Online Fundraising Tips

Get your fundraising off to a flying start and make fundraising fun by following our simple online fundraising tips.

1. Ask your closest family and friends to get your fundraising started

Having a few large donations at the beginning will encourage other friends and supporters to do the same. Remember that you can contact friends and family anywhere in the world to donate using your online page. It’s a great way to keep in touch.

2. Use social networks to promote your event and inform your supporters

Don’t just email, whether it’s Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or LinkedIn, exploit social networks. Make sure you use the ‘share’ application on your page. Use status updates to let your friends and family know about your progress, encourage them to donate and always include a link to your justgiving page.

Invite people to the night to enjoy the fun.

3. Make your page eye-catching

Include good quality photos to grab people’s attention. If you want one of our Firewalking photos, just email info@littleheroes.org.uk – subject line: JustGiving Firewalking Photo and your name in the body of the message and we will send one through.

4. Captivate your readers

Make your personal message clear, concise and effective.
Tell people why you are doing it,

5. Promote your page wherever you are – Spread the word – Send Reminders

The more you remind people about your event, the more likely they are to donate.

If the company you work for, has an e-newsletter or intranet, ask them to include your fundraising event and of course the link to your page. You could also contact a local newspaper, publication or online resource.

Your contacts may need reminding to sponsor you.

Try not to bombard them with too many emails, but sending a few encouraging reminders is always worthwhile as they might not have had time to donate when you first emailed. Include your fundraising progress to persuade them, for example you just need a few more donations to reach that goal.

6. Raise money offline

Carry a sponsorship form everywhere you go, try to collect the money in advance of the event to save you time later.

Don’t forget to approach people face to face, ask them to support you – any friends who don’t want to just donate could fundraise on your behalf by having a dress down day at work for example, boosting your total.

Thank you for your kind support.