The Goal Bar feature in Goodworld allows you to visually track your campaign’s progress—whether that’s funds raised, participation rates, or total registrants. Fully customizable and designed for flexibility, the Goal Bar can be tailored to highlight specific groups, campaigns, or company activity.
From in-event displays to workplace giving competitions, the Goal Bar helps keep donors and participants engaged while driving momentum toward your goals.
Key features
Three goal types
Choose the metric that matters most for your campaign:
Funds Raised – Display your progress toward a fundraising target.
Participation Rate – Highlight how many people have participated relative to your goal.
Registrants – Track total sign-ups for an event or initiative.
You can choose to display your goal publicly or keep it hidden.
Two visual styles
Match the Goal Bar to your event or campaign style:
Horizontal Bar – A classic progress bar for clear, linear growth tracking.
Circular Bar – A dynamic circular display to visually highlight percentage progress.
Filters & tagging
Display results for specific segments by applying:
Campaign Filters – Focus the goal bar on a particular campaign.
Company Filters – Show progress for specific workplace partners.
Tag Filters – Only display activity for users with selected tags (e.g., departments, regions, membership groups).
This is ideal for workplace giving challenges where different teams or offices compete toward a goal.
Live updating display
The Goal Bar updates automatically every 3 seconds, ensuring participants and donors always see the latest progress. During in-event donation drives, you can also display recent donations in real time—celebrating generosity and encouraging others to give.
How to set up your goal bar
Create a campaign page – In your campaign dashboard, click on the New Page button.
Add a goal bar – In the top right hand corner, click the plus button to add a variety of widgets and items to your page. Click goal bar.
Choose Your Goal Type – Select Funds Raised, Participation Rate, or Registrants.
Set Your Goal Amount – Enter your target number.
Select Your Style – Pick Horizontal Bar or Circular Bar.
Apply Filters (Optional) – Choose campaigns, companies, or tags to display specific segment results.
Save & Display – Add the Goal Bar to your live campaign or event page.
A few use cases
Workplace giving competition
A United Way workplace giving campaign wants to create friendly competition between departments. By tagging participants according to department, they can filter the Goal Bar to display participation rates for each department in real time—motivating teams to boost their numbers.
National office fundraising tracker
An organization wants to showcase the amount raised by different offices during a national giving campaign. Each office’s progress is displayed through a filtered Goal Bar, creating visibility and driving momentum.
In-event fundraising drive
During a live gala, the Goal Bar is projected on the screen, updating every 3 seconds to show donations as they come in. Recent donor names and amounts appear alongside the Goal Bar, adding excitement and inspiring others to give.
For maximum impact, combine the Goal Bar with live donor recognition and leaderboard competitions to keep engagement high throughout your campaign or event.
By using Goodworld’s Goal Bar, you can make campaign progress visible, inspire friendly competition, and create a real-time sense of momentum. Whether tracking funds raised, participation rates, or registrants, this dynamic feature keeps supporters engaged and motivated from start to finish.
If you have questions about Goal Bars, schedule a support call with our success team.