We’ve made it easy for you to raise funds and expand your team via your social media channels with the messages below on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn and share this exciting news with your friends and family.
· I hope that I can count on your support. I’ve set a personal goal of $X! I hope you can make a donation to my fundraising page, here: (Insert link ). Thank you for support!
· Post photos (simply copy and paste the picture into a Facebook Post, as well as copying and pasting your individual fundraising page). If you are more active on other social media networks, such as Instagram or LinkedIn, please post there.
· Be sure to include in your posts “why” you are fundraising i.e. include mission statement in all posts!
· Just a few weeks out! I am x% towards my goal of X! Thanks for all your support, and if you have not already, I hope you will consider making a donation (insert link) to support my fundraising efforts to make a difference for (insert organization name).
· The event is a few days away! Please consider making a donation (insert link)! All proceeds go to (insert organization name). Thank you for making a difference!
· Week of event: Post several times during the week! Your original posting could be buried in a news feed – so keep posting!
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR FUNDRAISING!
As you reach out for donations, make sure the following is good to go
Is your page setup with photos and a personal message?
• If yes, great! Be sure to include message "why" you support organization.
• If not, add a photo-people will connect if they recognize you. Link your social accounts - it will allow you to easily reach out through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google.
Is your minimum fundraising goal set high enough?
• Aim high from the start! Set a stretch goal for your personal fundraising
• Don’t limit yourself to the default $200, which can be quickly reached
Have you donated to your own page?
• Potential donors will more likely participate to your fundraising if someone already donated
• Donating to your own page will help start your campaign.
Have you built your list of potential donors?
• This should include friends, family, co-workers and vendors
• For each of them, identify the best way to communicate with them
▪ Contact each of them several times and in different ways.
▪ Remember that people are busy and even if they want to support your cause, they will forget. So, don’t feel bad about reminding them.
• Follow up personally by phone or in person with your largest potential donors
• Keep on posting through social media (several times during the week)
• Remind people who have not donated yet via email or phone that this is the week of the event…you are counting on them.
FOLLOWING THE EVENT: PERSONALIZED THANK YOU EMAILS
• Share with them what you accomplished as an individual fundraiser thanks to them
• Tell them how much your organization raised
• Send them photos of the event
Fundraising Made Easy!
Facts:
People can’t donate if you don’t ask