Re: AUGD: Raffle Draw Software???
Re: AUGD: Raffle Draw Software???
- Subject: Re: AUGD: Raffle Draw Software???
- From: Terry White <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:34:27 +0200
We've been using Ticket Drum for years:
http://www.beckmanjm.com/software.html
It was actually designed by one of our members with a lot of influence from yours truly :)
On Oct 15, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Nicholas Pyers wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on software that can be used to excite up Raffle Draws at User Group Meetings?
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> Personally, I currently print out little paper slips (usually DL in size - 1/3 an A4 page) that I place on seats before the meeting.
> The slips have space for the entrants Name, Suburb and Email Address. There is a 'pre-ticked' box stating that winners agree to have their Initial, Surname and Suburb published on our website (and/or in our magazine) and if relevant their email address may be passed onto our sponsors (in order for them to supply some prizes direct to the winner). There is often a box to tick to OPT-OUT of 'marketing' emails from us.
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> Then just before our 'Coffee Break' I remind people to fill in the forms during the break and place them in a box. Then at the end of the presentation, bring the box forward and manually draw slips out... On the back of the slips, I get an assistant to write the prize that was won.
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> This works... but is so 19th Century :)
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> Sometimes I duck in the 20th Century and have a Keynote slide that builds to show the 'current prize' we are about draw out.
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> Surely in the 21st Century there must be decent software packages out there that can make this all happen???
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> I'd love to see an iPad app that could conduct draws... Even a simple app that has a cute animation during a random number (we'd still have paper numbers to hand out) have it outputting the number to the projector. Have it gather the results that can be emailed to a Committee member.
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> More advanced features could include;
> - the ability to include an image and short description of the current prize (obviously would need to be pre-entered).
> - the ability to enter the winners name as drawn (even better still have someone with another iPad or iPhone been able to enter these details in "remotely") and a summary of the winners is displayed at the end of the draw.
> - If we have 'remote' connections, then the ability for ticket buyers to enter their details in via their own iPhone or iPad would be a cute idea (with the ticket seller approving the purchase on the "main iPad" after the money is paid of course :) )
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> Anyone interested in writing such an App, or know if one already exists?
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