BiddingForGood Announces First Ever Catalogue Management Tool To Help Fundraisers Get Items For Their Auction

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BiddingForGood today announced the release of Item Acquisition Manager, a new and unique capability in Auction Manager that encompasses a broad suite of tools that help non-profit event fundraisers better manage the difficult process of building great auction catalogues of appealing items.

There is no other product on the market that delivers this end-to-end functionality. "Building a great catalogue is never easy and Item Acquisition Manager represents the first comprehensive set of catalogue management tools available to fundraisers today," said CEO Jon Carson. Item Acquisition Manager capabilities includes;

• Volunteer Management; A collection of tools that enable auction committees to better manage and track a team of volunteers in the process of soliciting hundreds of items.
• Campaign Management; A collection of tools that enable the auction manager to track activity against a large number of target item donors.
• Donor lists; Item Acquisition Manager offers an aggregated list of 1,400 nationwide item donors to enable clients to augment their item solicitation campaign
• Training Center; Most volunteers are new to item solicitation. The training center provides a comprehensive resource that includes training videos on how to make "the ask", target item categories, and best practices.
• Item Solicitation Communications; A customizable email or letter template linked to the organizations item donation form that can be used to easily solicit dozens of items from an organizations constituency email list

In addition, the company also announced three features included in its core offering that enable fundraisers to better merchandise their auction catalogues.

• Item Packages; The ability for organizations to easily combine and track a number of smaller items into a bigger ticket "Package". This is especially relevant to bigger organizations that secure large numbers of items.
• Improved Higher Performance cMarketplace; A unique resource for organizations looking to supplement their catalogue with a wide selection of no risk items in 7 categories available with varying revenue sharing plans.
• Catalogue Playbook; A comprehensive step-by-step guide for the new auction chair on how to organize an item acquisition drive complete with checklists by the client service team that has helped run over 20,000 auctions

Together with BiddingForGood's 500,00 registered bidders, fundraisers can access  auction leverage on both the supply side (more items) and the demand side (more bidders). "We get up every day looking to build innovative solutions that help our clients raise more money," says Carson.

About BiddingForGood; BiddingForGood is the leading cause-related e-commerce platform connecting consumers and marketers to non-profit fundraising auction events. Online auctions powered by BiddingForGood have generated over $260 million for non-profit organizations by allowing them to expand their bidder universe and access a new source of items.

Contact: Perry Allison, 1-617-252-6477

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