What is Play Fund Win?

Play Fund Win manages 5 data types including leads. Helps you organize, track, and share your work in 1 place for teams and solo users.

Do we need to register the prize draw with anyone?

No — provided we run it as a prize draw with a genuine free-entry route (the same chance of winning whether you pledge or enter free). That structure keeps it outside lottery rules. No Gambling Commission licence, no council registration, no returns.

What if we don't hit the target?

You keep everything pledged. There's no all-or-nothing trigger. Pledges already made stay with the club, and monthly pledges continue.

Can volunteers run this?

Yes. The whole flow is built so a club volunteer — not a fundraising professional — can run it. There's no spreadsheet, no manual chasing, and the supporter database is captured automatically.

One transparent service fee on funds raised. No setup, no subscription, no licensing or registration fees, no hidden charges.

← Boost the Budget

How to run a Boost the Budget campaign (step by step)

Seven steps, in order. Used by sports clubs, supporters' trusts and community-owned clubs to turn a fundraising idea into a live, compounding campaign — without the paperwork.

Set a target that means something

Don't pluck a number from the air. Tie it to a real cost — a new floodlight, a kit refresh, the season minibus, the under-18s' away kit. Supporters fund causes they can picture.

Build a branded pledge page

Your crest. Your colours. A short story about why this matters. One photo of the team. A live progress bar. That's the page — nothing more, nothing less. Done in minutes.

Create reward tiers

Five tiers works well: £5, £10, £25, £50, £100. Each one with a small thank-you — programme name, a training shirt, hospitality, a stadium plaque. Costs you very little, lifts the average pledge a lot.

Offer one-off and monthly

Monthly pledges are the secret weapon. A £10 one-off is £10. A £10/month pledge is £120 in year one — and it renews. Always offer both side by side.

Add a prize draw — no licence

Optional, but it lifts conversion. We run it as a prize draw with a genuine free-entry route, so it sits outside lottery rules — no Gambling Commission licence, no council registration. Pledgers receive entries automatically as a thank-you.

Launch with a story and a deadline

Pin a launch post. Email your supporter list. Match-day announcement. Put it in the programme. A 28-day window with a visible deadline beats an open-ended campaign every time.

Report, thank and retain

Within 48 hours of close: a public total, a thank-you video, a list of what gets funded. Then monthly pledger updates. Retention is where the real budget boost happens — year two should always beat year one.

The admin trap

Most campaigns die in month three — not because supporters stopped giving, but because the volunteer running the spreadsheet got tired. Standing orders go unmatched. Thank-yous get missed. The database degrades. A campaign that runs itself outlasts one that runs on goodwill.

Running a campaign — your questions

Most clubs do best with a 28-day live window — long enough to compound momentum, short enough to keep urgency. Monthly pledges then continue beyond the campaign close.

Got the plan. Now launch it.

Build your branded pledge page in minutes. We handle the rest.

Start your campaign

Free to set up · No licence or registration fees · One transparent service fee