{"id":61813,"date":"2023-04-13T05:13:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/nonprofit-blog?p=61813"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:54:22","slug":"peer-to-peer-fundraising-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/nonprofit-blog\/peer-to-peer-fundraising-churches","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising for Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peer-to-peer fundraising for churches enables you to encourage church members<\/a> to raise funds for you and reach more people in the community. The right tool should help accelerate your fundraising efforts and offer fundraisers a hassle-free experience while getting set up with their fundraising campaign pages.<\/p>\n

In this article, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about church peer-to-peer fundraising, including how to use it, tips to help fundraisers, and how to get started with Donorbox Peer-to-Peer.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Why Should Your Church Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising?<\/h2>\n

Peer-to-peer fundraising<\/a> allows your top church supporters to fundraise on your behalf and elevate your church fundraising without increasing your effort or fundraising budget.<\/p>\n

You get to connect with new donors who could turn into new church members \u2013 and the fundraiser gets to feel like they\u2019re supporting your important mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Typically, peer-to-peer fundraising starts with creating a main campaign online, called a \u201cparent\u201d campaign. Then, you invite people to create their own fundraising pages, called \u201cchild\u201d campaigns. Any donations received on the child campaign page will flow directly to the parent campaign account.<\/p>\n

Donorbox Peer-to-Peer<\/a> allows you to easily turn any fundraising campaign into a peer-to-peer parent campaign. Your church can invite members to fundraise right from the tool. Peer fundraising pages are created automatically, but invitees can customize it further with their inspiring stories before starting to fundraise for you. You can also include a button on your parent campaign page that allows people to opt to fundraise for your church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See how Christ Life Church<\/a> utilizes this option and allows people to fundraise for the church.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>8 Key Areas Where Your Church Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>1. Fundraising events<\/h3>\n

Amplify the success of your next church fundraising event<\/a> through peer-to-peer fundraising to attract more donations and attendees<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Have church members raise money for you with Donorbox Peer-to-Peer fundraising pages. Donorbox automates most of the steps to streamline the process for you and your fundraisers.<\/p>\n

In addition to peer-to-peer fundraising, leverage a robust event ticketing system like Donorbox Events to increase ticket sales online with customizable event pages and ticketing forms. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pro tip: <\/strong>Provide fundraisers with additional resources like the campaign story, visuals, campaign updates, and templates for social media posts or emails to make fundraising more effective.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>2. Launching your church<\/h3>\n

Chances are, if you want to start a church<\/a>, you already have some interested members in your community. Launching your church is a great opportunity for peer-to-peer fundraising.<\/p>\n

See how The Living Room activated peer-to-peer fundraising for their Donorbox crowdfunding campaign to raise over $18,000<\/strong> toward administrative and staffing costs for their new church. They used a fundraising thermometer<\/a> to show how much they\u2019ve raised with just 48 donations.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>3. Capital campaigns<\/h3>\n

Church capital campaigns<\/a> typically involve fundraising for a new church building, whether you\u2019re just starting your church or updating existing grounds.<\/p>\n

Give your supporters the opportunity to fundraise for your church and elevate your fundraising efforts by exposing your campaign to an entirely new network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>4. End-of-year and holiday giving<\/h3>\n

The end of the year is a fantastic time to use peer-to-peer fundraising for a few reasons:<\/p>\n

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  • People are usually in the spirit of giving because of the holiday season.<\/li>\n
  • Since it\u2019s the end of the tax year, people might be more inclined to donate to increase their deductions.<\/li>\n
  • Supporters can request donations to their peer-to-peer campaigns in lieu of gifts from their friends and family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    If you need help preparing for the end of the year, check out this blog post<\/a>. Share this with your fundraisers to help them create the perfect appeal to their networks while fundraising for your church.<\/p>\n

    This video gives you a glimpse into how Donorbox Peer-to-Peer can be the giving season game changer for your church:<\/p>\n