Fundraising dinner software that keeps the room moving.
Three hundred guests, one night, one goal. PledgesDone captures every pledge from every table the moment it’s made, celebrates it on the big screen, and follows up every promise after the plates are cleared.
✓ Money goes straight to your Stripe account✓ PledgesDone never holds donor funds✓ No percentage fees
From table card to pledge in seconds.
Every table gets a QR card. Guests scan with their own phone, choose an amount, and pledge — while the MC is still speaking. No paper cards to lose, no queue at a payment desk, no pledges typed up days later.
Guests can pay on the spot with Apple Pay or Google Pay, or pledge now and pay later. Either way, the promise is captured before the moment passes.
- QR pledge forms — no app, no login, no friction
- Pay now or pledge to pay later, from the same form
- Volunteers capture cash and paper pledges into the same total
The projector becomes your best fundraiser.
The live fundraising display shows the total climbing in real time, with each new pledge landing on screen by first name. The room feels the momentum — and momentum raises money.
When energy dips between courses, launch a table challenge or open a live auction from the same screen.
The dinner ends. The pledges still arrive.
Industry-average events collect around 70% of what’s pledged on the night. PledgesDone’s automated follow-up — gentle SMS three days later, email with one-tap payment, smart reminders until paid — routinely pushes collection above 95%.
Every payment lands in your own Stripe account and is reconciled to its pledge instantly, so your treasurer’s report writes itself.
Built for dinner committees, not IT departments.
Most organisations build their campaign, print QR table cards and load auction items in under an hour. Your first fundraising dinner can be live the same day you sign up — and our dinner checklist walks you through every step.
How to run a fundraising dinner →Fundraising dinner checklist →
Questions, answered.
How long does it take to set up a fundraising dinner in PledgesDone?
Under an hour for most committees. Create the campaign, set your goal, print the QR table cards, and load any auction items or challenges. Your event can be live the same day you sign up.
Do guests need to install an app?
No. Guests scan the QR code on their table card and pledge from their phone’s browser in seconds. No app, no account, no password.
What happens to pledges that aren’t paid on the night?
They enter an automated, polite SMS and email sequence with one-tap Apple Pay and Google Pay links, continuing until the pledge is paid. Your dashboard shows exactly who’s outstanding at any moment.
Can we run an auction and challenges at the same dinner?
Yes. Live auctions, table-versus-table challenges and matching-gift moments all run from the same event, and everything feeds the same live total on the projector.
How much does it cost per dinner?
One flat price per event — from $199. No percentage fees on donations, and every payment goes directly to your own Stripe account.
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