Using the Live Screen at events

Nothing energizes a room like watching the total climb in real time. The Live Screen is a full-screen display built for projectors and TVs at live events — a fundraising jumbotron for your campaign.

Launching the Live Screen

1. Open your campaign in the portal.
2. In the campaign header, click Launch Live Screen.

The Live Screen opens in a new tab on your portal, at your campaign's URL followed by /live (for example, dash.pledgix.com/your-campaign/live). The page itself needs no login — anyone with the link can display it, which makes it easy to open on an event venue's AV computer.

Note: The Live Screen is available on Pledgix Pro and Political plans — one feature covering the whole live-events family: the jumbotron screen, scenes, the spotlight show, presentations, and the Control Room. It isn't included on Go or One plans, but the Pledgix team can enable it for a specific campaign's event night on request.

What's on the screen

The main stage:

• Your campaign logo and name with a pulsing "Live Event" badge
• A huge animated total raised figure that counts up as donations arrive
• Your progress bar toward the goal — and if you've set a bonus goal, a second shimmering segment appears once you're in bonus territory
• A large countdown timer (days, hours, minutes, seconds) to your campaign's end
• A "Scan to Donate" QR code — guests point their phone camera at the screen and land directly on your donation page

The sidebar:

• Top Teams — your three leading teams by amount raised
• Live Activity — an animated feed of incoming donations showing the donor's name, amount, team, and dedication message. Major gifts (of $1,000 and up) get special star treatment.

Display controls

Move the mouse to reveal the controls (they auto-hide after a moment so the screen stays clean):

• Light / dark theme toggle — match the mood of your venue
• Fullscreen toggle — one click for a borderless display
• The screen automatically prevents the computer from going to sleep while the Live Screen is open

How it updates

The Live Screen is connected to your campaign in real time — new donations appear within moments of being processed, animate into the activity feed, and bump the total. Alongside the live stream, the screen also re-checks the numbers every 15 seconds, so even if the live connection is interrupted your display never goes stale mid-event.

Tips for a great event

Test the venue setup in advance. Open the Live Screen on the actual event computer, switch to fullscreen, pick your theme, and confirm the QR code scans comfortably from the seats.

Pair it with a matching round. If a sponsor is matching donations during your event, the surging total and live feed make the multiplier feel electric. (See Donation matching rounds.)

Announce the QR code from the stage. The "Scan to Donate" code is the fastest path from inspiration to donation — remind the room it's there at every key moment.