Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum: Top 5 Questions Answered

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The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum and its related conference are a must-know for nonprofits who are serious about peer-to-peer fundraising. Not only can this organization help you gain access to valuable peer-to-peer information, but it can also offer prominent networking opportunities that can boost your fundraising.

To keep you informed, we’re breaking down the basics and answering the top 5 most-asked questions about the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum:

• What is the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum?
• What are the details of the P2P Forum Conference?
• Who has been highlighted at the P2P Forum Conference?
• How can you get involved with the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum?
• Where can you learn more?

Let’s get started with our first question.

What is the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum?

The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum is an organization that supports and educates professionals who manage peer-to-peer fundraising programs.

Specifically, the organization provides:

• Conferences and workshops.
• Webinars.
• Peer-to-peer research.
• Newsletters.
• Online resources, including blog articles and best practices.

Their goal is to provide peer-to-peer professionals with the resources they need to improve their programs, network with other professionals, and ultimately raise more.

Formerly the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council, this organization primarily focuses on peer-to-peer fundraising that’s paired with active events.

Though they provide a host of services, they are perhaps best known for hosting the P2P Forum Conference, where hundreds of peer-to-peer professionals gather to improve their fundraising efforts.

What are the details of the P2P Forum Conference?

The P2P Forum Conference is held annually in major cities across America.

The conference offers:

• Networking opportunities with peer-to-peer professionals.
• Breakout sessions.
• One-on-one consulting opportunities.
• In-depth program summits that cover an array of peer-to-peer topics.

Peer-to-peer professionals can choose which programs to attend to best suit their needs.

During the conference, expert speakers present data-driven talks that can provide insights into peer-to-peer strategy.

Additionally, an exhibit hall features the latest peer-to-peer solutions that can help nonprofits implement their own spectacular program.

Next year’s conference will take place in Atlanta, GA from March 1st – March 2nd.

Who has been highlighted at the P2P Forum Conference?

With over 200 organizations attending the P2P Forum Conference, there are plenty of nonprofits, vendors, volunteers, and sponsors who are involved.

In fact, Qgiv is a current conference attendee, among other top peer-to-peer platforms.

During the conference, an award ceremony highlights some of the most notable peer-to-peer leaders and innovators.

Here are past conference award-winners who’ve done great work in peer-to-peer fundraising:

• Pan-Mass Challenge. This Program of the Year winner raised a half-billion dollars for adult and pediatric cancer care and research. The Pan-Mass challenge is a major cycling event that contributed funds to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
• Alexys Fleming. This volunteer and peer-to-peer program participant earned the Cash, Sweat, and Tears award for raising more than $80,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

How can you get involved with the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum?

The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum offers several membership packages to suit your needs.

Memberships include:

• Nonprofit Memberships.
• Agency Memberships.
• Supplier Memberships.
• Individual Memberships.

Each membership lasts one year and includes access to the latest peer-to-peer research and information, networking opportunities, and other program-building resources.

Specifically, members receive advance notice of events, free access to past recordings and current webinars, and four free job postings on the Industry Job Board, as well as other perks.

Where can you learn more?

Check out these additional resources to amp up your peer-to-peer program:

• Qgiv’s complete guide to peer-to-peer fundraising. This resource can walk you through the basics of peer-to-peer fundraising, as well as how to start your own program and select peer-to-peer software.
• Qgiv’s guide to donation pages. To make the giving process as simple and convenient as possible for your donors, you’ll need to ensure that your donation forms are optimized for peer-to-peer fundraising. This guide can give you the donation page know-how.
• Fundly’s Guide to Crowdfunding. Though slightly different than peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding is another way to get your donors involved with the fundraising process and greatly expand your network of potential donors.
• MobileCause’s Guide to Peer to Peer Fundraising. Another educational guide about peer-to-peer fundraising which goes into significant detail about p2p benchmarking, how to plan a campaign, and how to retain donors after the campaign.
• iATS guide to accepting online donations. This guide can walk you through the challenging but necessary steps of PCI compliance and fraud prevention to ensure that your peer-to-peer platform is legal and secure.

Keeping up-to-date on the latest industry insights is important for growing — or starting — a peer-to-peer program in your organization.

Now that you’ve got the basics of the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum under your belt, it’s time to start applying what you’ve learned and get involved with other peer-to-peer thought leaders and innovators.