Questions? Call us at (855) 997-5334 or email us at support@99pledges.com
Questions? Call us at (855) 997-5334 or email us at support@99pledges.com
99Pledges and GoFundMe are two of the most popular online fundraising platforms out there. Both help fundraising organizations increase the reach of their campaigns through easy online sharing, but GoFundMe’s limited free features make it hard to boost engagement. 99Pledges’ specialized features for schools, teams, and other youth groups can help make your next campaign your best one yet.
Share your campaign via email and text for free
Automatic creation of individual donation pages
Dedicated fundraising coach
No parent/organizer setup
Receive your funds within 24 hours
$0 startup fees and 0% platform fees
Easily accept mobile donations as well as cash and checks
Built-in social media sharing
Track your progress with leaderboards
Customizable donation pages
No minimum amounts
While both 99Pledges and GoFundMe offer free features for organizers, only 99Pledges is entirely free to use, with $0 startup cost and $0 platform fee. GoFundMe’s base platform offers customizable campaign pages, social sharing tools, and communication capabilities. However, in order to conduct a true peer-to-peer campaign, users will need to invest in a GoFundMe Pro account, which starts at $299 per month and goes up from there.
In contrast, 99Pledges offers specialized peer-to-peer fundraising features with $0 startup cost and $0 platform fee. 99Pledges charges a 3.49% + $0.49 transaction fee on each donation — and that’s the only fee.
Our extended free features include:
With 99Pledges, each of your participants automatically receives their own donation page that they can share with friends and family to solicit donations. Supporters are more likely to donate to an individual campaign than a faceless fundraiser, bolstering your community engagement and revenue.
GoFundMe’s free platform does not offer individual donation pages, and even the GoFundMe Pro pages require a more intensive setup. For busy schools, sports teams, and other fundraising organizations, this creates a significant obstacle.
GoFundMe’s free features only enable flat donations, which makes pledge-based campaigns complicated. 99Pledges is specifically designed for peer-to-peer campaigns like a-thon events and accepts both flat and metered donations. For example, this might look like:
Walk-a-Thon: $5 per lap walked
Read-a-Thon: $0.50 per minute spent reading
Hit-a-Thon: $2 per hit
One of the best parts of peer-to-peer fundraising is the healthy sense of competition it inspires among participants. While GoFundMe offers an overall fundraising thermometer, 99Pledges fundraisers can view real-time administrative reports and leaderboards to track participation and encourage participants to secure even more pledges.
Hundreds of schools, sports teams, booster clubs, and more have seen their fundraising results skyrocket once switching to 99Pledges’ free-to-use fundraising platform. In fact, our users typically double or even triple their earnings! Our users’ success is driven by our user-friendly approach and advanced, built-in features, like:
Simplify your donor communications with automatic stewardship messages through 99Pledges. This includes customized donation receipts and thank-you messages that keep donors coming back year after year.
Although most fundraisers make the bulk of their revenue through online donations from credit and debit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, 99Pledges also offers free tracking for offline cash and check donations.
Share your donation pages via email, text, Facebook, or X to help your cause go viral and gather donations from supporters worldwide.
Increase participation and engagement in your fundraiser by tracking individuals’ fundraising progress on built-in leaderboards.
GoFundMe caters to a wide range of fundraisers, but only 99Pledges truly understands the needs of youth-focused group fundraising. We’ll ensure your parents and organizers don’t have to worry about setup, and we provide a dedicated fundraising coach who will help you reach your goals with less stress.
99Pledges’ free fundraising platform elevates your campaign. Start your fundraiser today!
WAIT! DO NOT submit this form if you are a PARENT or PARTICIPANT looking for an existing fundraiser. You will need to get a direct link from the organization to access the fundraiser. You can also email support@99pledges.com for help.
