CrowdChange is equipped with Pledging functionality, allowing you to send a direct payment link to your donors via Email or SMS, so they can pay the pledge online. This link is fundraiser-specific and you can set the amount that your donor has committed to pay. This can be done using the Offline Donations page.

Please see the following steps to use this functionality:

  1. Go to your CrowdChange fundraiser and log in to your CrowdChange account. In the upper right-hand corner of your fundraiser’s cover image, click on Advanced, then Offline Donations.

  2. Once on the Offline Donations page, click Add Donation.

  3. Under Basic Information, fill in your donor’s first and last name, email address, and donation amount.

    1. If you would like to send the link via Email, click the checkbox under Email that says ‘Send link for individual or group to make online payment’. This will send your donor the payment link directly to their email address.

    2. If you would like to send the link via SMS, leave this box unchecked, and once the donation has been added, you will be able to click 'Share Payment Link' and send to a Phone Number.

If you need to re-send a link to a Pledge that you have already entered in Offline Donations, this can be done using the following steps:

  1. Go to your CrowdChange fundraiser and log in to your CrowdChange account. In the upper right-hand corner of your fundraiser’s cover image, click on Advanced, then Offline Donations.

  2. Find the donation that you would like to send a payment link for and click on it to get to the Edit Donation menu.

  3. In the top bar, click on Share Payment Link. You will be able to send via Email or SMS.

If your fundraiser has Tax Receipts enabled, you must include your donor’s Billing Address while entering their pledge. Tax Receipts can also be issued by an Admin at a later date if you don’t have this information, using the Tax Receipts Report.

In a Pledging scenario, donors do not have the option to cover any transaction fees (Credit Card or CrowdChange platform fees) associated with the transaction.