Create a page for us on JustGiving
Helping ordinary people raise
extraordinary amounts for charity is
all they do, and they love it.
We would love it if you would help us to do
great things by creating a JustGiving page
for our charity and raising as much money
as you can for us. We’d love to know what
you’re getting up to and we will support
you in any way we can.
Making a fundraising page takes just 60 seconds
All you need to do is visit www.justgiving.com and search for our charity.
Once you’ve done that it’s really simple to get started:
1
If you’re new to JustGiving, enter your email address, fill in your details and
choose a password
2
Choose your event, or another type of page and click ‘select’
3
Choose a web address for your fundraising page and click ‘create your page’
4
Go to your account and personalise your page with a message, image and target
Your support is really important to us. Good luck and let us know how you are getting along.
Thank you
The JustGiving guide to social media fundraising
So youʼve already asked your close friends and family for donations, but are still short of your fundraising
target. How can you reach more people? Social media is a powerful way to get your story, and your fundraising
page, to a potentially unlimited audience.
Here are JustGivingʼs top tips on using social media to reach your fundraising goals.
On Facebook
On Twitter
• Update your Facebook status with your
JustGiving link – so all of your friends see your
link in their News Feeds. For an extra push,
post your link on their walls.
• Use Twitter to share your JustGiving page –
write what youʼre doing and why people
should sponsor you, in the shortest sentence
possible.
• Ask friends to ʻdonateʼ their status update to
you. Via their statuses, you can reach people
you might not know.
• Ask your followers to ʻretweetʼ your link –
so it reaches their followers too (remember:
the shorter your tweet, the more retweet-able
it is).
• Use the JustGiving Facebook application to
invite people on Facebook to sponsor you:
http://apps.facebook.com/justgiving
• Ask your friend to use Facebook Connect on
JustGiving after theyʼve donated. This way they
can share your page with their Facebook
friends. You can also use it to promote your
page.
On YouTube
• Get on YouTube. Make a video – maybe a
funny parody of your training, or just you
telling the camera what youʼre doing and why
people should donate.
On Flickr or Picasa
• Take photos of your training or event and
share these on sites like Flickr or Picasa. Show
people what youʼre doing and why they should
support you. Donʼt forget to link to your page.
Create a presentation
• Create a presentation and upload it to sites
like Prezi or SlideShare. Donʼt be boring! You
can make it fun, like this one:
http://blog.justgiving.com/prezi
Still got questions?
[email protected]
www.justgiving.com
• Ask your charity to share your link on their
Facebook or Twitter sites. Or post it yourself
on their Facebook wall.
On a blog
• If youʼve got a great story, start a blog about
it. Blogs are a great way to share your photos,
videos and tweets in one place, keeping your
supporters up-to-date.
On the internet
• Search ALL of these sites for people talking
about the charity youʼre supporting. If you
find people interested in the same cause, talk
to them. They might be interested in supporting you, and you might make some new
friends along the way.
JustGiving widget
• Use the JustGiving widget to show your
latest fundraising total on your own website –
www.justgiving.com/widget
www.twitter.com/justgiving
www.facebook.com/justgiving
blog.justgiving.com
Your guide to fundraising with
JustTextGiving by Vodafone
JustTextGiving, the UK’s first
free text donation service is now
available to JustGiving fundraisers.
Why use JustTextGiving?
1
It’s quick and easy – Create your JustTextGiving code,
share it and receive text donations to your JustGiving page.
2
You’ll attract more donations – Any of the 50
million mobile phone users in the UK can sponsor
you anytime, anywhere.
3
It’s free – Text messages are free to send on all networks.
And your charity gets 100% of every donation (plus 25%
Gift Aid if your sponsors add it).
How to use JustTextGiving
Now for the fun part...
1. Log in to your JustGiving account. If you don’t have one
already it’s free to set up and takes less than a minute –
go to just.ly/createfraccount to get started.
So, you’ve got your code. Now you can start promoting it and
watch the donations come flooding in! Here are some suggestions
to get you started:
2. Create your free JustTextGiving code.
Download your free fundraising pack
Head to justtextgiving.co.uk for leaflets, posters, stickers and
business cards to let potential sponsors know your JustTextGiving code.
3. Promote it (check out our tips on the right).
4. Receive text donations to your JustGiving page.
Need any help?
Check out our support area:
just.ly/jtgfundraiserhelp
Drop us an email:
just.ly/dropusanote
Watch the video:
just.ly/jtgforfundraisersvideo
Give us a call:
0845 021 2110
“JustTextGiving is a fantastic idea, it is a modern way of donating
that is hassle free and instant, therefore people are less likely to
forget to add their donation.”
Make it visible
Whatever you’re doing, make sure people can see your code.
Put posters up at your event. Hang a banner. Hand out leaflets.
Wear it
Running? Cycling? Leaping from a plane? Put your text code
on your T-shirt. People see you, see your code, and get inspired
to donate.
Start networking
Use Twitter, Facebook and your other networks to make sure
everyone knows your code.
Get inspired
Go to just.ly/jtgvideocompilation and check out the amazing videos
fundraisers have made showing how they’ve promoted their code.
The Wallace family
JustGiving Fundraisers of the Year 2011
Fundraising will never be the same again with JustTextGiving by Vodafone.