Cheddar Up’s FLAT DONATION peer-to-peer fundraiser has all the important features of peer-to-peer fundraising (i.e., personalized fundraising pages, donor feed, leaderboard, fundraising goals, etc.) with a focus on encouraging donors to contribute a one-time donation on behalf of a participant. Learn more about building a flat donation peer-to-peer fundraiser in this article.
Steps to create a FLAT DONATION peer-to-peer fundraiser
Follow the steps below to create a Flat Donation Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser (see example):
Tip! Throughout taking the steps below, you can click "Preview” at any time to view your progress and see how your main fundraising page is taking shape.
- From the Collections Dashboard, click “Create a Collection > Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser”.
- From the following modal, click the “Create from Scratch” button under “Flat Donations”.
- Complete the fields on the Fundraiser Details step:
The selections on this step control what will appear on your fundraiser’s main fundraising page. Your main fundraising page is the home base of your fundraiser. Donors who arrive on this page will have the option to either make a general donation or to assign their donation to a participant (by selecting from a list of all participants). All donations (made across all participants) are visible on your main fundraising page. Your main fundraising page is great to share when your group or organization is promoting your fundraiser in mainstream or community-wide communications. See example.- Add a banner image or video to your fundraiser, in addition to a title, and description.
- If applicable, add a fundraiser location (address).
- Select a date and time setting (choose between an open-ended ongoing event or set specific start and end dates and times).
- Set an optional fundraising goal for your entire fundraiser (with the option to show the total amount raised publicly).
- Choose whether to show a donor feed (if enabled, donors can decide whether to show their name or remain anonymous).
- Choose whether to show a leaderboard that reveals the top fundraising teams or participants.
- Choose whether to customize the donation call-to-action button on your main fundraising page (e.g., Donate, Give Today, etc.).
- Choose whether to include an FAQ section on your main fundraising page.
- Complete fields on the Peer-to-Peer Options step:
The selections on this step control how participants can register to participate as well as what shows on participant fundraising pages. Participant fundraising pages are similar to your main fundraising page but they are specific to each participant. Each participant has their own custom page with a unique URL that they can share with their networks. They can customize their page and use it to track and manage their personal donations and total amount raised. Only donations made to a specific participant are shown on a participant fundraising page. See example.- Choose whether to include a public registration link on the main fundraising page. (You should only turn on this setting if you are open to having anyone be a participant - great for a public 5K run, etc. If you are doing a fundraiser limited to students within your school, for example, you would not want to turn this on.).
- Add an optional message to your participant invitation email. This email will be sent to all participants that you invite (or who register on their own).
- Adjust what’s shown on participant fundraising pages, including the ability to:
- Allow participants to change their display name
- Show only participants’ first name and last initial for additional privacy
- Allow participants to upload their own video or image
- Allow participants to include a short note to potential donors
- Show a leaderboard (ranked either by Teams or Participants)
- Choose whether to show a fundraising goal on participant pages, with options to: a) let participants set their own goal, or b) set the same goal on all participants.
- Complete fields on the Donation Options step:
- Choose whether to configure pre-set donation amounts.
- Choose whether to allow general donations (This allows a donor to contribute without picking a participant - a great option for donors who want to donate but don’t know a specific participant.).
- Consider asking donors custom questions (e.g., What’s your address? Would you like to volunteer?, etc.).
- Consider customizing your donor receipts with a custom message.
- Complete the Settings step with options to customize donor checkout and/or add managers.
- Advance to the Publish step and click “Publish”.
Congrats - you’ve created and published your main fundraising page (and set the groundwork for your participant fundraising pages). The final step is to add participants. See step-by-step instructions on adding participants.
See it in action: