Raffles and free prize draws

Keep your draw in hand.

Keep entries, estimated returns and draw records together. Your team records payments taken outside Charitas, reviews the entries and confirms the closed record before the system selects winners.

Raffles is in development. Availability and the allowed draw type must be confirmed separately for your workspace.

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An illustrative country hotel with a garden and blue front doorIllustrative prizeCountry break

A change of scenery.

A country break is one prize idea. Your manager records the details and terms in Raffles.

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Keep entries together

Review estimated returns

Retain the final record

Your manager holds the reins.

Raffles keeps the records organised. Your charity’s manager stays responsible for the draw.

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Your manager chooses the allowed mode and records the prizes, terms and entry deadline.

A manager-led example

Review before selecting winners

See how a manager reviews entries and costs, closes the record and confirms it before winners are selected.

Inside the raffle screens

Raffles remains in development. These static screenshots show the native component running locally with synthetic records, read-only fixtures and its default theme.

Native raffle overview showing synthetic revision 6, its digest, manager confirmation and the Select winners once control.
A closed synthetic raffle shows revision 6, its digest and manager confirmation. Winner selection was not activated.
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No authenticated product session or live backend was used. Backend persistence and random selection were not verified. Pictured controls do not run here; the illustrated tabs remain available.

This source-grounded illustration uses synthetic records to show the Raffles workflow in development. No live draw takes place here.

Project / Raffles

Example draw

Synthetic records

Review the closed record

Eligible tickets
500
Prizes
1
Closed revision
6

After the advertised deadline, your manager closes entries, then reviews and confirms the exact closed revision and snapshot before the server randomly selects winners.

Entries closed · example

Snapshot: EXAMPLE-SNAPSHOT-6

Example manager confirmation: “I reviewed revision 6 and confirm this draw. Winner selection is final.”

AI cannot read draw records or administer draws. Your team handles participant contact and prize fulfilment outside Charitas.

Count the costs first.

Estimate ticket quantity × price, less prizes, other costs and the good-cause allocation. This local calculator does not issue or record tickets.

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ReturnsExample
Example ticket sales, costs and allocation
Gross ticket sales
£1,000
Prize costs
− £100
Other costs
− £50
Good-cause allocation
− £0
Remaining balance
£850

The allocation sets money aside for your cause. The remaining balance is after that allocation, not your full fundraising proceeds.

500 tickets × £2 = £1,000 gross. Subtract £100 prizes, £50 other costs and £0 allocation: £850 remains. Set a fixed £200 allocation and £650 remains.

A little inspiration

Start with a prize idea.

Give your team a starting point for planning prizes. Your manager records the prizes, terms and deadline in Raffles.

An illustrative family day out at a colourful theme parkFamily day out

Make a day of it.

A family day out is one experience idea. Keep its details alongside the terms and entry deadline your manager sets.

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An illustrative wicker hamper with bread, fruit and a blue mugHamper

Gather a few favourites.

A hamper is one gift idea. Include its cost when reviewing your draw’s estimated returns.

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These scenes illustrate prize ideas. They do not show supplied prizes or existing sponsors.

Questions, answered.

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Before you start

Community volunteers working together
A PLACE TO START

Plan to manage your draw.

Record your setup preferences. Raffles availability and the allowed draw type are confirmed separately.

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