Running a Pledge Campaign

A pledge campaign lets you collect commitments from donors who plan to give — and then follow up with them automatically to turn those pledges into actual contributions. It's ideal for matching drives, end-of-quarter pushes, and long-lead fundraising.

How pledge campaigns work:

1. You set up a pledge campaign in your dashboard with goal, dates, and settings.
2. Donors pledge an amount — they commit now without paying now.
3. GoodChange tracks the pledge and runs an automated workflow to follow up: reminders, confirmation emails, and ultimately a payment link when it's time to collect.
4. As pledges are fulfilled, the pledge dashboard updates in real time.

To set up a pledge campaign:

1. Log in and click into your active campaign.
2. In the left-hand navigation, click Add Ons, then click Pledge Chaser.
3. Follow the steps to sign up for Pledge Chaser.
4. Click Create Pledge Campaign.
5. Fill out the details: name, goal amount, start/end dates, and follow-up workflow settings.
6. Save.

Tracking and exporting:

From the pledge dashboard you can see every donor who's pledged, who's paid, who's outstanding, and the total raised. You can export a CSV of all pledge data at any time from the pledge dashboard.

Questions? Email us at support@goodchange.app.

Updated on: 14/04/2026