Note: An event page can only be used to raise funds for a registered charity on GivenGain, and not for personal fundraising.
For a new Event organiser account, visit Sign up in the top navigation bar and register with your Google / Facebook account or provide your email address. Enter the unique code you'll receive and on the following page, select To fundraise for charity and click Continue.
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if you have an existing event organiser or fundraiser account, log in using the email address associated with that account and select Events from the top navigation bar or select Create event (New) from the top right dropdown menu to activate this option on your account, then click on Yes, I want to create an event.
Step 1: Setup
On Events > Organiser > Active, click on Create new event. Then add a title for your event, e.g. The Cool Running Club runs Funrun-a-thon 2026!, complete the fields and click Continue.
Upload a square logo / pic for your event, complete the fields and add a description of the event, and click Continue.
Select to allow fundraising only for your preferred causes or to enable participants to start a fundraising project for any charity on GivenGain.
Search for the charities that should form part of this event, click Select to add these, then click Create draft event page.
Step 2: Finalise and activate
On the event preview page, click on Looks good! Make it live to activate your new event, or first click on Edit event to edit the event page and add a cover image, then click on View public page and make it live.
Step 3: Share
Once live, your new event page URL is ready to be shared with your participants — use the share options below the event description to do so.
Participants can now click on Start fundraising to create their fundraising project for a participating charity, as part of the event.