Running a Crowdfunding Campaign on Raised
A crowdfunding campaign is a donation page for any cause. Supporters contribute towards a goal, and a live progress bar shows how close you are. There are no products to sell and nothing to deliver, so supporters just donate online.
Use crowdfunding for school projects, club goals, community causes, personal fundraisers, or a themed event like a colour run.
Creating Your Campaign
- Log in to your dashboard and choose to create a new fundraiser.
- Select Crowdfund Campaign.
- Choose a campaign type: a General crowdfunding page, or a Colour Run page with event-ready styling. (See Colour Run Fundraising.)
- Add your campaign details: name, description, banner image, a contact name and email, and an optional website and brand colour.
- Set your start and end dates, currency, fundraising target, and a thank-you message shown to supporters after they donate.
- Review the summary and create your campaign.
Creating a campaign takes only a few minutes. Your campaign is saved straight away, but it is not live yet. See "Going Live" below.
Connecting Stripe (Required for Donations)
Crowdfunding donations are collected online by card only, so a connected Stripe account is required to accept donations. Supporters can pay by credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, all processed securely through Stripe.
You can create your campaign before connecting Stripe, but donations cannot be accepted until Stripe is connected. Set this up early so you are ready to go live. For how funds flow to your bank account, see How Stripe Payments Work.
Going Live
New crowdfunding campaigns are created paused and pending approval. Before your page can accept donations, a few checks need to be complete:
- Your email address is verified.
- Your identity and (for organisations) your authority to fundraise are verified.
- Your Stripe account is connected.
- A Raised admin has approved your campaign.
Your dashboard shows a setup checklist that walks you through each step. For the full process, see Getting Approved to Go Live.
Once approved, your campaign unpauses and is ready to share.
How Supporters Donate
- Supporters open your campaign page and choose a preset contribution amount or enter their own.
- They can donate from $0.50 up to $10,000 per contribution.
- After donating, they receive an automatic confirmation email with your thank-you message.
- Your progress bar and supporter list update as donations come in.
You keep every donation you receive. There is no minimum to reach and no all-or-nothing requirement.
Customising Your Campaign
From Manage → your campaign → Settings, crowdfunding campaigns have these tabs:
- General: campaign name, description, banner, dates, and contact details.
- Public Information: your fundraising target, thank-you message, and visibility options. You can choose to show the amount raised and to show recent contributions on your page.
- Contribution Amounts: the preset donation buttons supporters see. See Setting Your Contribution Amounts.
- Matched Giving: add a sponsor who matches donations to boost momentum. See Matched Giving.
Related Help Articles
- Setting Your Contribution Amounts - Customise the donation buttons
- Matched Giving - Let a sponsor multiply donations
- Colour Run Fundraising - Run a colour run campaign
- Getting Approved to Go Live - Verification and approval steps
- How Stripe Payments Work - Getting paid
Need Help?
If you have any questions about setting up your crowdfunding campaign, contact our support team and we'll be happy to help.