Pledgie FAQ 1.0

What is Pledgie?

Pledgie is a website that allows anyone to raise funds online for meaningful causes. There is no charge for the service. Instead, Pledgie's goal is to create an online version of the personal, one-on-one interactions that traditionally are at the heart of successful grassroots volunteerism. Pledgie was developed by Mark and Garry, you can read more about the sordid details on our about page.

Sounds Fun...is it really free?

Pledgie is totally 100% free to use regardless of how large or small your campaign is. However, Pledgie uses Paypal to transfer pledge donations to the campaign owner. Paypal may charge a fee for these transactions depending on your PayPal account type.

Do I need a PayPal account to use Pledgie?

You do not need a PayPal account to use Pledgie, except if you want to take online donations. The current version of Pledgie requires a PayPal account to transfer funds between the donor and the campaign owner.

Do people who donate need to be Pledgie members?

No, you do not need a Pledgie account to donate to a campaign. Anyone with a major credit card or a PayPal address can donate.

Do I need to be a non-profit or a charity to set up a Pledgie Campaign?

No, anyone can set up a Pledgie campaign! Pledgie was started to allow individuals and organizations alike to raise money for themselves or others.

How can I promote my Pledgie campaign?

Pledgie offers a variety of ways for you to help spread the word about your cause. We offer a “send to a friend” functionality, which you can use to quickly spam notify your friends about your campaign. However, most people find the Pledgie badge to be the most effective way to promote their campaign. There is more info on the badges in the next question.

What is a Pledgie Badge?

The most powerful and unique feature of Pledgie is the Pledgie badge. The badge is an image which is easily placed on web pages, MySpace pages, or blogs. The badge links directly to your campaign page. The best thing about the badge is that it is easily shared. If you are trying to promote your campaign, yet your friends want to do more than just give money suggest that they embed your badge on their site. Here is an example:

What happens if I don’t pick a financial goal for my campaign?

Pledgie has two types of campaigns; those with specific financial goals and those without. If you choose a specific goal then Pledgie will create a snazzy “Pledgeometer” for your campaign. The Pledgeometer is a thermometer which will increment each time someone donates to your campaign. Additionally, we'll include a mini pledgeometer in your campaign's Pledgie badges, which will increase after every donation.

Can I delete comments on my campaign?

Pledgie is an open and collaborative community, which means that we work hard to empower all parties involved. Pledgie does not pre-screen anyone’s campaign; instead we rely on the community to ask the tough questions. Therefore, we don’t allow campaign owners to delete comments. However, if someone posts to your campaign with raciest, threatening or hateful content please report them to abuse@pledgie.com.

I donated but now I show up as “Anonymous” in the donor's list; what gives?

Pledgie allows anyone to donate anonymously by clicking a special checkbox during the donation process. It is possible that you inadvertently checked this box. If you are a Pledgie member you can simply log into your account and manage how your donation is credited. If you are not a Pledgie member and would like to change your dontation credits please email mail@pledgie.com

I did not want my name to appear in the donor’s list, how can I remove it?

Pledgie allows anyone to donate anonymously by clicking a special checkbox during the donation process. If you did not click this box during the donation process you can log into your account and manage how your donation is credited. If you are not a Pledgie member and would like to change how your donation credits please email mail@pledgie.com

I found a fraudulent campaign how do I get Pledgie to remove it?

Pledgie does not prescreen any campaigns and we rely on people like you to let us know when Pledgie members go bad. The easiest way to report fraudulent or inappropriate campaigns it to mark them with one of the three campaign flags “Scam”, “Spam”, “Inappropriate”, which are located near the top right of all campaign pages.

I found a bug in Pledgie; what do I do now?

If you found an error in Pledgie, technical, grammatical, or comical please let us know here. Team Pledgie reads the discussions threads on a daily basis, and these forums are a great way to find answers quickly. Tell us what you were trying to accomplish, for example, “signing in to my account” or “creating a new campaign”. A step-by-step process for recreating the bug is essential because it will save us lots of time trying to trigger it.

How does Pledgie make money; are you independently wealthy or something?

No, we are not members of the “Billionaire’s Blog Club” or anything like that. Pledgie is for now developed and hosted within our financial means, if we get desperate as the site grows we’ll just create a Pledgie campaign for Pledgie (I think that might be an infinite loop but I’m not sure).

You guys should go on “Oprah”, “The Daily Show”, “Good Morning America”, “My favorite podcast show” etc.

Yes, please...

More Questions? Write “Team Pledgie”.