Gear Fund
Fund the exact equipment your team needs.
A Gear Fund makes giving concrete. Instead of “donate to the team,” you list the exact things you need (a new bench, a set of helmets, tournament fees), each with a photo and a price. Supporters fund whole items and watch them get checked off, so they know precisely what their money bought. Transparency like that pulls bigger gifts.
“I bought the catcher's gear” beats “I gave $40 to the pot.” Specific asks simply convert higher.
Every item fills up in public, so momentum is visible and the last few dollars come easy.
Donors see exactly where the money went, which is the fastest way to earn a second gift next year.
Use it when
When teams run a Gear Fund
A big equipment year
New uniforms, a replacement mat, updated pads: break a scary total into fundable pieces anyone can claim.
Travel and tournament costs
List hotel nights, entry fees, and the charter bus as line items. Grandparents love funding a specific piece of the trip.
A capital project
A scoreboard, a batting cage, dugout upgrades: itemize the build so the community can fund it together, brick by brick.
Alumni and booster appeals
Give returning supporters a menu of exactly what to buy the program that shaped them.
The goods
What to put on the list
Anything with a price tag and a picture works. The more specific the item, the faster it gets claimed.
- Uniforms, jerseys, and warm-ups
- Protective gear: helmets, pads, the catcher's kit
- Training equipment: nets, cones, weights, a new mat
- Travel line items: hotel nights, entry fees, the charter bus
- Facility upgrades: scoreboard, dugout, batting cage
How it works
Up and running in three steps.
- 1
List each item you need with a photo, a price, and how many
- 2
Share the page; supporters fund whole items or chip in toward them
- 3
Items fill up and get checked off live: everyone sees the progress
Illustrative example
A wrestling team lists $4,200 of needs (a new mat section, headgear, and travel fees) as 15 items. Parents and alumni claim them one by one, and the mat is fully funded in the first week because donors can see exactly what their money bought.
Example scenario only, not a reported customer result.
Best for Equipment drives · uniforms · travel & tournament fees
Better together
Gear Fund pairs for reach
An itemized list is easy to rally around. Spread it wide, and give the big pieces a sponsor.
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