Pledge events are best for single location individual/team fundraisers. Looking to expand into other locations, groups or sub-events? Use Multi-Pledge.
The decision to move forward with a module is permanent and cannot be changed after the fact. Given this, it's worthwhile to consider the differences between the Pledge and Multi-Pledge before you move forward with your Peer-to-Peer event. So what are they?
Pledge
Pledge is raisin’s standard peer-to-peer event allowing Individual and Team registration to a single campaign and fundraise for your cause, like rides, walks, runs and challenges. In addition to event-based fundraisers that take place in one location, it's also ideal for setting up DIY or third-party fundraising campaigns.
Multi-Pledge
Multi-Pledge, on the other hand, is designed to power child "sub-events" under one-branded “umbrella” event, allowing individuals and teams to belong to different "Groups" within the campaign.
The visual hierarchy of a Multi-Pledge event looks something like this:
Multi-Pledge Groups
While the most common implementation of the module involves locations in which a physical event takes place (i.e. a national event that takes place in multiple cities), you’re certainly not limited to this structure. Other possible permutations include:
- Schools, Grades or Chapters (perhaps relevant for third-party fundraising)
- Virtual Challenges
- Event Types or Categories
- Industries or Corporations
- Cause or Fund (i.e. teams/individuals register to raise money for different initiatives)
- Community Events with Teams (i.e. “Team of Teams”)
- Expeditions
Each Group operates like a sub-event nesting within the overall campaign and has its own set of Group Details, where you can specify unique aspects of the group, including unique Name, Goal, Unique Fund Allocation, Dates and Registration End Dates.
The Group also has it own unique Landing Page, where a branded banner image can be added, body content area for copy and images, set footer area for local sponsors, along with a thermometer and scoreboards for top fundraisers and top teams. These permeate across all participants and teams registered for the group to add local flair.
Prerequisites
Nesting your Groups within a Multi-Pledge event combines the best of both worlds: reducing administrator time with set up and management of a single event, while allowing controls for important details at the local level. There are a few prerequisites to consider before opting to move in this direction. If you're using Multi-Pledge the campaign will have the following common elements across groups:
- Registration Types and Options
- Teams per Location - Participants cannot join teams outside of the "Group" that they are joining
- User Profile Fields
- Survey Questions (if applicable)
- Message Templates - Note: You send the E-mail Participants and E-mail Volunteers directly to Participants, Team Captains or Team Members within a single Group.
- Store Items
- Campaign, Package and Appeal Codes
- Common Reporting - in other words, administrators are able to report on and view users across all Groups