Goal Trackers

A goal tracker shows progress toward a numeric target as a progress bar or a classic thermometer. Each goal you add gets its own target and its own bar. Perfect for fundraisers, fitness challenges, and team quotas.

Here's a live one. The bar fills in real time:

Create and run it

1

Create the goal tracker

Click New Board, choose Goal Tracker, pick a display style (Progress bar or Thermometer), name it, and create. You land in the editor at /boards/<slug>.

2

Add a goal and its target

Click Add goal, enter a Goal Name and a Goal Value (Target), the number you're aiming for. Every goal is its own card with its own bar. Use a single goal for one shared target, like a class fundraiser, or add one goal per person or team when everyone has their own target.

3

Set a unit (optional)

To show values like $2,500 or 120 miles, open Board settings → How it works → Score display and set a unit prefix or suffix. The unit applies to every goal on the board.

4

Add progress with the score buttons

In the editor, each goal has one-tap score buttons under its bar (-1, +1, +5 by default). Tap one and the bar moves right away for every viewer. Change the values, or turn the buttons off, in Board settings → How it works → Scoring controls. For a donation of $250, add a +250 button or type the exact amount (next step).

5

Type an exact value, rename, or change the target

Click Update Goal Tracker under a goal to edit its name, its Current Value, and its Goal Value, or to remove it. Want people to log their own progress? Turn on self-registration and self-scoring.

6

Celebrate at 100%

Each goal shows its percentage and how much is left to go. When a goal reaches its target it switches to a Goal reached! badge on the editor and the public view at /b/<slug>. The bar style also shows how far past the target you are. You can switch between the bar and the thermometer any time in Board settings → Appearance → Goal Style.

Add a Donate button

Raising money? Point a button on the board at the donation page you already use (Givebutter, Zeffy, Donorbox, or your school or church giving page). Click the board's title card (or open Board settings → Appearance → Board details), paste the link under Donate button, and optionally change the text (“Give now”, “Buy a ticket”). It shows on the public board and embeds and opens your page in a new tab. Free on every plan. Donations go straight to your page; MakeTheBoard never handles the money.

Have sponsors? Add their logos under the thermometer with sponsor logos, and give volunteers a scorekeeper link so they can add gifts as they come in.