(46 minutes)

This video tutorial includes the following topics. You can also view one chapter at a time, by clicking the chapter links below.

1. The following mini-videos provide an understanding of the Pledge-a-thon experience for your participants and team leaders:
   • Participant video (6 minutes) - How to effectively fundraise with your personal Pledge-a-thon account.
   • Team Leader video (3 minutes) - How to motivate teams and fundraise with your team leader Pledge-a-thon account.
     
     
2. Getting Started with Pledge-a-thon: (Chapter 1 only)
   • Privacy Policy
   • Templates & style sheets
   • Pledge-a-thon Coordinators
   • Waiver
     
     
3. Creating a Pledge-a-thon - Part 1 - Logistics (Chapter 2 only)
   • Details & Description
   • Dates & Location
   • Tax Receipts
   • Teams & Groups
     
     
4. Creating a Pledge-a-thon - Part 2 - Participants (Chapter 3 only)
   • Collect personal information from participants
   • Add a waiver to the registration process
   • Create registration options
   • Request an optional donation from participants
   • Sell additional items to participants
   • Ask questions to participants
   • Payment options & confirmation messages.
     
     
5. Creating a Pledge-a-thon - Part 3 - Sponsors, Web Pages & Email Templates (Chapter 4 only)
   • Request to sponsors
   • Confirmation message to online sponsors
   • Individual & Team web pages
   • Email templates
     
     
6. Launching your Pledge-a-thon: (Chapter 5 only)
   • Linking to your website
   • Copying a past Pledge-a-thon to create a new draft
   • Updating your thermometer.
     
     
7. Administration (Chapter 6 only)
   • Managing participant profiles
   • Managing teams
   • Managing offline donations and pledge forms
   • Issuing tax receipts for offline donations
   • Sending emails to participants & team leaders.
     
     
8. Pre & Post Event (Chapter 7 only)
   
   
9. Reports (Chapter 8 only)
   
   
10. Categories (Chapter 9 only)
    
    
11. More Pledge-a-thon Uses (Chapter 10 only)
    • Third Party Fundraising Events
    • Single Fundraising Page

Videos to share with your participants and teams:

 (6 minutes)

How to effectively fundraise with your personal Pledge-a-thon account.

 (3 minutes)

How to motivate teams and fundraise with your team leader Pledge-a-thon account.