Fund a Need, also called a Paddle Raise, moments are crucial for connecting with donors, but processing individual pledges manually can disrupt that energy. That’s why Pledge It’s Fund a Need was built with simplicity and momentum in mind.
Select a giving level, tap the donors who raised their hand, and Pledge It adds the contribution to each person's event tab automatically.


Momentum is contagious - if people can see it. Show your Fund a Need total and every donor's name live on screen, so each gift pulls the next one in.


Run checkout any time that feels right for your event, or invoice donors so they can pay at their convenience.


Run your Fund a Need across multiple price points in sequence, capturing donors at every level without switching tools or losing your place.


The best Fund a Need moments have one thing in common: the energy stays high because the logistics stay invisible. Pledge It keeps the mechanics out of the way so you can keep the room engaged.
Contributions are captured digitally in real time - no pledge cards, no handwritten tallies, no follow-up data entry after the event.
Designed for the pace of a live event. Capture a room full of donors in seconds, not minutes.
Add a Fund a Need to an existing Pledge It event in minutes. No new campaign setup, no separate platform. It's a power-up that fits right into your event night workflow.
A Fund a Need — also called a paddle raise — is a live appeal where the host names a specific giving level and donors raise their hand or paddle to commit at that amount. It usually runs in sequence from the highest level down. Pledge It captures each commitment digitally as it happens, so the moment keeps its energy instead of stalling on paperwork.
Select the giving level in Pledge It, then tap the donors who raised their hand. Each contribution is added to that person's event tab automatically — no pledge cards, no handwritten tallies, no data entry after the event. A live display board can project the running total and each donor's name on screen, which visibly pulls the next gift in.
Create as many levels as your appeal needs and name them however you like — for example Champion at $10,000 down through Friend at $100. Pledge It lets you run the appeal across multiple price points in sequence, capturing donors at every level without switching tools or losing your place as the host works down the ladder.
Yes. Pledge It lets you run checkout whenever it fits your event, or invoice donors so they can pay at their convenience. Donors can settle with a card on file, a new credit card, an invoice, or cash and check — so a paddle raised in the room doesn't have to mean a payment collected in the room.
No. Fund a Need is a Power Up you add to an existing Pledge It event in minutes. There's no new campaign to build and no second system to learn — it fits into the event night workflow your team is already running, alongside ticketing, sponsorships, or a silent auction on the same campaign.