Peer to Peer Fundraising is a great feature that allows you to partner with passionate individuals who want to support a mission. With Peer to Peer Fundraising, individuals can raise money on behalf of a specific mission 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 the cause you choose.

This feature is a great way to raise money for a cause by empowering your supporters to raise funds through their personal connections.

This article walks through how you can set up a Peer to Peer page!

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 Get Started on the Peer to Peer template
Enter the name of the page, event start date/time, currency, and estimated number of registrants
Click Create Page

Hover over the middle of 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 individuals send through the Email button in the Share column
Call to Action Link: This field is the link that your individuals 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 individuals 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 people see
Tooltip Text: this fields adjusts the tooltip text that appears next to the fee
Require Fee: When turned on, this toggle requires individuals to give this fee
Enabled Fee by Default: When turned on, this field automatically checks this fee by default unless someone 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 Fundraisers on the Page: When turned on, this option displays a section with your 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 individuals 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 individuals see after giving, click here. To learn how to customize the confirmation emails that people receive after giving, 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?

Yes, users can process offline donations manually on the back end. You can choose to add an offline donation to your overall fundraiser, or to a specific supporter's fundraiser.

Pro Tip: When manually adding a donation, a fund is required. Using fund 0 will apply the donation to the overall Peer-to-Peer fundraiser goal.

The Manual Entry page only displays your supporters' fund ID, not their names. To credit a specific supporter, we recommend first locating the supporter's fundraiser ID. Here's how to find it:

From the Pages screen, click the pencil icon on your Peer to Peer page
Click the Fundraisers tab in the top menu bar
Find the fundraiser's name, and note the number in the parentheses next to their name

From the top menu bar, click the Registrations tab
Click the Add Registration button in the top right corner

Select the Peer to Peer page where you want to enter a new donation
If you are adding a donation for a past or current contact, search for the contact's name in the Contacts field. This will pre-fill any basic information in the designated fields
Complete any fields on your Peer to Peer page

Enter the billing information
Select Offline
Date Received (optional): enter the date in which you received the payment. This can be a date in the past, or the current date. This field is optional
Mark as Received (optional): check this box if you would like to mark the payment as received. When this box is checked, the system will mark the donation as received after submitting the registration. If this box is not checked, the donation will be marked as pending offline, and a user can later mark the payment as received
Add a Note (if desired)
Click Submit

Warning: In RegFox, contacts are based on the billing email that is entered. We strongly recommend using a unique email for each separate contact for whom you add an offline donation. When multiple registrations or donations are added using the same billing email, they are grouped together in Contacts, and the Year-End Statement in RegFox will list all donations associated with that billing email.

If you are adding an offline donation to a contact who is already in the database, we recommend using the same email for the offline donation so all their activity is listed under the same contact.

Can I embed a Peer to Peer page into another website via iframe?

No, Peer to Peer pages are not currently supported with an iframe.

Can I customize the social media content that appears when sharing my Peer to Peer page on Facebook and other platforms?

Currently, the Peer to Peer social media content cannot be edited.

Are donations submitted on a Peer to Peer page tax deductible?

Yes, donations given on a Peer to Peer page are automatically considered tax-deductible, and these gifts will be added to the contact's year-end statement in RegFox.

Create Your Peer to Peer Page