trips or big year-group experiences.
Building repairs
Support the repairs and improvements that school budgets do not always stretch to.
New equipment
Fund laptops, sports kit, music equipment, library books or classroom resources.
Bursaries and hardship funds
Support pupils and families who need extra help.
PTA and school fairs
Add an online auction before, during or after an existing fundraiser.
Built for school organisers
Simple tools for school fundraising auctions
Aucly helps schools, PTAs and parent groups build before committing, share one clear auction page, keep supporters bidding on mobile and raise funds without Aucly commission.
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 supporters.
Mobile bidding
Supporters can browse prizes and bid from their phone.
Proxy bids and emails
Proxy bidding and outbid emails help keep people involved.
Less manual admin
Keep bids, winners and follow-up in one place.
Flexible payments
Use optional Stripe card payments or track bank transfers manually.
No Aucly commission
Aucly takes no commission on winning bids.
From prizes to winners
Donated prizes that work well online
Restaurant vouchers, family days out, children’s activities, hampers, sports coaching, music lessons, tutoring sessions, local experiences and parent-donated skills can all work well when they are easy to browse and bid on.
Restaurant vouchers
Family days out
Children’s activities
Hampers
Sports coaching
Tutoring sessions
How Aucly works
A simple five-step auction flow
Create the auction, add prizes, share one link, 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.
- Share one linkSend it to parents, staff, alumni and supporters.
- 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 used Aucly to open bidding beyond event attendees, sharing the auction with its wider school community and supporters over around a month.
Read the case study
FAQ
School auction questions
Answers for school organisers planning an online auction around donated prizes and school fundraising.
Yes. Aucly works well alongside school fairs, quiz nights, dinners, Christmas fundraisers and other school events. People can browse and bid online, so they can still take part even if they cannot be there on the day.
You choose how widely to share the auction link. Many schools share it with parents, staff, alumni, local supporters and people attending a school event.
Restaurant vouchers, local business vouchers, family days out, children’s activities, beauty or wellness treatments, hampers, sports coaching, music lessons, tutoring sessions, teacher experiences and parent-donated skills or services can all work well.
Yes. Schools can use Aucly for charity auctions that support bursaries, hardship funds, playground projects, school trips, equipment or other important needs.
No. Organisers can start building an auction for free, add prizes and preview it before deciding whether they need a paid plan. Smaller auctions may qualify for Aucly’s free tier; if a paid plan is needed, Aucly prompts before scheduling the auction to go live.
Ready to run your school auction online?
Start building your auction for free. Add prizes, preview the page and share one link with your school community. Aucly charges a flat platform fee for paid auctions, with no commission on funds raised.