Nonprofit ticketing and event registration, built into your donation forms
Donately is nonprofit ticketing software that lets organizations sell event tickets, memberships, and merchandise directly from their donation form. Create custom ticket tiers, sponsorship levels, and registration options in one checkout, with no separate ticketing tool; included on every Donately plan.
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Sell event tickets online
Ticket sales run through the same form as your donations. A supporter picks a tier, adds a donation if they want to, and pays once. One checkout, one receipt, and one record in your donor data.
Handle event registration
Registration is a form, and you already have a form builder. Add the questions your event actually needs, with the answers attached to the purchase:
- Dietary requirements, t-shirt size, athlete name and age, emergency contact, waiver acknowledgement
- Purchase limits per tier so you don't oversell a table or a session
- Open and close tiers on your own schedule to run early-bird pricing, then general admission, then at-the-door
Sell memberships, merch and sponsorships in the same checkout
Tickets are the common case. However, the underlying feature Cart Items, which is what it's called inside the product, handles anything you'd sell alongside a gift:
- Sponsorship levels for a gala or tournament, sold to businesses rather than individuals
- Membership tiers with an annual renewal
- Merchandise — shirts, tote bags, anything with a price and a quantity
- Raffle entries, tribute gifts, auction paddle numbers
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What happens on event day
Saved lists and filters make it easy to see attendees on the day of the event. Export data, use lists for ticket purchasers, and use global search to quickly see registrant details.
What ticketing costs
Ticketing isn't priced separately. It's part of your donation form, so a ticket carries the same fees as a donation. It’s included on every plan at no additional charge — see pricing.
A note on "free" event ticketing. Several platforms advertise it. They're free to your organization; the cost moves to the person buying the ticket, usually as a contribution added at checkout that you don't set and can't switch off. The full comparison is on what platforms actually cost.
How to set up event ticketing in five steps
Create a form or campaign page for your event.
Add your ticket tiers: name, price, and how many are available.
Add your registration questions so the answers arrive attached to each purchase.
Set your limits and dates: purchase caps per tier, and when early-bird closes.
Embed the form on your site, or share the hosted campaign page.
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Offer products & merch with every gift
Add apparel, mugs, books — anything you want to sell — right to your donation form. With variants, images, and donor-covered fees, it’s effortless fundraising merch.
Sell tickets right from your form
Let supporters buy general admission, VIP, or virtual tickets inside your donation form — with custom tiers, purchase limits, and one smooth checkout.
Let supporters reserve what matters
Whether it’s table seating, special access, or limited experiences, Cart Items let you offer reservations directly in your form — with customizable quantity and pricing.
Make sponsorships easy for you — and them
Add tiered sponsorship levels to your form with custom perks and pricing — perfect for events, campaigns, or year-round support. Business and community partners can self-select and commit on the spot.
Offer memberships with perks — and purpose
Turn one-time givers into ongoing supporters with membership tiers that renew automatically. From annual passes to donor clubs, let people feel like part of something bigger — right from your donation form.
Handle registrations with zero hassle
Whether it’s a workshop, training, or special event, let supporters register and give in one seamless step — right from your donation form. Fast, clean, and built for busy teams.
Sell tickets, tables, sponsorships — all in one place
Let guests choose exactly how they want to support your event — tickets, tables, VIP upgrades, and more. One checkout, no friction, better experiences.
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Frequently asked questions
What is nonprofit ticketing software?
Nonprofit ticketing software lets an organization sell tickets to fundraising events such as galas, tournaments, dinners, registrations. They keep the buyer's details as part of its donor data. Donately handles ticketing inside the donation form, so a ticket purchase and a donation arrive in one checkout and one record.
How do I sell event tickets online for my nonprofit?
Build a donation form or campaign page, add your ticket tiers as Cart Items with a price and available quantity. Add any registration questions, then embed the form on your site or share the hosted page. Supporters buy tickets and can add a donation in the same transaction.
How much does nonprofit event ticketing cost on Donately?
Ticketing is included on every plan with no additional charge. Because it runs through your donation form, a ticket carries the same fees as a donation; see pricing.
Can I create multiple ticket tiers and set purchase limits?
Yes. Each tier is its own item with its own price and available quantity, so you can run general admission alongside VIP and sponsor tables, cap each one, and close early-bird pricing on your own schedule.
Can supporters buy tickets and make a donation in the same checkout?
Yes, and it's the main reason to run ticketing through your donation platform rather than a separate tool. One transaction, one receipt, and the buyer lands in your donor data with their giving history attached.
How do I handle details regarding event registration?
Add your questions to the form; dietary needs, sizes, emergency contacts, waivers. The answers arrive attached to the ticket purchase rather than in a separate signup sheet you have to reconcile afterwards.
How does check-in work on event day?
Through saved list views and exports. Filter and sort your attendee list, save the view, and check people in from it on a laptop or on paper. Donately doesn't offer QR-code scanning at the door. If that's essential for your event, a dedicated events platform is the better fit.
Can I sell merchandise and memberships too?
Yes. The same Cart Items feature handles merchandise, membership tiers with annual renewals, sponsorship levels, raffle entries and tribute gifts. Anything with a price and a quantity.
Can I sell sponsorships to businesses?
Yes. Sponsorship levels are set up like ticket tiers. They are usually at higher prices with their own questions; company name, logo, how they want to be listed in the program.
Do supporters have to leave my website to buy a ticket?
No. The form embeds into your own page, so the purchase happens on your site. You can also use a hosted campaign page if you'd rather send people to a dedicated URL.
Can I limit how many tickets one person buys?
Yes, per tier. Useful for capping tables, managing a limited-capacity venue, or stopping one buyer clearing your early-bird allocation.
What payment methods can ticket buyers use?
The same as donors: credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, PayPal, and digital wallets including Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Do I get a report of who bought what?
Yes, by tier, by item, by date, with the registration answers attached, and exportable for your volunteers or your CRM.
Can ticket buyers cover the processing fees?
Yes. The same optional fee-coverage setting that applies to donations applies to ticket purchases, and you choose whether it's offered.
Is there a limit on how many events I can run?
No. Create as many forms and campaign pages as you need, on any plan.
Can I offer free registration for some tickets?
Yes. Set a tier at $0 for volunteers, comped guests or free community events, and it still collects the registration details.
Can I use my own branding on the ticket page?
Yes. Colors, fonts, logo and layout, the same as any Donately form or campaign page, so the checkout looks like your organization rather than a vendor's.