{"id":227,"date":"2023-02-02T05:43:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T05:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/?p=227"},"modified":"2024-11-19T12:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:06:40","slug":"how-do-i-make-an-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/how-do-i-make-an-event\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make an event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 about-text\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oktion is a complete fundraising event management platform that offers silent auctions, raffles, donation collection and ticket management. Whether you want to run an event with one or a combination of these features, we are the right platform to help you raise the most funds for your cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to start an event<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 about-text\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the Oktion web app, simply click \u2018New Event\u2019 in the top right hand corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-medium:36px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:36px;--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"559\" alt=\"web app_new event\" title=\"web app_new event\" src=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event-200x137.png 200w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event-400x273.png 400w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event-600x410.png 600w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event-800x547.png 800w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_new-event.png 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick Event vs Full Event<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After clicking \u2018New Event\u2019 you will be asked to choose between a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick Event<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Event<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A quick event has only one feature whereas a full event can have multiple.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"510\" alt=\"new event\" title=\"web app_quick vs full event\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1165 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event-200x125.png 200w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event-400x249.png 400w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event-800x499.png 800w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_quick-vs-full-event.png 818w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 818px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 818px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 818\/510;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Event<\/span><\/h3><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A full event lets you create an event that is either <\/span><b>online or in-venue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with<\/span><b> one or more features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You have the freedom to manage the dates, times and information of all your features and build a complete, connected fundraising event. Each feature is AUD $75.00 and you are free to add as many as you like.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Details<\/span><\/h3><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Once you have selected Full Event, you will be asked to complete the event details. These include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 17px;\">\n<li><b>Visibility<\/b><br \/>\nA public event will appear on the Oktion homepage and any registered user can participate in this type of event. A private event will be hidden from the Oktion homepage and registered users may participate in this type of event through invitation only<\/li>\n<li><b>Event image<\/b><br \/>\nThe event image will appear on the event card on the Oktion homepage and as the cover image on the event page. Upload a bright and eye catching event image to get attention from as may contributors as possible.<\/li>\n<li><b>Event name<\/b><br \/>\nThe name that will display on the event card and on the event details page<\/li>\n<li><b>About This Event<\/b><br \/>\nThis is a description of your event. Use this as an opportunity to tell contributors about your organisation and your cause. The more descriptive this section is, the more likely a user is likely to contribute.<\/li>\n<li><b>Currency<\/b><br \/>\nSet the currency of your event. All prices i.e. bids, raffle ticket amounts and donation amounts will be displayed in this currency. Users will also pay in this currency.<\/li>\n<li><b>Target Amount<\/b><br \/>\nThe target amount is hidden from users and is a feature used by the organiser in the dashboard of their event<\/li>\n<li><b>Tags<\/b><br \/>\nUse tags to enter key words that will make your event more searchable on the application.<\/li>\n<li><b>Start and End Date<\/b><br \/>\nIn a full event, keep in mind to set the start and end date so that it encompasses the dates of all your features. You will not be able to enter a feature start and end dates outside of your event dates<\/li>\n<li><b>Location<\/b><br \/>\nChoose whether your event is online or in a venue<\/li>\n<li><b>Bank Account<\/b><br \/>\nThis is the account that your contribution will be transferred to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After filling out the required details click \u2018Save\u2019 or \u2018Save &amp; Publish\u2019 to create your event!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick Event<\/span><\/h3><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick event is an <\/span><b>online only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> event which has only one type of feature. Managing dates, times and information is simpler, however, you won\u2019t be able to add any more features once you have created the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25.2px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:35.23px;\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feature details<\/span><\/h3><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"510\" alt=\"web app_create an event\" title=\"web app_create an event\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1166 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event-200x125.png 200w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event-400x249.png 400w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event-800x499.png 800w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/web-app_create-an-event.png 818w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 818px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 818px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 818\/510;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Once you have selected Quick Event, you will be asked to complete the event details. These include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 17px;\">\n<li><b>Visibility<\/b><br \/>\nA public event will appear on the Oktion homepage and any registered user can participate in this type of event. A private event will be hidden from the Oktion homepage and registered users may participate in this type of event through invitation only<\/li>\n<li><b>Event image<\/b><br \/>\nThe event image will appear on the event card on the Oktion homepage and as the cover image on the event page<\/li>\n<li><b>Event name<\/b><br \/>\nThe name that will display on the event card and on the event details page.<\/li>\n<li><b>About This Event<\/b><br \/>\nThis is a description of your event. Use this as an opportunity to tell contributors about your organisation and your cause. The more descriptive this section is, the more likely a user is likely to contribute.<\/li>\n<li><b>Currency<\/b><br \/>\nSet the currency of your event. All prices i.e. bids, raffle ticket amounts and donation amounts will be displayed in this currency. Users will also pay in this currency.<\/li>\n<li><b>Target Amount<\/b><br \/>\nThe target amount is hidden from users and is a feature used by the organiser in the dashboard of their event<\/li>\n<li><b>Tags<\/b><br \/>\nUse tags to enter key words that will make your event more searchable on the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And depending on the feature you have selected, you will need to fill out the relevant information. Click on the links below for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/how-to-make-a-silent-auction\/\">Auction set up guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/how-to-enter-raffle-feature-details\/\">Raffle set up guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/how-to-enter-donation-feature-details\/\">Donation set up guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After filling out the required details click \u2018Save\u2019 or \u2018Save &amp; Publish\u2019 to create your event!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oktion is a complete fundraising event management platform that offers silent auctions, raffles, donation collection and ticket management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organisers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}