Overview

Raise Away provides fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations and schools by supplying consignment auction items, primarily luxury travel packages, plus sports memorabilia, jewelry, and luxury handbags for live, silent, and online auctions. It uses a consignment model: nonprofits pay cost to acquire items, and proceeds above cost go to the organization; items on average sell for 135% of nonprofit cost; Raise Away sources its own trips to keep costs low and partners with auctioneers and fundraising software. They differentiate by lowering costs through self-sourced trips and passing negotiated savings to nonprofits, with a track record of fulfilling nearly $600k in trips for 200+ nonprofits in 2020 after a competitor stopped. Their goal is to maximize fundraising returns for partner nonprofits and schools, serve 1,000+ organizations annually, and expand offerings with initiatives like NPOW and Google Grants assistance.