Managing Your Fundraising Goal

Setting clear fundraising goals helps you measure progress and make strategic decisions. Pulsar tracks your donations against targets automatically.

Set your overall campaign goal and interim fundraising targets

What you'll learn

• Setting your campaign fundraising goal

• Creating period-specific targets

• Tracking progress and pace

Setting Your Goal

Open Goal Settings

Go to Fundraising → Goals.

Set Campaign Goal

Enter your total campaign fundraising target - the amount you need to raise by election day.

Add Interim Goals

Create targets for specific periods:

• End of Quarter - Critical for reporting

• End of Month - Steady progress checks

• Event-specific - Fundraiser targets

Tracking Progress

Progress Dashboard

Your fundraising dashboard shows:

• Total raised - All-time donations

• Progress bar - Percentage of goal

• Remaining - Amount still needed

• Pace indicator - Ahead or behind schedule

Track your fundraising progress and pace at a glance

Pace Calculation

Pulsar calculates required daily/weekly amounts to hit your goal:

• On pace - Raising enough per day

• Ahead - Exceeding required pace

• Behind - Need to increase efforts

Realistic Goals

Set ambitious but achievable goals. Unrealistic targets can demoralize your team.

Adjusting Goals

You can modify goals as circumstances change:

• Increase if you're ahead of pace

• Adjust if campaign strategy changes

• Add new period goals as needed

Track History

Pulsar keeps a history of goal changes for your records and analysis.

Review your goal history and fundraising trends over time

Next Steps

• How to Record Donations

• Setting Campaign Milestones

• Understanding the Progress Dashboard