Pledgebank for Councils
I'll do it, but only if you'll help
Pledgebank is a great way to encourage volunteering and participation among your residents.
Transform your community with pledges such as “We’ll provide the required equipment if six people come and help us clear the park pond”, or “We’ll keep the library open in the evenings if two people volunteer to teach IT for the elderly”.
Pledgebank sits seamlessly on your website, adhering to your brand guidelines. We manage the hosting and maintenance, making it a low-effort, high value investment that will bring great benefits to your community and the council.
Features Pledgebank for Councils
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Relax - it's stress-free...
To your users, Pledgebank looks like any other part of your website – but it’s cloud-based, meaning there’s no need for any development work on your side. Maintenance, support, upgrades and documentation all come as part of the package.
Drop us a line to find out more.
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...and it fits right in
Pledgebank will be tailored to precisely match the look and feel of your website. Our code sits within your site templates, reflecting your brand voice, logo and palettes. Planning an update? Not to worry – Pledgebank will reflect that, too.
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How do you want it?
Pick and choose from a list of optional features, including the ability to moderate pledges before these are published, or create microsites for multiple pledges.
Need something a bit different? We can develop additional functionality, at our very reasonable day rate, to meet your requirements.
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Tried and tested
Pledgebank for Councils builds on our experience with the internationally-successful PledgeBank.com site, launched in 2005.
It has been translated into 12 languages by volunteers, and used by people all around the world to collaborate on all sorts of causes. As a result, we’re confident in its robustness and usability.
Case Studies:
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Barnet Council
The London Borough of Barnet was the first local authority to see the potential Pledgebank has for doing good in the local community - they’ve been running it on their website since January 2011.
Barnet use Pledgebank in a number of innovative ways, from “Adopt a Street” - where they provide training and equipment for residents to beautify and maintain their own area - to street parties for the Royal Wedding, Queen’s Jubilee, and other big events.
Chris Palmer, Assistant Director of Communications for Barnet, says: “With Pledgebank, we can leave people to do things amongst themselves, with the understanding that the council is not just a provider of services, but a catalyst to people doing those things themselves.”