Questions? Call us at (855) 997-5334 or email us at support@99pledges.com
Questions? Call us at (855) 997-5334 or email us at support@99pledges.com
Both 99Pledges and Vertical Raise offer fundraising technology to help schools and sports teams achieve their fundraising goals. However, while Vertical Raise focuses on complicated product fundraisers that eat into your profits, 99Pledges helps you host your own peer-to-peer “a-thon” fundraiser with zero upfront costs and no platform fees.
See how Vertical Raise stacks up against 99Pledges
| Features & Capabilities | 99Pledges | Vertical Raise |
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| Easily accept mobile donations, cash, and checks |
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| Track participation and progress during your fundraiser |
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| Shareable marketing materials to expand your reach |
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| Automatic creation of individual donation pages |
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| Dedicated fundraising coach |
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| $0 Startup fees and 0% platform fees |
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| Launch your fundraiser immediately |
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| Host highly engaging pledge-based fundraisers |
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| No minimum amounts |
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| Receive your funds within 24 hours |
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Vertical Raise supports a few specific fundraisers, including popcorn and discount card sales. In contrast, 99Pledges enables your school, sports team, or club to host any “a-thon” event you can imagine. These events generate serious revenue and get your community excited about your cause.
Host a better fundraiser with 99Pledges through:
While Vertical Raise offers some support for peer-to-peer events like Read-a-thons and Color Runs, they do not have the deep knowledge of these events that the fundraising experts at 99Pledges have. For example, Vertical Raise’s Read-a-thon requires students to track their progress by pages, which can discourage students at a lower reading level from participating. In contrast, 99Pledges tracks students’ reading by the minute, inspiring every student to get involved.
99Pledges also supports a much wider range of event types, including Walk-a-thons, Fun Runs, Dance-a-thons, Hit-a-thons, and more. Rather than asking supporters to buy products they don’t need, your participants will collect pledges from friends and family members for completing a fun activity! What’s more, “a-thon” events encourage good habits like reading, walking, or practicing a sport, so supporters are eager to donate.
With 99Pledges, you can track and share individual and group progress in real time to make fundraising a fun and competitive experience. Displaying live campaign statistics fuels a healthy sense of competition among participants and motivates them to keep securing pledges, boosting your revenue. To further incentivize participants, consider offering prizes to your top earners!
Unlike 99Pledges, Vertical Raise requires participants to send at least 20 emails or texts before their fundraiser goes live. This puts undue pressure on your community and stalls your revenue. 99Pledges removes that friction entirely, so families can start fundraising right away without the extra steps.
99Pledges also automatically generates individualized, shareable donation pages for every participant in your campaign, with no parent or organizer set up required. Participants simply receive a custom link to their dedicated page, which they can share with friends and family via text, email, and social media to start collecting donations.
When fundraisers switch to 99Pledges, the results are obvious. On average, our users double or triple their earnings thanks to online donations and expanded reach.
99Pledges’ platform is completely free—no startup costs, no platform fees. The only cost to you is 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction on credit card donations, which is the standard processing fee. In contrast, Vertical Raise users and donors alike have expressed frustration with the lack of transparency regarding their fees. Vertical Raise charges users on both halves of the equation—only allowing fundraisers to keep about 80% of their funds and making it difficult for donors to opt out of a 15% tip on donations.
Additionally, Vertical Raise has a minimum amount that your fundraiser must raise. If your group falls short, you may end up losing all of your hard-earned funds. 99Pledges has no minimums, meaning groups of any size with any bandwidth can host a fundraiser worry-free.
Our users’ success is driven by our user-friendly approach and advanced, built-in features, like:
WAIT! DO NOT submit this form if you are a PARENT or PARTICIPANT looking for an existing fundraiser. You will need to get a direct link from the organization to access the fundraiser. You can also email support@99pledges.com for help.
