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The Goals product lets you collect one-off contributions toward a target amount, ideal for fundraisers, equipment drives, creative projects, or community milestones. Each supporter’s purchase contributes to your live progress bar, and contributors receive automated receipts just like any other Sherpo checkout. With Goals, Sherpo makes fundraising and community support effortless: real-time progress bars, secure payments, automatic receipts, and full control under your brand. If you’re looking for a guide about how Goals products work for users, you can find it here:

Goals

Let your customers support your fundraising campaigns.

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Create a Goals product

  1. Go to Products → New product.
  2. Enter a title and short description.
  3. Select the Goals tile (hand icon).
  4. Click Create product to open the workspace.
  5. In Prices, set both the goal amount and minimum contribution to publish.
From here, use the Basic info tab to describe your campaign, outline deliverables, or spotlight supporters as you progress. For a guide on the product’s Overview, Basic info, and Settings tabs, check this out:

Info & Settings

Edit your product’s info, description, and settings from the dashboard.

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Update goal or price

Goals product pricing and goal setup in Sherpo
Under Prices, define the lowest allowed amount (minimum $5). Sherpo automatically offers quick-select multipliers (×1, ×3, ×5, ×10) plus custom entry. You can edit pricing and targets at any time from the same panel.
Set price modal for Sherpo Goals product
Once updated, Sherpo immediately applies the new amount across your storefront. Supporters will still be able to contribute even after you hit the target.

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Configure your goal amount

Set or edit the fundraising target. This defines the progress bar’s endpoint.
Update goal modal in Sherpo

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Goal tracking

Visitors see the goal bar and current progress directly on your live page, as it updates automatically as payments settle, showing current progress in real time.
Goal progress bar on live Sherpo site
  • Each completed payment increases the total raised.
  • Contributors can leave a name and note at checkout.
  • Receipts and notifications are handled automatically by Sherpo.

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Track results

The product’s Sales tab lists every supporter and amount raised. You can export transactions to CSV, JSON, or Markdown to thank supporters, deliver perks, or share updates. Sherpo’s real-time progress syncing means no manual refreshes or third-party integrations: everything updates automatically as sales settle.

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Add a cover or description

Use the Basic info tab to describe what your tips support, and under Cover you can upload images or videos to give your Goal page a visual identity.
Cover upload inside Sherpo Dash
This is a great place to thank supporters or explain how your fundraise works.
Adding a cover image to a Goals product

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Fulfillment & communication

  • Each contribution triggers Sherpo’s standard checkout, including payment confirmations and receipts.
  • Use your product’s Description section (under “Basic info”) to:
    • Share milestones or next steps once the goal is reached.
    • Add custom FAQs or donor shout-outs.
    • Include links to bonus content or perks for supporters.

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Best practices

  • Use visuals or reward milestones (e.g., “We’ll release behind-the-scenes footage when we reach $500”).
  • Update your audience frequently using Sherpo’s description editor or email exports.
  • If you exceed your goal, you can keep the campaign open: Sherpo allows continued contributions beyond 100%, and you can always update the goal.

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FAQ

Yes. Sherpo’s checkout includes preset multipliers (×3, ×5, ×10) and allows custom input so supporters can give any amount above the minimum.
The progress bar fills completely, but contributors can continue donating. You can later update the goal if you decide to extend the campaign, or archive the product.
Yes. You can update it anytime from Prices → Update goal. Changes may take a few minutes to propagate across your storefront.
Absolutely. Click Update price to change the minimum contribution or currency. Sherpo currently supports a limited set of currencies; contact support if you need one not listed.
Yes. Contributions cannot be lower than 100,000 per transaction for security and compliance reasons.
Sherpo sums all successful transactions for that product and divides by your set goal amount. Refunds automatically reduce the progress total.
Yes. Every contribution triggers Sherpo’s standard checkout confirmation and email receipt through your Stripe account.
You can see all supporters and their emails in Sales. Export this list for updates, rewards, or follow-ups.
No. Unlike other Sherpo products, Goals (as well as Coffee and Calendar) does not support coupon creation.
No. Goals products do not support automations or triggers.
No. Contributions made through Goals are real payments, not pledges. Funds are captured immediately and transferred to your Stripe account like any other Sherpo product. Creators are not required to return funds if the goal isn’t reached.
You can archive (pause or unpublish) or delete it anytime from the product dashboard, under Settings.