They sign up to walk. Then they start asking.
Registration and peer-to-peer fundraising in one flow, plus teams, leaderboards, pledges, and check-in that works on a field.
The person who registers is also the person who raises
Most tools split that in two, or make the fundraising an afterthought bolted onto a ticket. So the asking never happens.
Most of the people who showed up would have asked their friends if you had made it easy, and they did not.
What software do nonprofits use for a fundraising walk or 5K?
FundEasy runs walks, runs, and rides where registration and fundraising happen in the same flow.
When someone registers, they are prompted to create their own fundraising page. Participants set their page title, banner image, and personal message, embed a video, form or join a team, and share a link.
Team totals roll up while individual effort still shows, and an optional goal meter and leaderboard add momentum. Pledges track commitments that have not been paid yet, and cash, check, and wire gifts can be recorded against a participant so they count in their total and on the leaderboard.
Registration can be free or paid through Stripe, with promo codes and sponsors who register themselves. On event day, live check-in runs on an iPad, and afterward you export the fundraiser list and reconcile every gift in one place.
Where the walk lives
Registration, custom questions, sponsors, and check-in run on the events module. The full feature set is on the attendance and event management software page.
What the raise runs on
Participant pages, teams, pledges, and leaderboards are the peer-to-peer fundraising platform, which the walk plugs straight into.
Around the walk
The same account runs the fall banquet, the December appeal, and the recurring giving program underneath both.
One walk, sign-up to results
Sign up and start raising
Registration and fundraising are one act. The walker fills in the form, and the next thing they see is their own fundraising page waiting to be made theirs.
After the walk, the fundraising list is one export away
- Fundraisers list with CSV export
- Campaign dashboard
- Payments reconciliation
- Attendee roster
What changes when registering and raising are the same act
Every walker becomes a fundraiser
- Registration prompts people to create their page as they sign up.
- No second sign-up, no second email, no second system to explain.
- Participants can be invited back next year with a magic link instead of a password reset.
- Sponsors register themselves on the same event, so the underwriting is not a separate errand.
Teams that actually motivate people
- Participants form or join teams, and team totals display where everyone can see them.
- Individual effort still shows inside the team, so nobody disappears into the group.
- Add a leaderboard and a goal meter when competition helps, and leave them off when it does not.
- Small groups, classes, and departments each become a team without extra admin.
Nothing promised gets lost
- Pledges track what a donor has committed but not yet paid, logged by the participant or by you.
- Cash, check, and wire gifts are recorded against a participant as offline transactions.
- Those gifts count in the participant’s total and on the leaderboard like online gifts.
- The number on the screen is the number in the bank, not just the online half.
Race morning that moves
- Live check-in on an iPad, with the count landing on your dashboard as it happens.
- Name tags and labels print in order by last name for a fast table.
- Custom questions on the form mean shirt sizes and emergency contacts are already collected.
- The attendee roster afterward reflects who actually showed, not who signed up.
A walk that grew for fifteen years straight
How a walk runs on FundEasy
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Step one
Set up the walk
Use the event for registration and the day, or a Peer-to-Peer for Event giving page as the parent campaign. Both are live.
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Step two
Open registration and let the pages build themselves
Participants are prompted to create a fundraising page, set their own title, banner, and message, and embed a video. Invite past participants back with a magic link.
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Step three
Let teams and pledges do the work
Teams form, totals roll up, the leaderboard updates, and pledges get logged as they come in.
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Step four
Run event day and close the books
Live check-in on an iPad, then export the fundraisers list, reconcile online and offline gifts, and see the whole campaign in one dashboard.
Next year, duplicate the event and bring last year’s participants back with one magic-link invitation.
Free or paid, online or in an envelope, one ledger
- Free or paid registration
- Run it free, or charge through Stripe with secure checkout, promo codes, and Bill Me Later for the people paying offline.
- Pledges
- Track what has been promised and not yet paid, logged from either side.
- Offline transactions
- Cash, check, and wire gifts recorded against a contact and attached to a participant or the campaign, counted in totals and leaderboards.
- Recurring giving
- On every giving page, so a walk donor can become a monthly donor.
- Automated tax receipts
- Receipts go out without anyone chasing them.
- Payments and payouts
- Dashboards across the whole campaign, with payout history tied back to the transactions behind it.
Which setup fits your event
| Feature | The event | Peer-to-Peer for Event giving page |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The event, with fundraising built into registration | The fundraising campaign the event sits inside |
| Who builds it | Admin builds the event | Admin builds the parent, participants create their own pages after registering |
| Registration form and custom questions | Yes | Via the event |
| Paid registration (Stripe) | Yes | Not applicable |
| Promo codes | Yes | Not applicable |
| Sponsors self-register | Yes | No |
| Prompt to create a fundraising page | Yes | Yes |
| All Participants page | Via the giving page | Yes |
| Individual fundraiser pages | Via the giving page | Yes |
| Teams | Yes | Optional |
| Goal meter | Optional | Optional |
| Leaderboard | Optional | Optional |
| Pledges and offline gifts | Optional | Optional |
| Recurring giving | Yes | Yes |
| Tied to a date | Yes | Yes |
| Live check-in and name tags | Yes | Via the event |
Most walks use both together. The event handles the day, the giving page handles the raise. If your campaign runs through partner churches rather than on one morning, the baby bottle campaign page covers that shape.
Both are live, and you can add teams, a goal meter, or a leaderboard to either without rebuilding the event.
The walk is one Saturday. The list it builds lasts
- The banquet in the fall runs on the same account, with the same contact records.
- The year-end appeal writes to the people your walk just introduced you to.
- A recurring giving program runs underneath all of it, all year.
See a walk set up with teams and a leaderboard
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Walk and run questions
Still deciding? Bring your event to a demo and we will answer these against your own walk.
What software do nonprofits use for a fundraising walk or 5K?
FundEasy runs the registration and the fundraising as one flow. Participants are prompted to create their own fundraising page as they sign up, then personalize it, form or join teams, and share a link. Registration can be free or paid through Stripe, and Live Check-In runs the day on iPads. Afterward you export the fundraiser list and reconcile online and offline gifts in one dashboard.
How do participants raise money for a charity walk?
They are prompted to create a personal fundraising page at the moment they register. That page carries their own title, banner image, and personal message, and they can embed a YouTube or Vimeo video. They share the link with friends and family, and gifts land against their total. They can join or form a team, appear on the leaderboard, and log pledges for gifts that have been promised but not yet paid.
How do teams work in a walk?
Participants can create, join, or switch teams. Team totals roll up from members' pages and show on a team leaderboard. Team fundraising covers how teams work.
Can we take pledges and cash donations?
Yes. Pledges track a commitment a donor has made but not yet paid, and either the participant or an admin can log one. Cash, check, and wire gifts are recorded as offline transactions, attached to a contact and optionally to a participant or the campaign, and they count in totals and on the leaderboard exactly like online gifts.
How do you check in hundreds of people on event day?
With Live Check-In and a few check-in stations. One iPad runs the Hub, a second iPad checks walkers in and registers walk-ups, and you add more iPhones or iPads as extra stations so lines move at several tables at once. Every station checks guests against the same registration list, and the attendance count lands on your event dashboard as people arrive. Live Check-In runs on Apple devices only.
Can past participants sign up again without creating a new account?
Yes. Invite Participants sends a magic-link email, so a returning walker does not need to remember a password or create an account. Each link expires after 24 hours, and a participant can request a fresh one any time they need to get back to their page. You can also import last year's walkers as this year's invitation list.
What does it cost to run a fundraising walk?
FundEasy is $1,500 a year, or $150 a month, on a one-year term. Pregnancy centers are $999 a year, or $100 a month. Events are unlimited on every plan, so adding a spring walk to a fall banquet doesn't change what you pay. Each online gift and registration carries a 0.7% FundEasy platform fee, with Stripe's processing fee set by your own Stripe agreement. Walkers' donors can choose to cover processing fees at checkout. See pricing or book a demo.