Organize & Collect Money for 5K Charity Runs with Braid Pools
Accept entry and registration fees online, set up a budget for expenses, and accept donations from sponsors—all in one place with Braid Money Pools.
How does Braid Work?
Start a Braid Pool
Use the pool to collect money for charity running events.
Share your Pool Link to collect money
Participants, sponsors, and supporters can contribute with the Pool Link—no sign-up is required.
Spend from the pool
Every Braid Pool comes with a free debit card. Use it to pay for participant awards, water bottles, t-shirts, and more.
Braid Pools are the easiest way to pool funds for 5k charity running events
All your charity running event needs covered
Use money pools to collect money for entry fees, donations, snacks, merch, venue fees, and more.
Pool Links make collecting money easy
Participants, sponsors, and supporters can contribute with a debit or credit card—no sign-up required. You can set the donation amount or let contributors pay what they can.
Personalize your Pool Link
Add custom descriptions and images to let contributors know what cause you’re collecting money for.
Braid Pools are a better way to raise money for charity
Braid is an easy way to pool money, throw events, and donate money to charity. You can invite your event’s co-chairs to manage and spend the money with you.
See contributions as they happen
Get optional alerts whenever someone contributes to your pool.
Spend from your pool with a free debit card
Use it wherever MasterCard is accepted. Add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay for contactless payment.
Braid is Safe and Secure
We use best-in-class security and compliance practices to keep your money safe and your personal data private.
All payment and personal information are encrypted end-to-end using SSL 256-bit encryption.
Get spending notifications from your pools, and freeze your debit card anytime in the app.