Online Bidding with Greater Giving

What You Can Expect

This year’s auction will use Greater Giving Online Bidding – allowing for a paperless bidding system. You will bid using your smartphone or tablet on silent auction items. Also, you can easily track Packages by “following” their activity without having to continuously return to a table or bid sheet. 

How to Mobile Bid with Greater Giving Online Bidding

1. Register your mobile number and credit card information on our registration page in advance of the event or upon arrival.
2. When the auction is open, you will receive an automated ‘Welcome’ text with your bidder link.
3. After clicking the link in the text, begin searching for packages by name, number, or category
4. Select the package you wish to bid on.
5. You can Bid the next increment or Bid More than the next increment
6. 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.
7. To purchase a package at the Buy Now price, select the Buy button.
8. To "watch" a package, select the star icon on the package.
9. To make a donation, select the Donation button on your home screen and choose a preset amount or select the Custom Amount button to enter the amount you wish to donate.
10. If you’re out-bid at any point before the silent auction closes, you will receive a text message.
11. To view packages you are bidding on, click the menu button and select Bids.
12. To view packages you are watching, click the menu button and select Favorites.
13. Once the auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win.
14. Under the Bids area you can check your winning packages.

Nearly 120 years ago, the first graduating class of Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute organized what we know today as the UL Lafayette Alumni Association. Since then, the association has followed its mission to bridge the gap and keep its alumni connected to our beloved alma mater.

We invite our alumni and friends to join us virtually beginning May 3, 2021, to honor the past, celebrate the present, and contribute to our future. The Alumni Association Celebration will showcase the organization's history, including traditions, special events, and most importantly, the people who have shaped the Alumni Association into what it is today. An online auction will be open to the public for ten days to bid on various items while simultaneously providing the opportunity for you to give back to the association.

President-Elect of the UL Lafayette Alumni Association, John Pere, serves as chairperson of the Alumni Association Celebration, with Mary Galyean serving as auction chair. The Alumni Association looks forward to celebrating with you and greatly appreciates the support of our alumni and friends, who help our university and community thrive.

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