If you’ve got an event still running somewhere else, or years of results sitting in old spreadsheets, you know how much is locked up in there. Returning participants. The donors your fundraisers spent years building relationships with. Last year’s numbers, the ones you’d want to compare against.
Data Import lets you upload participants and transactions from past events, whether they ran on another platform or were tracked in a spreadsheet. Once imported, that data works just like a past Pledge It campaign.
Your Fundraisers Keep Their Donors
This is the big one. When a returning fundraiser joins your event, the donors they’ve collected in past years are waiting for them, ready to invite again in a few clicks. No more emailing each rider or walker a list of last year’s donors.
Your History, Ready on Day One
Connect an imported campaign to your upcoming one and you unlock the year-over-year tools you already know:
- See who’s back, including returning participants, team captains, and what they raised before
- Re-recruit past participants with messages that automatically skip anyone who’s already rejoined
- Compare your progress to last year with side-by-side charts, no spreadsheet compiling required
Getting Started Is Simple
- Go to Create Campaign > Import Previous Campaign and give it a name.
- Download our CSV templates and fill in your participants and transactions.
- Upload participants first, then transactions, and match your columns.
- Connect the imported campaign to your active campaign.
If a row doesn’t import, you’ll get a downloadable summary showing exactly what to fix.
Bonus: Better Tracking for Families and Managed Fundraisers
While building Data Import, we also improved how Pledge It handles fundraisers who share an account, like a parent registering for their kids. On your Previous tab, you’ll now see everyone managed under one account and which of them have returned. Returning managed fundraisers also now count toward your returning-fundraiser stats, giving you a more accurate picture of who’s back.
What This All Means for Your Events
Switching platforms used to mean leaving your history behind. With Data Import, your returning participants, your fundraisers’ donors, and last year’s results come with you, so your first event on Pledge It starts with a full picture of who’s back.
Ready to bring your history with you? Schedule a chat to learn more.
