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Badges & Gamification

BetterUnite badges are rule-based rewards that keep fundraisers fundraising. Five rule types award them automatically: first activity, total units reached, activity streaks, first sponsorship, and event finalized. Build badges in minutes from an icon library or your own artwork, import a template pack to start, and show every participant their earned badges and the next one to chase on their public page and the leaderboard.

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Choose an Icon picker for a custom badge, offering award, star, trophy, heart, flag, rocket and other icons

Five badge rule types,
zero manual awarding.

01

Five Ways to Earn

A rule engine with five triggers that award badges in real time.

  • Award on First Activity, or on Total Units Reached, such as 10 miles
  • Award on Number of Activities in a Row, for streaks
  • Award on First Sponsorship, and on Event Finalized

02

Design Badges in Minutes

A badge builder with name, description, activity association, active toggle, and display ordering, with a built-in icon library and custom artwork upload.

  • Name and describe each badge, tie it to an activity, and set its display order
  • Toggle a badge on or off at any time
  • Pick from the icon library or upload your own branded artwork

03

Start From a Template Pack

Import a pre-built badge set, such as Walk/Run Starter, to create a complete badge-and-rules system in one shot, then customize it.

  • Import a complete set of badges and rules in one step
  • Rename, re-art, and re-order the set for your event
  • Skip building a system from scratch

04

The Chase Is Public

Earned badges display on public fundraiser pages and leaderboards, with a next-badge preview that shows progress toward the upcoming unlock.

  • Show earned badges on the fundraiser page and the leaderboard
  • Preview the next badge with progress toward it, such as 7 of 10 miles
  • Share earned badges socially, and keep participants logging with a visible goal

05

Wired Into Everything

Badges fire off the same activity data as leaderboards and per-unit pledges.

  • Unlock from Strava-synced or manually logged activity
  • Unlock on sponsorships and on event finalization
  • Need no extra setup beyond the rules themselves
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Frequently Asked
Questions

How do fundraising badges work in BetterUnite?

You create visual badges and attach earning rules, and the platform awards them automatically. Five rule types are supported: first activity logged, total units reached (like 10 miles), activity streaks, first sponsorship received, and event finalization.

Can we use our own badge artwork?

Yes. Pick icons from the built-in library or upload custom artwork, then set each badge's name, description, activity association, and display order, and toggle badges on or off anytime.

Do we have to build a badge system from scratch?

No. Badge template sets like “Walk/Run Starter” import a complete, ready-to-run set of badges and rules in one click, which you can then rename, re-art, and re-order for your event.

Do participants see which badge is next?

Yes. Public fundraiser pages show earned badges plus an upcoming-badge preview with progress toward it (for example, “7 of 10 miles to Trailblazer”), which is the core mechanic for sustained engagement.

Do Strava activities count toward badges?

Yes. Badges evaluate the same activity data as leaderboards and pledges, so miles imported automatically from Strava, manually logged units, and admin-entered activity all trigger unlocks without extra setup.

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