Dempsi is the People's Choice voting platform built for pageant directors. Voting, payments, leaderboards, and CyberTracker text alerts — so your fundraiser runs itself while you run the show.
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Same job, two ways: with paper sign-up sheets, group texts, and a clipboard at the back of the venue — versus with Dempsi.
A Facebook event page indistinguishable from every other small pageant in the state.
A polished voting page supporters bookmark and share — one link, one URL, no copy-pasting Venmo handles into comments.
Clipboards, paper packets, and a Google Form that scares contestants away before they finish.
One mobile-friendly form. Photo upload, contact info, and welcome email handled in one pass.
Venmo screenshots, checks in the mail, and a spreadsheet that's three weeks behind.
Stripe collects each donation, deposits straight to your bank, and reconciles automatically. Funds land in your account the same day.
A single Facebook post that fades from the feed by Tuesday. The energy of week one is gone by week two.
CyberTracker texts every supporter the moment their contestant moves — turning one-time voters into people who come back five times.
A handwritten tally on a clipboard at the back of the room. Updated when somebody remembers.
A live, public ranking that updates the second a vote clears — with activity badges that show who just moved and who's gaining ground.
Hard cutoff at 9 p.m. People arrive at 9:02 with cash in hand. You take it anyway. The math gets fuzzy.
A fluid close. Announce "fifteen more minutes" from the stage and watch last-minute sniping push totals up another 20%.
Rebuilding everything from scratch every season — new spreadsheet, new Venmo, new chaos.
Duplicate last year's contest in one click — pricing, descriptions, layout, settings. Add this year's contestants and go.
No installation, no sales call, no contract. Sign up and you're in the dashboard the same minute.
Email and a name is all we ask. Free, no credit card.
Pick a layout, write a short description, set your prices. Or duplicate last year's in one click.
Watch entries arrive, votes clear, supporters return. Funds land in your bank the same day.
A single Facebook post is a one-shot weapon. CyberTracker is the long game: every time the People's Choice leaderboard shifts, supporters get a text. They come back. They vote again. The contest runs itself for sixty days while you run the show.
Typical revenue range per contest, before our fee.
Of revenue traced directly to CyberTracker text alerts.
Higher repeat-voter rate in contests with CyberTracker on.
From the field — what 300+ contests show
Six things Dempsi handles so you don't have to.
Supporters opt in with their phone number and get a text every time their contestant moves up or down. The closing-in alert — sent when one contestant is gaining ground — is the single biggest revenue driver on the platform.
Donations flow straight into your Stripe account — no holding accounts, no waiting period, no paperwork. Money lands in your bank the same day.
Photo cards for visual contests. Thumbnail list for compact mobile reads. Name list for clean, photo-free ballots. Pick the one that fits your fundraiser; switch any time.
Your voting page shows who's "On Fire" and who's "Getting Votes" in real time. Momentum becomes visible — and visible momentum compounds.
When supporters cast votes, Dempsi suggests one more bundle at checkout. The lift is consistent, automatic, and adds to every contest's total without a word of effort from you.
Clone everything — layout, prices, description, settings. The only thing you change is this year's contestants. Setup drops from days to minutes.
Every Dempsi contest today is a pageant — that's where the platform was built and where it's earned its reputation. The same engine fits anywhere a community ranks people, pets, projects, or performances. The six tiles below are illustrative concepts, not real contests.
If you can rank people, pets, projects, or performances — and supporters care enough to vote — the People's Choice mechanics that work for a pageant work for you. Each tile shows the format, not a real customer.
No upfront fee. No monthly charge. No setup cost. We earn a quarter of each donation; you keep three. Within the BBB Wise Giving Alliance's 35% standard for fundraising costs — with the engagement engine and automation built in.
Free to start · No credit card · You only pay when you receive donations