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About New Raffle

Empowering Generosity through Innovation
We’ve taken the classic raffle concept and transformed it into a truly modern online system. Goodbye, “Tricky Tray” and hello New Raffle – where prizes and the thrill of bidding come alive online.

Reboot your fundraising with New Raffle—our smart online tool connects you with a broader audience through extended campaigns, helping you meet and exceed your fundraising goals

The old-fashioned concept

Remember Tricky Tray—formerly known as the Chinese auction? It’s a classic fundraising raffle/auction event where:

  • Local, timely event: Takes place once, in local event hall
  • Item Display: Items are showcased on tables for all to review
  • Ticket Purchase: Attendees buy tickets to bid on their favorite items
  • Bidding: Participants place their tickets in a container beside the item they desire; more tickets mean a better chance of winning
  • Drawing: At the end of the auction, one ticket is manually drawn from each container, and the ticket holder wins the corresponding item

Taking it online

Rebbot your fundraising with New Raffle.  We’ve taken the old Tricky Tray idea and made it a true modern online system!

  • Online prize gallery – Members browse prizes on their PC, phone, or tablet
  • Participants can join from anywhere in the country
  • Members buy tickets online. Option to purchase tickets in the office
  • Members “bid” by placing virtual tickets for prizes they wish to win
  • Contribution towards Project Costs enabled – Allows organizations to run an online campaign at no cost to the organization
  • Transparent & simple-to-understand random prize drawing system

New Raffle is a premium system with many smart features

Features List

  • Participants can join from anywhere in the country
  • Members buy tickets online, with an option to purchase tickets in the office with cash or check
  • Sweepstakes mode allows the “No Purchase Necessary” feature
  • Custom configured tiered ticket pricing
  • Members have the option to contribute funds to help cover the costs associated with the project
  • Transparent & simple to understand random prize drawing system
  • Member’s database can be used by the organization for future events and CRM system
  • Event’s duration, ticket’s cost, and many other features are controlled by the organization’s admin
  • Members & transactions information is available for download to Excel. Free Excel dashboard reporting is included
  • Custom banners and logo, along with custom About Us, Terms, and FAQ pages

Premium Online System

All aspects of your raffle event are conducted online, allowing access to a wider audiance

Extended Event

No longer one day affair – Raffle can run for weeks, even months

Virtually Free

Our system has a feature that helps your organization cover all campaign costs, including our platform fees

Honest & simple drawing

Transparent & simple-to-understand random prize drawing system

The Benefits

New Raffle transforms the classic raffle auction into an online experience, adding great features and benefits

The two primary advantages of going digital:
1. Extended Event Duration: Auctions can run for weeks or months instead of a one-day event.
2. Nationwide Participation: Participants can join from anywhere in the country.

Both are designed to boost the amount of funds raised.

Many additional features and benefits are available, and we’d be happy to demonstrate them in a live demo. To contact us, please complete the Demo Request form.

Extended Reach

Extended Reach

As an online system, the organization is no longer confined to its local geographical area. With email outreach and social media tools, it can attract supporters from across the country. …

Sweepstakes Mode

Sweepstakes Mode

Allowing sweepstakes mode in an online raffle offers several benefits: Sweepstakes mode creates a more engaging, accessible, and legally flexible platform that can boost outreach and fundraising efforts.

Honest Drawing System

Honest Drawing System

In the old “tricky tray” raffle, a person must stick their hand in a jar to pick a winning ticket, leaving room for doubt and inconsistency. In contrast, our online …

Extended Duration

Extended Duration

By removing the constraint of a single-day event, an online raffle system opens up a much broader window for donors to contribute. The extended duration of your fundraising campaign translates …

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Frequently Asked Questions. Click on any question below

No. The New Raffle supports Offline ticket purchases (OTP).  Members can pay in the office using cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, and other methods. The system's administrator will then grant the member tickets, allowing him to bid on prizes.

No. The system features a Sweepstake mode, where members can be granted a certain number of free tokens upon request.

A: At Expert Data Systems (New Raffle parent company), integrity is at the heart of everything we do. We are a trusted partner dedicated to supporting nonprofit organizations, and we pride ourselves on transparency in all our processes. With 30 years of IT experience, we ensure that our systems are designed to be fair and unbiased.

We offer two modes for prize selection:

  1. Use our system's built-in random number generator.
  2. Use an external random number generator, like random.org, and plug the generated number into our software to identify the winner.

No. The system supports an unlimited number of users from anywhere in the country.

The organization sets it up. You can set up a tiered system, where the more tickets a member buys, the cheaper the per-ticket cost.

We charge a 5% platform fee on the total funds raised, capped at $1,800 per raffle event.  We believe in fairness, honesty, and full transparency—no hidden fees, no surprises. Here’s exactly how it works:

  • Platform Fee: 5% of gross ticket sales
  • Maximum Cap:  $1,800 per raffle event.  Once your 5% fee reaches $1,800, any additional funds raised are entirely yours
  • What It Covers:
    • Hosting, maintenance & uptime monitoring
    • Real-time dashboards & analytics – Track ticket sales, participant engagement, and bidding
    • Helpdesk system for participants - Our team fields questions from ticket buyers, helping troubleshoot individual donors' issues.
    • Fraud protection
    • Organization support during event set up and execution
    • Ongoing platform improvement
  • Fee Examples:
    - If you raise $10,000, your fee is 5% × $10,000 = $500.
    - If you raise $50,000, 5% would be $2,500, but we cap it at $1,800

Still have questions?  Please reach out at support@newraffle.com

The cost to use the platform consists of two parts: a one-time onboarding fee and a per-event platform fee.

We currently charge a one-time Onboarding fee of $250 and a per-event 5% platform fee on the total funds raised, capped at $1,800

See a fee calculator here 

Note: We do not charge a per-transaction fee; however, please note that PayPal may charge a fee for online transactions, depending on the type of account you have.

Yes. When supporters buy tickets, they can add an optional donation at checkout to help cover campaign costs—we call this the “HC3 fund.”

Unlike platform providers that keep every penny in contributed to that fund (aka "tip jar"), New Raffle never touches HC3 dollars. The money goes straight into your organization’s account, and you keep every cent of it.

Yes —New Raffle fully supports Sweepstakes mode. Organization administrators can enable it at any time. Enabling Sweepstakes mode usually classifies your event as a prize promotion (not gambling) under most state laws.

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