dev log 

Announcement:

As mentioned in our last dev log, we've been optimizing the campaign closeout process. As part of this work, Meta Pixel and Google Analytics event tracking is moving from client-side to backend processing.

This change has been deployed to production but is currently disabled behind a feature flag. We won't enable it until partners have had time to update their setup.

What you need to do:

To ensure your tracking continues to work once this change is enabled, we'll need to update the following fields for you:

1. Meta Pixel Token

2. Google Analytics Secret Key and Google Analytics Tracking ID

How to send your credentials securely:

Please share your credentials with us via a secure note to scott@rallyup.com using LastPass, 1Password or secure password manager of your choice. Do not send credentials over email or chat in plain text.

We plan to enable the new functionality on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.

1. Updated Auction End Date Setting Language (Live Events Only)

Release Date: Week of April 20th, 2026

Why Are We Changing This?

When both Silent/Online Auctions and Live Auctions are enabled on a campaign, the auction end date setting currently reads "When does your Online Auction end?" This causes significant confusion among users, who interpret this as only their Silent/Online Auction ending at that time — with no time limit applying to their Live Auction.

What's Changing

• The auction end date label now dynamically reflects which auction types are enabled on the campaign.
• Instead of the generic "When does your Online Auction end?" wording, the setting will now read: "When does your [Silent Auction, Online Auction, and Live Auction] end?" — conditionally listing only the auction types that are active.
• Examples of the new conditional wording:
  • "When does your Silent Auction and Live Auction end?"
  • "When does your Online Auction and Live Auction end?"
  • "When does your Silent Auction, Online Auction, and Live Auction end?"

If you don't have live events enabled, no changes will be made.

2. Clarified Draft Mode Banner on Various Pages

Release Date: April 15th, 2026

Why Are We Changing This?

The draft mode banner was previously added to additional pages across the platform. However, participants, teams, and administrators added during draft mode persist even after a campaign is published. Showing the draft mode banner on these pages was misleading, as it implied that changes made there would not carry over after publishing.

What's Changing

• The draft mode banner has been removed from the following pages:
  • View Teams
  • View Team Members
  • Manage Campaign Administrators
• Participants, teams, and administrators added in draft mode will continue to persist after publish — the UI now accurately reflects this behavior by no longer displaying the draft warning on these pages.

Demo Links / Screenshots

• https://share.zight.com/yAuN0pkJ

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

dev log 

1.  Updated Progress Bar for Campaign Publishing

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This? 

The current submission workflow is not optimized for larger campaigns with 10k+ items and/or large amounts of data.

What's Changing

• Campaign submission logic is being optimized to efficiently handle larger volume campaigns.
• When a user clicks "Go Live," the task is enqueued and a "Publishing your campaign..." progress screen is shown
• A new campaign status SubmissionProcessing is added
• Progress shown as percentage (e.g., "96% complete")
• Large campaigns (10k+ items/tickets) may take a few minutes; average campaigns will complete in seconds
• To move campaign publication events to the backend, the partner should fill in the GoogleAnalyticsSecretKey and GoogleAnalyticsTrackingID in their partner setup

Demo Links / Screenshots

• https://share.zight.com/2NuOlEL5

2. New Event Start Date Field

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This?

Organizations running multi-day in-person events have no way to specify multiple event dates. 

What's Changing

• Organizations can now add multiple event dates in campaign Setup (Dates & Times step)
• Campaign page displays all dates; conditional wording: "Event Date" (1 date) vs. "Event Dates" (multiple)
• End time is now fully optional
• Registration/invite page updated to list multiple dates

3. Improve Logic of Campaign Selection Dropdown

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This? 

Internal feedback identified that the campaign dropdown in the left nav only showed Live campaigns, but "Ended" campaigns still require action (e.g., raffle drawings). The dropdown also lacked organization for easier navigation.

What's Changing

• Left menu now shows both Live and Ended campaigns
• Dropdown reorganized into two sections:
  • Active — Live + Ended campaigns (still have actions to take)
  • Recently Completed — Completed campaigns with a button to dismiss/clear the list
• "Other campaigns" section is deferred (not in this release)

Demo Links / Screenshots

• https://share.zight.com/X6u1dRnY

4. GalaEvents Ticketing Pre-Registration for Free Contribution

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This?

When a free ticket was purchased in a campaign with event pre-registration enabled, no pre-registration record was being created. 

What's Changing

• Pre-registration is now created for free ticket/free contribution purchases
• Payment data collection added to pre-registration for free tickets
• If payment method is optional: a checkbox "Save this payment method for faster checkout during the event" is shown first; card entry only appears if checkbox is checked
• Title updated to: "Please save your payment method for the event"
• Body: "You will not be charged now. We'll save this card for you to use during the event."
• Supports Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay / Google Pay flows
• Affects: OPC checkout, Stripe/PayPal, regular ticketing pre-registration

Demo Links / Screenshots

• Disabled payments checkbox: https://share.zight.com/NQu0JxJv
• Enabled payments checkbox: https://share.zight.com/4guq1Z1P

5. Left Menu Auto-Selects Campaign

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This?

Users visiting a specific campaign's page were confused because the left menu was showing options for a different campaign. The menu did not reflect the user's current context, causing disorientation — especially when navigating across campaigns.

What's Changing

• When an org visits a campaign page or opens the Campaign Management Overlay (CMO), the left menu automatically highlights that campaign in "Campaign Options"
• If a user manually selects a different campaign in the left menu, that selection persists through subsequent navigation
• Draft, frozen, and ended campaigns will not auto-select in the left menu (previous selection remains)
• Works across multiple browser tabs

Demo Links / Screenshots

• https://share.zight.com/8LuAobWv

6. Add SysAdmin Ability to Show RU Tips in Reports

Release Date: April 8, 2026

Why Are We Changing This 

RallyUp platform tips (voluntary donor tips to RallyUp) and the processing fees RallyUp absorbs on those tips were not visible in donation reports. Internal teams needed this transparency for organizations using Free Pricing.

What's Changing

• New checkbox in Admin → Organizations → Manage → Campaign Settings: "Show Platform Tips in Reports" (disabled by default)
• When enabled for an org, the following new fields appear in View Donations "View Details" modal:
  • RallyUp Tip — donor tip amount
  • [Stripe/PayPal] Fees Paid by [RallyUp] — processing fee RallyUp absorbed on the tip
  • Total Amount Paid — full donor payment including tips
  • Stripe Fee updated to reflect total processing cost across entire transaction
• Same new columns added to View Donations Export and Transaction Ledger

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

dev log 

Update Displayed User for Unauthenticated Donations 

Release Date: March 26, 2026

Previously, when a donor checked out without logging in but used an email already associated with an existing account, the system would automatically replace the name they entered with the name on file for that email. This caused confusion — for example, tickets purchased by different people using the same email address would incorrectly show the name from the original account holder.

The checkout flow has been updated to respect the name entered at the time of checkout. The donation will still be associated with the existing account by email, but the entered name will now be displayed across all user-facing areas including Checkout, Activity Feed, View Donations, Receipts, and Confirmations. Additionally, the first and last name fields will now be disabled for editing in the "Your Information" section if an existing user is detected, to avoid further confusion.

Demo: https://share.zight.com/7KuGL7yG

Prevent Organizers from Deleting Their Account in Certain Scenarios 

Release Date: March 26, 2026

Organizers were previously able to delete their account even while running a live fundraiser, which caused fulfillment problems for raffles, auctions, ticketing, and other campaign types — often requiring the support team to manually issue refunds.

Account deletion via My Account > Edit Profile > Delete Account is now blocked if the organizer has any campaigns in "Started" status. Attempting to delete will show a modal titled "Your Account Has Active Fundraisers" explaining that the account cannot be deleted until active fundraisers are complete, with a link to contact support. The support link uses a mailto for non-RU partners; the team decided to use the email option universally rather than conditionally showing a chat widget, as toggling the widget based on campaign status was deemed potentially confusing for users.

Note that Organizers cannot delete their account in these cases:

• Raffle and Sweepstakes campaigns where the drawing has not yet been completed
• A-Thons that have not been finalized, these are also treated as "live."

Demo: https://share.zight.com/kpu25rnm

Move Bidding Style to Auction Step > Optional Settings 

Release Date: March 26, 2026

The Bidding Style setting had previously been relocated to Advanced Options > Auction Options, but support feedback indicated that organizers were frequently unaware that different bidding styles existed due to that setting being buried. The Bidding Style selection card has been moved back to be more visible — now appearing at the top of the Optional Settings section within the Auction setup step.

Demo: https://share.zight.com/NQu0g1eQ

Added Details for Apple Pay Processing Fees

Release Date: March 26, 2026

When donors used Apple Pay, the processing fee displayed during checkout could differ from the amount actually charged to their card. This happens because card networks like Visa and Amex each carry different processing fee rates, and with standard card entry the app can detect the card brand as the donor types and update the displayed fee accordingly. With Apple Pay, however, the app has no way to know which card the donor has selected until after they have already confirmed payment — meaning the fee shown during checkout may not reflect the actual card used.

Rather than interrupting the Apple Pay flow to force a fee refresh (which would require the donor to confirm payment twice), the checkout UI has been updated with clearer language. The Processing line in the Payment Summary now displays "Up to $X.XX" showing the maximum possible fee based on available card types. A new tooltip icon has also been added next to the processing fee that, when hovered, shows a breakdown of estimated fees by card type so donors understand that the final amount may vary depending on the card used.

Demo: Procesiing fee turn on / Processing fee turn off / ApplePay 

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

Hello Partners!

We’re making backend improvements to our campaign publication process to improve stability and performance.

This update only affects partners who use their own Google Analytics and/or Meta (Facebook) Pixel events to track when campaigns are published.

If you do not use this type of tracking, no action is required and this change will not affect you.

As part of this work, campaign publish events (such as Google Analytics and Meta/Facebook Pixel events) will no longer be triggered from the browser and will instead be sent securely from our backend.

If you do use Google Analytics or Meta/Facebook Pixel tracking for campaign publish events, we will need to update your Partner Setup with the following information:

Google Analytics

• Tracking ID
• Secret Key

Meta (Facebook) Pixel

• Access Token (if you use Meta Pixel tracking)
• Pixel ID

In order to securely share this information, please use a secure note using a vendor of your choice (LastPass, 1Password, etc) and share with scott@rallyup.com only.  We will then update them for you in the partner setup.

If these values are not provided, publish‑related tracking events will not be sent once the new system is enabled.

We’ll keep this functionality disabled during a transition period to give you time to make the update, and we’ll notify you before it is enabled. This functionality is expected to be available near the end of Q1.

If you have any questions, please reach out at partners@rallyup.com.

Campaign Page Performance Improvements for Large Ticket Groups

Release Date: February 18th, 2026

We identified and resolved an issue where campaign pages could become unresponsive when ticket groups were configured with extremely large quantities (e.g., 10,000 tickets per group). In these cases, the application attempted to load and render all tickets at once, which could cause the page and checkout experience to freeze.

This update introduces new limits and performance improvements to ensure a smooth experience for both organizers and supporters.

New Maximum Ticket Quantity per Group

• A maximum limit of 100 tickets per group has been enforced.
• The limit is now clearly reflected during Campaign Setup.

Batch Loading for Large Ticket Quantities

• We’ve implemented batch loading when displaying larger ticket quantities.
• Tickets now load incrementally instead of all at once, resulting in:
  • Faster page loads
  • Reduced browser freezing
  • A smoother checkout experience for supporters

Demo Links

• Checkout Performance
• Ticket Group Quantity Limit
• Campaign Setup Options
• Batch Loading Behavior

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

dev log 

Hide Preset Donations Option If General Donations Is Disabled

Release Date: January 28th, 2026

Originally when the option to accept General Donations is disabled, the question for creating preset donations amount was still present.  The app has been updated to behave as follows:

If General Donations is disabled under Basics, the app doesn't display the field for Create Preset Donation amounts for donors to choose from under Checkout > Optional settings.

If General Donations is disabled, the app will also disable and hide "enable preset donation amounts." 

See sample screenshots here.

This should prevent confusion for users setting up their campaign without general donations.

Update Meta Pixel Integration With "Purchase" Events

Release Date: January 29th, 2026

Create My Campaign Available For Partners

Release Date: January 29th, 2026

An optional setting is available for partners to activate the Create My Campaign functionality.  When partners enable Create My Campaign (CMC) in their partner setup, they’ll see an optional field where they can enter an email address or webpage link to direct customers to their support team for campaign creation assistance.  At the beginning of Campaign Setup, partner customers will see the CMC icon as a small pop‑up.  

See screenshot here.

Customers can click the CMC icon and be directed to their respective support teams to assist in building their campaigns.  If the field is empty or CMC is turned off, nothing will appear. The link is stored in their admin settings and can be updated anytime.

Update Onboarding Fields To Be Consistent

Release Date: January 29th, 2026

1. On the /start page, this question is titled as follows here, but on the /customertype page, it's different as shown here.
2. Some of the options are not matching, see: https://share.zight.com/rRuxNWNm

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

dev log 

View Ticket Registrations Table Update

Release Date: October 2nd, 2025

We added two new columns — First Name and Last Name — to the “View Ticket Registrations” page. 

Demo link: Demo

Change Logic of Pre-Registration Banner

Release Date: October 8th, 2025

The pre-registration banner will now always show whenever pre-registration is available, across all campaign types.

Demo: Demo

Add A Pledge with "Write-in" Option for Participant

Release Date: October 8th, 2025

Participants can now add pledges with a “Write-in” option. This includes support for write-in donations, manual charges, and automatic checkout.

Demo links: 

• Adding "Write-in" donations in balance
• Manually charge
• Automatic Checkout

Google Analytics Update

Release Date: October 10th, 2025

We updated how purchase events are tracked in Google Analytics. Instead of only using server-side tracking, we’ve implemented client-side tracking so purchases can be tied back to ads and referrers more accurately. This helps customers running large fundraising campaigns track conversions better.

Demo links:

• Participants
• Teams
• Free registrations

New Logic for Custom Fields on Prize Winners Export

Release Date: October 13th, 2025

Custom fields for both participants and teams now appear in the Prize Winners export. Multiple checkbox selections are grouped in parentheses and separated by commas for clarity.

Demo Links: Prize winners export / Pending prize winners export / without custom fields 

Add Suggested Content To Sharing Campaign Links

Release Date: October 14th, 2025

When sharing a campaign link, users will now see the suggested email content in the share dialogue box. This makes it easier for organizers, donors, and peers to communicate.

Demo: Sharing link suggested message 

Send Pre-Registration Email for Free Event Tickets

Release Date: October 14th, 2025

For free event tickets, a pre-registration email is now sent after the transaction. This captures attendee details without requiring payment information.

Demo link: Pre-Reg Email

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.

Adding Team Details and Banner Image to Endpoints and Triggers

Release Date: June 11, 2025

Description: For the RallyUp Participants workflow, a JSON object is sent whenever a participant registers on a campaign. The participant member ID is already available, and now the TeamID will be added to this JSON object, with a value of null if no teams are available. Additionally, organizers can now pull the URL of the campaign's banner image using the API. The ListCampaigns and campaign/{campaignId} endpoints will include a new field called ImageURL that contains the URL to the banner image of the campaign.

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• API Updated Call 

Send Email to Partner-Level Email Address With Sweepstakes

Release Date: June 11, 2025

Description: A new email address field will be added in Partner Setup to notify partners when a sweepstakes is submitted. This field is optional. When filled, an email will be sent to the entered address with details about the submitted sweepstakes, including campaign ID, name, submission date, status, organization details, and relevant links .

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• View Sweeps Update 

Tax Notice Improvements and Updates

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Description: Updates to the tax notice for international organizations include a new toggle to enable/disable the tax notice, updated default wording for US 501c organizations, and placeholder language for international organizations. A migration will reset the tax notice for existing international organizations with incorrect default language 

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• Tax Deductible Card Default
• Tax Deductible Card Custom

Email Performance Improvements

Release Date: May 14, 2025

Description: The team has implemented improvements include throttling and captcha enhancements to optimize email performance, reliability and security for the application's email systems. 

Set New Default For "Include Fees in Amount Raised"

Release Date: April 14, 2025

Description: The setting "Include Fees in Amount Raised" will be unchecked by default for new campaigns, ensuring that the amount raised only shows the net amount to the organization 

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• Example of Experience Setup Checkbox Option

Allow Organizations to Change Start/End Dates For Campaigns

Release Date: April 7, 2025

Description: Organizations can now change the start and end dates of their campaigns at any time, except for sweepstakes, which require firm rules and cannot be edited once approved 

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• Demo of Changing Dates on a Live Campaign

California/Colorado Compliance Updates

Release Date: March 31, 2025

Description: A new setting and logic will be added to comply with bills passed in California and Colorado, ensuring the final price of an item is shown to donors, including all applicable fees.

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• Demo: https://share.zight.com/NQumEN4L 
• Experience Page Price Info Update
• Experience Setup Button To Activate

Update "Imageless" State in Campaign Management Overlay and My Campaigns Page Cards

Release Date: March 19, 2025

Description: Placeholder images will be used for campaigns without images to improve the user experience in the Campaign Management Overlay and My Campaigns page cards.

Demo/Screenshot Links:

• View Desktop Example
• View Mobile Example

Add New "Pre-registration" Setting

Release Date: January 16, 2024
Short Description: The team is updating the Experience pre-registration setting and minor updates to the pre-registration workflow.  These changes aim to streamline the user experience and ensure that only pre-registered users can participate in the Experience.  

1. New Option for Pre-Registered Donors Exclusivity:

   • This option will only appear when users select that pre-registration lasts until the Experience starts.
   • When enabled, only users who pre-registered before the Experience started will be able to participate in the Experience.
   • For experiences with multiple activity types, the pre-registration behavior will follow the activity type, not the whole experience.

2. Experience Page Behavior:

   • A new banner will be displayed when the Experience starts, informing users that only pre-registered users can participate and prompting them to log in.
   • This banner will only be shown to users who did not pre-register.
   • The "Login" button and the preceding sentence will only be visible if the user isn't logged in.

3. New Modal:

   • A new modal will be shown whenever a user tries to add something to their cart and they are not pre-registered.

4. Pre-Registration for Solo Campaigns:

   • For solo campaigns, the redundant checkbox for enabling pre-registration will be hidden, and only the required/optional setting will be shown.
   • This setting will function the same as the button group shown in the provided screen recording.

5. Move Pre-Registration Settings:

   • Pre-registration and all associated settings will be moved to "Options > Checkout Options"
   • This will place the pre-registration settings right above the "Notice" card in the Options menu.

How This Affects You:

• Pre-Registered Donors Only: Users who did not pre-register before the Experience started will not be able to participate in the Experience.
• New Banner: Users who did not pre-register will see a new banner prompting them to log in when the Experience starts.
• Login Prompt: The "Login" button and the preceding sentence will only be visible to users who are not logged in.
• New Modal: Users who are not pre-registered will see a new modal when they try to add something to their cart.
• Solo Campaigns: For solo campaigns, users will no longer see the redundant checkbox for enabling pre-registration, simplifying the process.
• Settings Relocation: Pre-registration settings will be moved to "Options > Checkout Options," making them easier to find and manage.

Demo: View Here

Improve UX for Raffle Setup When Account Setup is Incomplete

Release Date: January 27, 2025
Short Description: Previously, users had to verify their EIN (Employer Identification Number) before previewing a raffle. Now, users can explore and test the raffle before verifying their EIN.  If an organization is a recent 501(c)3 organization that cannot yet be verified automatically, the user can be accepted upon manual verification through your support teams and SysAdmin.

Key Changes:

✔ Users can preview raffle features before EIN verification.
✔ The EIN is still required before publishing a campaign.
✔ A new Validate EIN button allows users to check EIN status manually.

Screenshots: Before Update, After Update

Update Tooltip Wording for PayPal Transactions

Release Date: January 27, 2025
Short Description: The tooltip that describes how transactions are processed now provides PayPal-specific messaging when PayPal is used instead of Stripe.

Updated Tooltip for PayPal:

"Card transactions are processed securely by PayPal, a PCI Level 1 processor that transacts billions of dollars every year for some of the world's largest companies. [Partner name] does not collect or store any card information."

Screenshots: Updated Tooltip

Require Unique Names for Prizes/Items in Setup

Release Date: January 30, 2025
Short Description: To avoid confusion, campaigns must now use unique names for prizes, auction items, perks, and other items. If a duplicate name is entered, a validation message will prompt users to rename it.

How It Works:

1. When adding a prize, auction item, or perk, enter a unique name.
2. If the name is already used, an error message will appear.
3. Rename the item and save.

Screenshots: Before Update, After Update

Add New Setting to Include Check Donations in Amount Raised Before Marking as Received

Release Date: January 31, 2025
Short Description: A new setting allows check donations to count toward the Amount Raised even before they are marked as "Received." This gives a more accurate fundraising total in real-time.

How to Enable This Feature:

1. Go to Campaign Settings.
2. Look for the Check Donations section.
3. Toggle the setting to "Include check donations before they are marked as received."

Important Notes:

✔ This setting is OFF by default.
✔ Organizations can enable or disable it at any time.
✔ Only applicable if check donations are accepted for the campaign.

Screenshots: After Update

Improve Logic For Requiring Unique Item/Prize names 

Release Date: February 11, 2025
Description:  We have implemented logic updates to the unique item/prize name functionality.  

1. Validation logic added to require unique prize/item names on imports
2. Add validation to require unique prize/item names when copying an item name
   1. Previously, when you copy an item name, it creates a duplicate of the item (see screen recording). 
   2. The following naming convention is now used for copied items.  
      1. When duplicated, the name "Copy of 'X'" will now be used, where 'X' is the previous item name. 
      2. If the organization makes another copy of "X" it will be called "Copy of X (1)" If they make another copy, "Copy of X (2)" and so on.

Auction Item Demo: View Here

Add Item ID to Auction Items for Organizers 

Release Date: February 17th, 2025
Description: We have added the auction item ID to the auction item cards so that they are visible to organizers on the campaign. This change assists organizers in matching items to their winners from the Auction Winners export without relying on the name of the item, which has caused confusion in the past.

We formatted the Item IDs on the auction item card when viewing them through experience setup, similar to how the experience ID is displayed when viewing the Experience Management object.

Old Demo: View Here

New Demo: View Here

For more information, please contact us partners@rallyup.com.