Oktion vs Bright Sparqe

Oktion is a fundraising event management tool made for charities, schools, and non-profit organisations. It offers multiple fundraising features like auctions, raffles, donation collections, and admission tickets. With a robust set of customisable controls, organisers can tailor their events to maximise their initiative's fundraising potential. Oktion is an online hub of social good. The Oktion explore page displays all public events - giving organisations greater reach beyond their immediate community. Any user can contribute to a cause they find on the explore page or spread the message via multiple share functions. With no geographic boundaries to limit fundraising, initiatives can reach users on the other side of the world. There are four main fundraising features in Oktion. 'Auctions' allow organisers to put items up for bidding. Organisers can customise the name and description of an item, add images, and set the starting bid, bid increment, reserve amount, and Buy It Now amount. Auctions ran on the application happen in real-time. To participate, contributors need only enter a maximum bid amount and the application bids for them. When they are outbid, the application bids again until their maximum bid is reached. 'Raffles' allow organisers to sell raffle ticket bundles and giveaway prizes. Organisers can customise the name, price, and number of tickets of raffle ticket bundles. Raffles drawn on the application are automatable. Organisers need only enter the raffle draw time, and the application will randomly draw a winning ticket for every prize set. The owner of the winning ticket receives a notification of the prize they have won. 'Tickets' is a feature that allows organisers to raise funds through ticket sales. Organisers can set the name, price, quantity, and sale date of each ticket type. Organisers can even set ticket bundles to incentivise larger purchases. On the day of the event, guests can show their tickets stored in the app, and event organisers can mark their attendance. 'Donations' offer a collection point for contributors. Organisers can set fixed donation amounts or let contributors offer their own contributions. Oktion’s main goal is to facilitate fundraising. By simplifying the event management process, organisations can focus less on administration and more on their core initiatives. Oktion is proud to provide a platform that empowers organisations to raise funds for their vision.

Bright Sparqe is a registered not for profit charitable organisation that developed the Share and Share Alike platform with the objective to introduce a circular economy. The platform redistributes and re-purposes brand new products and unused food that will be available to be collected by charities assisting our most vulnerable community members and farmers. Rather than seeing excess items ending up as waste in landfill with the aim to reduce the expenditure associated with waste management. The platform was developed to support Bright Sparqe's objective of reducing waste and assisting our most vulnerable community members and farmers by allowing all types of businesses to donate brand new products and unused perishable and non-perishable foods putting it in the hands of charities and farmers who need it. The platform is available in Australia within all states and territories and will be deployed internationally. The platform connects businesses to charities and farmers who can accept donations. Businesses submit the brand-new products and unused food they wish to donate on the platform. Once an item is submitted to the platform it will be made available to charities and farmers to browse, claim and collect. Charities or farmers can access and collect donations in real-time within their radius. Donors can also opt to select their nominated partner via the preferred charity/farmer function. The preferred charity/farmer will have 30 minutes to either accept or dismiss the donation. The item donated will be locked until a decision is made or the time has expired. If the charity or farmer dismisses the offer, it will then be released for all charities to have the opportunity to claim the donation. All charities and farmers will need to monitor the platform whether on the mobility device or on their desktop through their web-browser via www.brightsparqe.org, for donations they can commit in collecting on the date and time required by the donor and any special collection instructions, by only accepting goods that are new and food that is unused. The donated product will provide the following: details the donor’s business name, address, contact person, contact number, and any specific collection notes will be made available for the charity or farmer in readiness for their collection of the donation. For perishable food all donors and charities must adhere to the Food Act and the Australian, New Zealand Food Standards Code including providing its risk rating and any food allergens and intolerance’s. The platform is available to retailers internationally for example, supermarkets, hotels and motels, cafés and restaurants, service stations, airlines, catering, corporate and government organisations, bakeries, fashion retailers, media outlets, supply and logistics organisations, construction, tertiary educational institutes etc. and all non-for-profit organisations (charities) and farmers. All donated products will provide the following: details, the date and time of when the donation can be collected, the location, the donor contact person, any special instructions and for unused food any allergens and intolerances to ensure the charity or farmer who accepts the product can in-turn ensure the unused food can be consumed. At all times the donor, charity and farmer must adhere to the Bright Sparqe terms and conditions and ensure due care has been exercised by the donor (and any related parties) when handling, storing and packing the goods. Charities and Farmers cannot resell products collected. For unused food everyone involved in the handling of the goods has maintained the highest standards of personal hygiene and cleanliness. They must comply with all relevant laws, policies and food safety standards in connection with the handling of the food (including, without limitation, the Food Act 1984 (Vic)), the Australian and New Zealand Food Standards Code and the Food Safety Standards.