Fundraising Events · Included in Premium

One database. Every ticket, sponsorship, and gift on the donor record.

Sell tickets and sponsorships online, seat your tables, check guests in with a QR code, and watch the totals update live, all inside CoolFocus. No separate event tool and no reconciling two donor lists afterward.

Included in Premium. Paid ticketing and sponsorships run through CoolPay; free RSVP events don’t need it. About CoolPay

How it works

From the first ticket to the financial report. Banquets, dinners, and benefit events run from the same system as your donors and volunteers.

A ticket page that sells itself. Guests pick ticket tiers on your event page, apply a promo code, and pay through CoolPay. Their tickets arrive by email with a QR code and Apple and Google Wallet buttons.

One database

One guest, one record. Linda buys two tickets, gets her wallet pass, is checked in and seated at Table 7, and gives at her table. Every step lands on the same donor record, with the deductible amount figured from each ticket’s fair-market value.

TicketsOct 6Wallet passOct 6Check-in6:12 PMSeatedTable 7GiftAt her table
2
1
2S
LK
Linda Kessler#2087
DonorVolunteer Contact

(319) 555-0177

Mobile · Prefers email

linda.kessler@example.org

Personal

Recent Activity
  1. $250.00 · Gift at the Spring Banquet · CoolPayReceipted
  2. Table 7 host · 8 of 8 seats filled
  3. Checked in at the Spring Banquet
  4. Tickets emailed with QR code · added to Apple Wallet
  5. $150.00 · 2 banquet tickets · deductible $70.00Receipted
Included in Premium

Everything the event team needs. Before, during, and after the night, on the records your whole team already uses.

  • Online tickets and registration

    An event page you design, with ticket tiers, sale windows, private tiers and capacity. Free events use RSVP.

  • Paid checkout through CoolPay

    Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and bank accounts on the same CoolPay checkout as your giving pages.

  • Promo codes

    Codes for board members, early registrants, or a partner church, applied right on the ticket page.

  • Sponsorship tiers

    Levels with included tickets and online sponsor checkout, plus confirmation and reminder emails.

  • Sponsor self-service hub

    Sponsors name their guests, upload their logo and deliverables, and see their recognition.

  • Table hosts

    Hosts get their own page to invite guests to their table and follow who has accepted.

  • Visual seating chart

    A drag-and-drop floor plan with live seat counts and per-table totals.

  • QR check-in

    Scan tickets with a phone or tablet camera, search by name, add walk-ins, and keep going offline.

  • Apple and Google Wallet passes

    Tickets arrive by email with a QR code and buttons to add them to Apple or Google Wallet.

  • Live staff dashboard

    Check-in, seating, and money raised update as the night happens.

  • Budget vs actuals

    Expenses against the budget, with a financial report showing variance, ROI and revenue by source.

  • Event volunteer shifts

    Volunteers sign up online for event shifts, and staff see who is covering each one.

  • Badges and meal counts

    Print name badges and table cards, and send the caterer an accurate meal count.

  • Email broadcasts and reminders

    Broadcasts, targeted sends, and reminder emails to your guests.

  • Peer-to-peer fundraising

    Fundraiser pages, teams and leaderboards for your event.

  • On the donor record

    Every ticket, sponsorship and gift becomes a contribution on the donor’s record, with fair-market-value deductibility.

Run your next banquet on the donor record.

Fundraising Events is included in Premium. Paid ticketing and sponsorships run through CoolPay.