What next? Watch Out for Part 3
Did you miss Part 1? Read it HERE.
After this stage, your campaign is ready to be published and shared with different channels and donors for the funds to start coming in.
If you do not know what to write, we have you covered. There is a template you can quickly adopt or modify. Each message is automatically signed with the name you registered with. Every donor will receive this message alongside a receipt for every donation made.
Once you have inputted all the important details of your campaign, FundACause allows you to compose a personal message to everyone who donates to your campaign. You get a chance to directly thank donors for every contribution.
3. Customise a ‘Thank You’ message to your donors
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New on FundACause? Sign Up as an individual or corporate to create a campaign in a few short steps. The platform has a feature that allows you to personalise your campaign link. Each campaign’s unique link can be shared across any channel once the campaign is published.
Go through your campaign story to be sure it is well formatted. Your story should not be too long and always end it with a call to action urging your readers to donate to your campaign.
Setting up your campaign on FundACause can be completed in 10 minutes or less.
2. Create your campaign
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Have your compelling campaign story typed out before the actual setup. It will give you time to properly compose and pen your thoughts.
Add a tagline to your image or the title of the campaign on your picture so that anywhere it is seen, it can be tied to your cause. Also, make sure your picture is clear and appealing to the eyes. This shows that you put some good thought into it and increases your donors’ perception of you. On FundACause, you upload a short video if it best communicates your cause.
Your campaign image can be a specially designed flyer or a picture depicting the essence of what your fundraising is about. No matter your choice, make sure it will connect with your donors.
Your campaign name could be long or short. It should have keywords about your cause and make sense to your donors.
You will need a campaign name, image, story, target amount (optional), and end date (optional) that best communicates your cause.
1. Get your data together
In Part 1, we discussed what you need to do before setting up your campaign. Now that you have planned out your campaign, here’s how to set up your campaign.
By Debbie Wale-Temowo
(Part 2 of ‘How to Raise Funds Successfully’)
