Events: Draw Raffle Winners Directly in CharityEngine

Introduction

CharityEngine now supports raffle ticket drawings for events. Organizations can enable raffle participation on event tickets and perform random winner selection directly within CharityEngine.

This enhancement helps streamline raffle management while simplifying ticket tracking and winner selection workflows.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites
3. Enable Raffle Participation on Event Tickets
4. Conduct a Raffle Drawing
5. Review and Manage Winners
6. Outcome
7. FAQ & Further Reading

Prerequisites

Before conducting raffle drawings, ensure the following:

• An event has been configured within CharityEngine
• Event ticket types have been created
• Appropriate event management permissions are assigned

No additional prerequisite configuration is required.

Instructions

Instruction: Enable Raffle Participation on Event Tickets

Step 1:

Navigate to the Events App > Events > Search & Manage.

Step 2:

Open the applicable event.

Step 3:

Access the ticket configuration area.

Step 4:

Enable raffle participation for the applicable ticket type.

Step 5:

Save the ticket configuration changes.

Instruction: Conduct a Raffle Drawing

Step 1:

Navigate to the applicable event record.

Step 2:

Access the raffle management or ticket participation area.

Step 3:

Review eligible raffle entries.

Step 4:

Initiate the random winner selection process.

Step 5:

Allow CharityEngine to randomly select the raffle winner.

Instruction: Review and Manage Winners

Step 1:

Review the selected raffle winner details.

Step 2:

Document or communicate winner information as needed.

Step 3:

Repeat the drawing process if multiple winners are required.

Outcome

After completing the above steps, the organization should be able to conduct raffle drawings directly within CharityEngine event management workflows. This enhancement helps reduce manual raffle administration while improving efficiency and accuracy for event fundraising activities.

FAQ & Further Reading

Q. Can raffle participation be enabled for specific ticket types only?

A. Yes. Raffle participation can be configured individually at the ticket level.

Q. Does CharityEngine randomly select winners?

A. Yes. Winner selection is randomized directly within the platform.

Q. Can multiple raffle winners be selected?

A. Organizations can repeat the drawing process as needed for multiple winners.