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Can I keep fundraising after hitting my target?

Continuous Fundraising and Overfunding explained

What is 'Continuous Fundraising'?

Continuous Fundraising allows you to keep receiving donations after hitting your initial target. This means you can:

  • Keep raising funds without starting a new campaign

  • Build on existing backer relationships

  • Support your project's ongoing costs

  • Receive regular monthly income

How it works

Enable Continuous Fundraising by:

  • Selecting it on your 'Costs' page when creating your project

  • Emailing [email protected] if you didn't select it initially

  • Posting an update explaining your ongoing costs

  • Sharing how new donations will be used

Payment process

Unlike your main campaign:

  • Payments transfer monthly rather than in one lump sum

  • Each payment reflects that month's donations

  • Track all payments in your project dashboard

  • See a full breakdown of your supporters

For backers

Your supporters can choose to:

  • Make one-off donations

  • Set up regular monthly payments

  • Manage their recurring donations through their account

  • Cancel their support at any time

If you end Continuous Fundraising:

  • All future donations are automatically cancelled

  • Any pending donations are processed

  • Your project page updates to show fundraising has ended

Need help setting up Continuous Fundraising? Contact us at [email protected].

What is 'Overfunding'?

While Continuous Fundraising is an optional choice for projects that have ongoing costs, Overfunding is a brief stage after you've reached your target which allows for more donations to come in before your campaign ends.

  • All campaigns have Overfunding enabled by default

  • When creating your project, you will be asked to list what you would spend the extra funds on

  • If you reach your target before your end date, Overfunding will last 7 days. After this your campaign will end

  • During the 7 day Overfunding stage, you can choose to stop your campaign at any point to get your funds quicker. You can do this from your Project Dashboard by clicking 'Stop Campaign'

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