Guides
Ticketing for student clubs
Your club runs on volunteer hours, not a finance department. tixey.ca lets members buy tickets for your party, gala or show and pay the club directly by Interac e-Transfer®. Tickets arrive by email on their own, and nobody spends the night before the event matching payments to names.
Why clubs use it
- It costs the club nothing. No platform fee and no card processing fee, so the ticket price is what lands in your account.
- No business paperwork. You don’t need a business number, a merchant account or incorporation. A bank account that accepts Interac e-Transfer payments with Autodeposit is enough.
- Members already know how to pay. Students send Interac e-Transfer payments every week. There’s no account to create and no card to type in.
- The exec can share the work. Give each organizer their own sign-in, and give door volunteers an account that can only scan tickets.
How it works for a club event
- Create the event with its ticket types: members, non-members, early bird, or a pay-what-you-can option.
- Share the event link in your group chat, on Instagram or in your newsletter.
- Each buyer gets the exact amount and a short reference code to put in their transfer message.
- When the deposit notice arrives, the order is marked paid and the tickets go out by email, each with a QR code.
- At the door, volunteers scan tickets with their phones, even if the venue’s Wi-Fi is weak.
Things clubs usually ask
Can we cap the number of tickets?
Yes. Set a capacity for the whole event, for each ticket type, or both. Unpaid orders hold their seats for 1 hour, then free them up.
What if someone pays the wrong amount or forgets the code?
The transfer goes to a short review list instead of being lost. You match it to the right order in a few seconds, or refund it from your bank.
Can we give free tickets to volunteers and performers?
Yes. Add them to the guest list and their tickets are issued right away, without a payment.
Whose bank account should receive the money?
The club’s, ideally. If the club only has a treasurer’s personal account, set up Autodeposit for a dedicated email address and keep a simple record of what came in. Our guide for unincorporated groups has a few good habits.