How to Pledge to a Peer

This article walks through the steps to make a pledge to a peer. There are two types of pledges that can be made.

The first pledge is a fixed donation, where the amount entered is paid for at the time of donating. This is utilized for events that do not require "calculation" post event. (For example: You are pledging to someone running a 5k, so your pledge amount is decided by you and paid for at the time of pledging.) For this pledge type, you will see a blue "Donate" button when landing on a peer page. 

The second pledge type is one where you pledge per unit. Units can be the amount of yards shot at a golf tournament or the number of books read at an elementary school competition. This method requires you to a pledge a dollar amount for every unit the peer completes. (For example: You are pledging $1 to a student at a local elementary for every book read. After the fundraising event ends, the event organizer would enter in the 5 books that the student read. Once complete, you would receive a link to complete payment for their $5 pledge [$1 x 5 books = $5].) For this pledge type, you will see a blue "Pledge" button when landing on a peer page. 

• Locate a Peer Page
• How to Make a Fixed Donation Using the "Donate" button
• How to Make an Unfixed Pledge Using the "Pledge" button 

Locate a Peer Page

1. If you have already located the peer page you would like to donate to, skip to the next section. If not, you are able to scroll through available peer pages or search, using the search bar on the Leaderboard, pictured below. 

2. After locating the peer you would like to pledge to, click on the peer page picture, shown below. 

How to Make a Fixed Donation: Paid at the Time of Pledge

1. Once on the peer page, enter in the amount you would like to donate in the amount field, pictured below. 

*Please Note: If you land on a peer page and see a blue "Pledge" button, please click here. 

2. Next, choose your name style by using the drop-down shown below. This choice will determine how your name will show alongside your pledge. 

3. (Optional) Next, you can leave a message of encouragement or praise, using the "Leave a Message" field. If you don't wish to leave a message, proceed to step 4. 

4. Click the blue "Donate" button. After doing so, click the blue "Checkout" button in order to complete your purchase.

5. After confirming your donation amount, click "Next."

6. Click "Complete Purchase." Click here for more information on completing checkout. 

How to Make an Unfixed Pledge: Paid After the Event

1. After landing on the peer page, locate the "Amount" field and enter in your desired pledge amount.

*Please Note: If you land on a peer page and see a blue "Donate" button, click here. 

*Please Note:  The total pledge amount will be calculated after the event once the units have been entered. For this example, pledges are made per book that the peer reads. Therefore, if I enter $10 and Madi reads five books, my total pledge amount at the end of the event would be $50.

2. Next, choose your name style by using the drop-down shown below. This choice will determine how your name will show alongside your pledge. 

3. (Optional) Next, you can leave a message of encouragement or praise, using the "Leave a Message" field. If you don't wish to leave a message, proceed to step 6. 

4. Click the blue "Pledge" button. This will populate a donation amount confirmation screen, pictured below. 

5. Next, you will be provided the message below. When you pledge to an "Unfixed" event, this simply means that your total pledge amount is not calculated until the peer's total unit's (in this case, books) have been entered. For example, you make a $2 pledge to this "Unfixed" read-a-thon event to the student "Susie." Susie then reads 8 books, which is entered into the platform when the read-a-thon is over. You would then receive a link to pay for your pledge at the end of the event. The total amount of your donation would be $16 ($2 pledge x 8 books read = $16 total pledge).