01 Oct 2009 No Comments
Top 10 ways to use your page creation auto emails #1
Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with our nonprofit partners about how to raise more money online and listening to your feedback. One thing you’vetold us is how helpful it is to receive an automatic email when someone creates a new fundraising page for your nonprofit. But have you ever asked yourself, “What should I do next?”
Not to fear. . .This week we bring you #1 our last tip in our countdown of top 10 ways to use your page creation auto emails.
- Number 10- Thank each fundraiser personally for creating a page
- Number 9- Lead by example, create a page of your own to show off to fundraisers as an example
- Number 8- Get inactive pages ACTIVE
- Number 7- Don’t count only on support from individuals, ask businesses too
- Number 6- Make sure fundraisers know your goal and how possible it is to reach it
- Number 5- Invite fundraisers to join your Facebook page and set up a widget
- Number 4- Give fundraisers who might be timid some ideas about who to ask for donations
- Number 3- One week is plenty of time
- Number 2- Send a thank you and wrap up summary of the event!
- Number 1- Next year is only 365 days away!
It is never to soon to start thinking about next years event. The sooner you have the event posted on FirstGiving the sooner you will have fundraisers creating pages and generating donations. Use your list of fundraisers from last years event and send out an informative email letting them know the date and time of the upcoming event. Don’t forget to encourage them to send the email around to friends and family. This is a great way to grow your event. Your fundraisers friends and family might turn into fundraisers of their own.
Another great way to spark enthusiasm around your event is to host a kick off meeting. It doesn’t have to be fancy, just a place were event participants can socialize with each other. Be sure to invite all of your fundraisers and offer some tips or examples outstanding fundraising. A kick off meeting will really get your participants pumped up ready for the event and ready to fundraise. To get some kick off materials that we provide click here.
This wraps up our Top 10 ways to use your page creation emails, look for a new series next month.
Happy Fundraising!
