How to run a school wide event

This guide helps explain how to sell tickets and collect information for large school wide events like Prom or Homecoming.

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💃🕺🏼 Omella can help manage your next large event with these features

📃 Pre-built templates
🗓️ Set page start and end dates
🔐 Require an access code for ticket purchase
🎟️ Limit ticket quantity per submission
✍️ Collect signatures for permission slips or waivers
⬆️ Upload feature for permissions or guest applications
🚌 Offer bus or table selection with quantity limits
🧾 Branded receipts with image, logo, and custom language
✅ Scanning QR codes for fast Check-ins
📊 Easy reporting
💰 Check or ACH Payouts

📖  Follow this step-by-step guide to set up your next large event

Step 1: 📃Create your event page
🧱 Use one of our pre-built templates or follow this guide to build your own page
👋 If your event is complex, submit this form and our team will provide assistance
🎗️ To use our access code feature, contact our team at help@omella.com for more info
👍🏻 Create a 2nd page for Outside guest ticket sales. As outside guest forms are approved, send a single use Request for guest ticket purchase.

Step 2: ⚙️ Review your page settings
💲 Review price settings. Refer to our pricing page for more info.
🧾 Add custom receipt language

Step 3: 🔗 Share your page
🔗 Post the quick link on your website or share on social
🔲 Print the QR Code for door ticket sales
📧 Send a Request to the ticket page for easy tracking and built in reminders

Step 4: 🎟️ Monitor your ticket sales
🔍  View payment details on the dashboard and submission report
📧 Receive payment notifications with every sale
👀 Look out for failed payments and refund requests

Step 5: ✅ Manage event check-ins
➕ Add action buttons to seamlessly manage attendee check-ins and check-outs
📧 Invite team members to help scan attendees into the event
🤳 Allow self-check in or restrict check-in action to staff

Step 6: 💰 Event payouts
📊 View organization level report to track automatic weekly bank deposits

❓Questions? Contact help@omella.com

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FAQs

How can I restrict ticket purchase to eligible students?
Can a student purchase a student and a guest ticket?
What if a student purchased a student and guest ticket and now isn’t bringing a guest?
How can I manage ticket purchase for an outside guests?
What if a parent or student enters an incorrect email at checkout address and didn’t get the receipt?
How can I manage the check-in process for my event?

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Whether you're an activities director running prom, a coach doing a fundraiser, or a school CFO trying to streamline school payments, Omella is for you.

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