Online Bidding OPENS at 10:00 AM on Friday, April 22 and CLOSES at 6:45 PM on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
What You Can Expect
This year’s auction will use Greater Giving Online Bidding for Silent Auction items—allowing for a paperless bidding system. All gala invitees may participate in the Silent Auction whether or not you attend the event. Note carefully: All items must be picked up in person at Providence Academy no later than Friday, May 6; there is no available option for shipping. In addition, Mini-Live and Live Auction items are not available for online bidding.
If you wish to bid on live auction items but do not plan to attend the Gala in person, please contact Mr. Josh Anderson, Director of Development, to arrange a proxy-bidder to serve in your place during the Live Auction.
If You Are Purchasing Tickets to Attend the Gala…
You will receive a link to Online Bidding when you complete your ticket purchase.
If You Are Not Able to Attend the Gala, but still wish to bid…
Register at any time at https://papa2022.ggo.bid/. Bidding opens at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22 and closes at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 30.
How to Mobile Bid with Greater Giving Online Bidding
- When the auction is open, you will receive an automated ‘Welcome’ text with your bidder link. After clicking the link in the text, begin searching for packages by name, number, or category
- Select the package you wish to bid on.
- You can Bid the next increment or Bid More than the next increment
- If you choose to Bid More you can choose to set your Max Bid. If your max bid is the highest, the system will automatically bid in your favor until you are outbid or until the silent auction closes. If your bid is lower than the highest max bid on that package, you will be prompted to enter a higher bid.
- To "watch" a package, select the star icon on the package.
- If you’re out-bid at any point before the silent auction closes, you will receive a text message.
- To view packages you are bidding on, click the menu button and select Bids.
- To view packages you are watching, click the menu button and select Favorites.
- Once the auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win.
- Under the Bids area you can check your winning packages.
Will this work for all mobile devices?
Yes, you can bid with any mobile device. When registering your mobile device, you will be provided a custom URL for bidding purposes.
With smartphones and tablets, you can browse, search and bid via a web browser. With standard mobile phones, you can bid and receive alerts via text messaging.
