Bank account and payouts
Where your raffle proceeds land — and a few less-obvious situations.
You add a bank account during setup so RaffleLink can send your raffle proceeds to you. For most organisations this is straightforward: the account should be the organisation's own bank account, so the money raised goes to the organisation.
You can add more than one account later
You're not stuck with the first account you enter. Once your organisation is set up, you can add additional bank accounts and pick a primary one — and from each raffle's settings, you can direct that raffle's proceeds to a specific account if it shouldn't go to the primary. Useful when different fundraisers serve different programs or chapters. See Multiple bank accounts for the details.
That's the happy path, and if it's yours, you're done. The rest of this page is for the situations that aren't as clear-cut.
When your situation is a bit different
Not every organisation receives funds the same way. A couple of arrangements come up often enough to be worth knowing:
You need to invoice RaffleLink first
Some organisations need to raise an invoice to RaffleLink to receive their proceeds, rather than having funds simply deposited. If that's how your finance process works, it can be accommodated — reach out to support@rafflelink.com and we'll set it up.
You need to handle the prize before passing on proceeds
Sometimes the money needs to move through a personal or intermediate account first — for example, when an individual is fundraising and needs to purchase or distribute the physical prize before passing the remaining proceeds to the organisation. This is workable too; the key is that it's deliberate and agreed up front.
When in doubt, tell us the shape of it
If your payout arrangement is anything other than "deposit straight to the organisation's account," the simplest path is to describe your situation to support@rafflelink.com before your raffle closes. We'd rather set it up correctly in advance than untangle it after the proceeds are due.