Key Features for Peer to Peer Fundraising Events…
Raise More. Easy.
Integrated Donations…
Customize your donation appeal to easily collect donations during and outside of registration:
- Flat 4% processing fee (including credit card fees!) for donations with the option to absorb, pass on, or ask donors to cover it with a custom prompt
- Increase giving with a custom donation appeal and levels that tie each donation to the impact of the gift
- Easily import unlimited offline donations for free
- Custom donation receipts
- Automate registration discounts when participants donate a set amount or greater
- Double the Donation integration for corporate matching gifts


Individual Fundraising…
Allow or require individuals to become fundraisers for your event:
- Automatically create a fundraising page for each participant or allow participants to opt-in
- Set default messaging and images that fundraisers can customize for a personal appeal
- Design beautiful slideshows of fundraisers’ images and photos and maintain your nonprofit’s brand across all pages
- Set suggested or required fundraising goals and auto-charge unmet fundraising minimums
Team Fundraising…
Teams have more fun and raise more:
- Allow or require fundraisers to create or join a team
- Set default content for team pages with flexible options for team captains to customize
- Support multiple team captains
- Roll up all individual donations to the team, with ability to prevent or allow donations to the team without selecting an individual
- Create umbrella fundraising teams for larger events


Fundraising Rewards and Gamification…
Incentivize fundraisers with rewards, leaderboards, badges, and more:
- Feature fundraiser leaderboards and donation thermometers throughout your event website
- Award milestones and badges to individuals and teams for amount raised, number of donors, Facebook Fundraiser connected, team captain/member
- Reward fundraisers who meet a pre-determined fundraising threshold with an automated discount, refund, or swag item
- Social sharing, auto-join fundraising team URLs, and a fundraiser email hub help individuals recruit team members + donors
Free Marketing Tools
Attract new attendees and communicate clearly with a free event website, free email marketing, and integrated promotion tools. Options include:
- Free email with unlimited contacts and sends
- Free custom website (branded for you)
- Automated referral rewards to encourage sharing
- Social media pixels to track returns

Every Peer to Peer Fundraising Event Includes…
Fundraising Video Page
More of a “show me” type than a “tell me” type? Check out all the latest videos on fundraising events, from 30-second updates to full platform demos.
Customer Spotlight
Successful Peer-To-Peer Events With GiveSignup
GiveSignup’s purpose-built platform offers the option to easily create peer-to-peer events as a perfect way to raise awareness and encourage participation to help reach your events ultimate goal. Check out three examples below that are maximizing the value from our tools and features.
Move For Promise: Fundraising Options
Mts to Dessert Classic: Flexible Fundraising
Sunrise Rotary Ride: Fundraising Tips
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