Peer to Peer Fundraising is a great feature that allows you to partner with passionate individuals who want to support your mission. With Peer to Peer Fundraising, individuals can raise money on behalf of your nonprofit organization or cause by creating their own fundraising pages and receiving donations from their friends, family, and social networks. The funds they raise will go directly to your organization. This feature is a great way to expand your organization's reach by empowering your supporters to raise funds through their personal connections.
This article walks through how your organization can set up a Peer to Peer page!
Note: Peer to Peer Fundraising is only available on GivingFuel Pro and GivingFuel Enterprise. This feature is not available on GivingFuel Starter.
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Create and Customize a Peer to Peer Page
From the Pages tab in the top menu bar, select the Create Page button
On the left-hand side, filter by Type, and select Peer to Peer Fundraiser
Select the Peer to Peer template you would like
Enter the Donation Page Name in the text box, and the correct currency
Click Create Page
Hover over your page, and click the pencil icon
Customize the fields as desired
Click Done
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Note: The page builder will populate with dummy data as you work. The published page will reflect the accurate numbers.
Fields in the Page Builder
Banner
Page Headline: this text will appear in the banner of your Peer to Peer page
Banner Background Image: this field can be used to add a background image to your banner
Contact Email Address: this email will receive any emails that donors send through the Email button in the Share column
Call to Action Link: This field is the link that your donors will be directed to when they click on the Call to Action button found below your Page Headline
Call to Action Button Text: This text will appear in your Call to Action button
Basic Settings
Allow Supporter Pages: This toggle enables you to allow supporters to create individual fundraisers. We recommend leaving this option on
Default supporter page title: this field is used to create the default supporter page title
If you would like to allow your supporters to change their supporter page title, enable the checkbox next to this field
Fundraising Goals/Deadlines
Organization Fundraising Goal: this goal is the overall amount of money you want to raise on this Peer to Peer page
Goal Per Person: this goal is the default goal that you want every supporter to try to raise on their individual fundraisers.
If you would like to allow your supporters to change their personal goal, enable the checkbox next to this field
Offline Contributions: this field can be used to enter any offline contributions that your organization has received. This field updates the fundraising thermometer on your page
Fundraising Deadline: this field can be used to set a deadline for your fundraising. This field will set a countdown on your page to your fundraising deadline. Supporters can create a different fundraising deadline on their individual fundraisers
Fee
Ask donors to cover the processing fee: This field can be used to ask donors to cover the processing fee associated with their donation
Fee: this field can be used to set the fee
Fee Label: this field adjusts the text on the fee checkbox that donors see
Tooltip Text: this fields adjusts the tooltip text that appears on your page
Require Fee: When turned on, this toggle requires your donors to give this fee
Enabled Fee by Default: When turned on, this field automatically checks this fee by default unless a donor manually unchecks the checkbox
Graphics and Images
Video URL: this field can be used to upload a video onto your page
Image: these fields can be used to upload images to the bottom of your page
Page Description: this field can be used to add a description about your organization or cause under the video
Social
Show Top Fundraising Pages: When turned on, this option shows the top fundraising pages on your live Peer to Peer page
Show Visitor Map: When turned on, this option shows a map of where your donors and visitors are from
Show Donation History: When turned on, this option shows a list of individuals who have donated to this Peer to Peer page on the live page
Make all donors anonymous: When turned on, this option anonymizes all donors who give to your Peer to Peer fundraiser on the live page
Custom Signup Instructions: this field displays custom signup instructions
Design your Page
Edit the Header
Hover over the header of your page, and click the pencil icon on the header field
Toggle the Show Header option On if desired
Add an Image, Adjust the Logo Alignment, and Adjust the Height as desired
Click Done
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Edit the Heading Font
On your Peer to Peer page, click the Design Settings button in the top right corner
Select the Headings field
Select the font you would like
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Edit the Paragraph Text Font
On your Peer to Peer page, click the Design Settings button in the top right corner
Select the Paragraph Text field
Select the font you would like
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Edit the Button Color
On your Peer to Peer page, click the Design Settings button in the top right corner
Select the Buttons field
Select the color you would like by clicking the correct color on the color wheel, or entering the desired RGBA number
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
FAQs
How Can I Customize my Confirmation Page and Confirmation Emails?
To learn how to customize the confirmation page that donors see after donating, click here. To learn how to customize the confirmation emails that donors receive after donating, click here.
What are the Suggested Image Sizes for images on the Main Peer to Peer page?
The best gallery dimensions for Peer to Peer pages are 700x415 pixels for photos on your main Peer to Peer page.
Can Peer to Peer Pages Accept ACH Donations?
At this time, Peer to Peer pages can only process credit card donations. ACH donations are not available on Peer to Peer Fundraising pages.
Can I Submit Offline Donations on my Peer to Peer Page? Will these donors receive Year-End Statements for their Giving?
In GivingFuel, users can enter offline donations in the Offline Contributions field, and this will update the fundraising thermometer on your Peer to Peer page. This will not add the donor's contribution to their Contact profile, and will not include this offline value to their year-end statement. If you would like to add the donor's offline donation to their Contact and their year-end statement, we recommend entering an offline donation on a standard GivingFuel page.