Attracting Support For Your Online Fundraiser

Attracting Support For Your Online Fundraiser

Online fundraising is becoming an increasingly popular way to assist those in need or to support a worthy cause. According to one article published by Investopedia, as of December 2022, over $34 billion has been raised via crowdfunding platforms worldwide.

You can use several strategies to attract more people to your fundraiser, whether you’re raising money for a charitable organization, a community project, or personal needs. Here are some suggestions for improving the appeal and success of your crowdfunding project.

Craft an Engaging Story

Crafting an engaging story is one of the most effective ways to attract supporters to your fundraiser. Your story should be honest, emotional, and compelling. Tell people why you need their help, what you hope to accomplish, and how their contributions can help. Use images, videos, and other multimedia to help illustrate and bring your story to life.

Select a Platform that Fits Your Needs

Choosing the right fundraising platform can make or break your online fundraiser’s success. Numerous platforms are available, each with a distinct set of features, fees, and target audience. If you’re new to crowdfunding, look for a platform that aligns with your goals, is simple to use, and has a large fan base.

Offer Incentives

People are more likely to donate to your fundraiser when they receive something in exchange. To entice people to donate, provide exclusive content, discounts, or special merchandise incentives. Make sure your incentives are relevant to your fundraiser and appealing enough to motivate people to contribute.

Collaborate with Influencers

Collaborating with influencers can assist you in reaching a larger audience and gaining credibility for your fundraiser. Seek out influencers in your niche or industry who share your values and are willing to lend their support to your cause. You can start by sending a personalized message to them and offer to collaborate in a way that benefits both of you. For example, you could give them social media exposure in exchange for promoting your fundraiser to their followers.

Keep Your Supporters Updated

It is critical to provide regular updates on your fundraiser’s progress to keep your supporters engaged and informed. Inform your donors about the amount of money you’ve raised, how it’s being used, and the impact it’s having. Make your updates more engaging by including photos, videos, and other media to help illustrate your progress.

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These scholarships are prohibited and if used, violate Causability’s terms of service. Your cause will be automatically be deleted from the platform.

  1. Any item claiming to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent an illness or condition (whether via a device, app, book, nutritional supplement, or other means).
  2. Contests, coupons, gambling, and raffles.
  3. Energy food, vitamins or health supplements and drinks.
  4. Offensive material (e.g., hate speech, encouraging violence against others, etc).
  5. Offering a genetically modified organism as a perk.
  6. Live animals. Perks cannot include live animals.
  7. Offering alcohol.
  8. Offering financial, money-processing, or credit services; financial intermediaries or cash-equivalent instruments; travel services (e.g., vacation packages); phone services (e.g., prepaid phone services, 900 numbers); and business marketing services.
  9. Political fundraising.
  10. Any nudity, graphic displays of body parts or pornographic material.
  11. Perks that promote discrimination, bigotry, or intolerance towards any and all marginalized groups.
  12. Perks that share things that already exist, or repackage a previously-created product, without adding anything new or aiming to iterate on the idea in any way.
  13. Resale. All perks must have been produced or designed by the project or one of its creators — no reselling things from elsewhere.
  14. Drugs, nicotine, tobacco, vaporizers and related paraphernalia.
  15. Violent materials such as images of weapons, replicas of weapons, and weapon accessories.
  16. Any perks that are deemed illegal, heavily regulated, or potentially dangerous for donors, as well as perks that the creator did not make.
  17. Previously copyrighted materials from any and all forms of literature, art or music.

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    Causability prohibits all ‘cause based campaigns’ that are illegal, heavily regulated, or potentially dangerous for (users) donors, as well as any offered ‘perks’ (donation incentives) that the ‘creator’ did not make either physically or offered as digital downloads.

    1. Any item claiming to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent an illness or condition (whether via a device, app, book, nutritional supplement, or other means).
    2. Contests, coupons, gambling, and raffles.
    3. Energy food and drinks.
    4. Offensive material (e.g., hate speech, encouraging violence against others, etc.)
    5. Offering a genetically modified organism as a reward.
    6. Live animals. Campaigns can not include live animals as a reward.
    7. Offering alcohol as a reward.
    8. Offering financial, money-processing, or credit services; financial intermediaries or cash-equivalent instruments; travel services (e.g., vacation packages); phone services (e.g., prepaid phone services, 900 numbers); and business marketing services.
    9. Political fundraising.
    10. Any pornographic or sexually explicit material.
    11. Campaigns that promote discrimination, bigotry, or intolerance towards marginalized groups.
    12. Campaigns that share things that already exist, or repackage a previously created product, without adding anything new or aiming to iterate on the idea in any way.
    13. No resale. All ‘perks’ (donation incentives) must have been produced or designed by the project or one of its creators — no reselling things from others or elsewhere.
    14. Drugs, nicotine, tobacco, vaporizers, and related paraphernalia.
    15. Weapons, replicas of weapons, and weapon accessories.
    If your project involves something illegal, heavily regulated, or potentially dangerous for backers and it is not on this list, please contact us before starting your campaign.

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