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What makes Pride Fundraising™ different?
We understand the need for schools to have profitable, successful fundraisers. We are unique because we help your organization with professional event-driven fundraising solutions that inspire communities, families and businesses to work together.
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What is a Walk for Pride®?
Walk for Pride is a trademarked fundraising solution that makes it easy to get started with a successful fundraising event. Our Pre-packaged Fun Runs are a healthy, more profitable alternative to high-calorie, food-based fundraisers. We provide the technology, marketing materials and know-how. You host the event and you keep the profits.
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Why should I use Pride Fundraising to host a Walk-a-thon?
Anybody can host a wal-a-thon without our help, however, we provide the resources to manage a successful fundraising campaign. Groups that use our services and follow our program can earn up to 30% more than a do-it-yourself fundraising event.
Our program is truly designed to help groups switching from food and product based fundraising or for groups holding fundraising events that require a better solution for managing their campaign and maximizing their proceeds.
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Is a Walk for Pride more profitable than selling pizzas, pastries, cookies, candies, wrapping paper or coupon books?
Yes, our events can be far more profitable than selling another company’s products. Pride Fundraising works very hard to keep your costs as low as possible.
The cost for an event license, customer support, technology fees and take-home marketing materials are usually about 3 to 4% of your total fundraiser. Another 6 to 7% can be applied toward t-shirts, prizes and event supplies. On average, you will keep around 90 to 95% of the proceeds after expenses. The more money raised in your fundraiser, the greater your profit percentage.
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How much time do we need to organize and hold a fundraising event?
For best results, we suggest at least 30 to 60 days of pre-kickoff planning and 20 to 30 days of campaigning prior to your event. Every fundraising event is unique and different, so be prepared to hit the ground running.
That being said, your Pride Page will only take a few minutes to setup and is ready to process donations immediately as some of our successful customers will confirm.
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What is the cost of a license and what does that include?
The price for each Walk for Pride® event license is $475, perhaps less with a promotion code. With the cost of your license, you have access to the Pride Page™, custom web page announcing your event and linking users to the Pride Pledge™ secure transaction server for processing credit card donations.
In addition to the on-line web tools, you will also receive a starter kit that will include; 100 Pride Fundraising collection envelopes, 100 pre-printed document templates, 100 pre-printed brochure templates and 200 Merchant Stars.
Through Pride Fundraising, you will have access to the same tools used by national organizations that raise millions of dollars every year with similar types of events.
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What is the cost of the Pride Pledge™ secure transaction server?
In order to keep your upfront costs low and to cover the cost of credit card transaction fees, bulk-email sever, database management, PCI security certificates and administration, we charge a reasonable technology fee of only 9%, but only for the proceeds collected through the Pride Pledge™ secure transaction server.
Once you have closed your event, Pride Fundraising will settle your account and forward the proceeds to the mailing address you provided.
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How do I get started?
First of all, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to give us a call. When you are comfortable with our program, setting up your account takes just a few simple steps.
1. Register a new event either online with a credit card or through the mail with a check.
2. Login to your account and setup your unique Pride Page.
3. Add your event participants in the Event Management screen - the system will automatically generate private pledge codes for each participant.
5. Use the printed material found in your starter kit to schedule your kickoff and send out letters and brochures.
4. Purchase additional printed materials, t-shirts or other items to assist with your event.
5. Hold your event.
6. Share your success story so we may post it with our testimonials.
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