Online Raffles and Text Giving

[badger1]

I'm on the committee of our local vilage carnival and we were discussing the issue of our 'cashless-ish' society and how to raise more money.

We've always run a raffle using physical tickets but were wondering if it would be easier to 'go online', cut costs of printing tickets, writing names/numbers etc. Has anyone any experince of doing this? Is there a way of combining with physical tickets as well? - I guess as long as the ticket has a unique number then that's probably doable?

We're also thinking of a text number for donations, eg Text ACME5 to donate £5 - that sort of thing, along with publishing a QR code to donation page

Again, has anyone any experience of this sort of thing, or any other ideas that have worked.

Thanks in advance - we've got until end of April so hopefully enough time to sort something!!!

[Rob s]

You can buy card machines so people can tap to pay I think that would be an easy solution as everything else could remain the same.

There are a quite a few options and at different price points. Most are just a small box that links to your mobile and uses an app.

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[badger1]

Thanks Rob, we have some card readers that we use when people have bought tickets in the past but we're wondering if a full online raffle would raise more (and be easier to manage)

[jamiej]

I'd say card machines and physical tickets is the way to go.

Anything purely online is far easier to walk away from

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[Kris]

If you are selling tickets online you need to apply for a small society's lottery registration with your local council to comply with the Gambling act.

Theres a set up fee of £40 and annual fee of £20 per year thereafter.

[badger1]

If you are selling tickets online you need to apply for a small society's lottery registration with your local council to comply with the Gambling act.

Theres a set up fee of £40 and annual fee of £20 per year thereafter.

Thanks Kris, that's great to know. Will mention that at the next meeting.