20 Aug 2009 1 Comment

Top 10 ways to use your page creation auto emails #4

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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’ve told 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 #4 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

Many fundraisers experience a bit of fear or anxiety when it comes to asking family, friends, and other people in their networks for donations.  Here at FirstGiving, however, we see many fundraisers achieve great success when they tell everyone they know about their fundraising efforts.  A little encouragement from your nonprofit organization can go a long way in helping fundraisers reach out to their networks and ask for donations.

Often, fundraisers don’t think about asking for donations outside of their close-knit circles of friends and family.  By encouraging them to think beyond their most immediate networks and letting them know that other fundraisers are doing the same, you can help them to feel more confident about asking for donations.  Fundraising goals will also seem more attainable.  Here are a few networks or groups of people you can suggest to your fundraisers:

  • People from your church
  • Your hairstylist or barber
  • Your gym/training buddies
  • Local business you frequent
  • Your doctor and/or dentist
  • Coworkers (current/past)
  • Members of a club/organization that you belong to
  • Your dog walker
  • Neighbors
  • Nanny/babysitter

These are just a few examples, and your fundraisers can probably come up with many more ideas on their own.  When they have a fundraising minimum or goal to meet, offering suggestions about who to ask and an amount to ask for really makes the task less daunting.

Happy Fundraising!

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