We made this page to help you in your fundraising efforts for #GivingTuesday, which falls on December 3rd this year. Thank you so much for being a fundraiser for Unalayee! Please reach out to Max at max@gocampu.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Hereās how you can help:
Start your own Fundraiser on Facebook today!
- Click āFundraisersā in the left menu of your newsfeed.
- On your Home page on Facebook, you should see a tab on the left-hand side called āFundraisers.ā Click on that and it will give you an option to select a nonprofit to create a fundraiser for.Ā
- Type āCamp Unalayeeā into the nonprofit search box and click on it.Ā
- Fill out some basic info: How much money do you want to try to raise? ($200 is a good goal, but it could be anything you decide. Itās ok if you donāt reach your goal). When does the fundraiser end? (December 3rd, 2019).
- On the next page, write a personalized message about why Unalayee is important to you, or use the premade message Facebook provides (of course, personalized is always better!)
- Publish the fundraiser and invite your friends and family.Ā
- Send personal messages to people who you think might be likely to give to something that is important to you.Ā
- Share your campaign multiple times leading up to #GivingTuesday.
Need an example of a campaign? Click here to see our Community Liaison Maxās page!
In the week before #GivingTuesday: e-mail, call, text, invite through facebook, message (whatever works for you!) and ask your friends and family to donate to Unalayee on #GivingTuesday ā make sure to share the link to your personal campaign page (or our general campaign here).Ā See below for a template e-mail and facebook post to help make it easy!
On December 3rd, #GivingTuesday, remind your friends and family to donate, share your campaign all over social media, share that you donated, remind your friends to donate, and THANK your friends who do donate!
Here are some tools to make sharing easy:
Lead up E-mail:
Hello INSERT NAME OF YOUR FRIEND HERE,
Iām fundraising for Camp Unalayee this #GivingTuesday, December 3rd. Iām helping them raise $15,000 in donations ā which will send kids who normally couldnāt afford a summer camp experience to camp this summer.
Youāve probably heard me talk about why Unalayee is important to me before, but in case you havenāt INSERT WHY CAMP UNALAYEE HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE HERE.Ā
Will you join me on #GivingTuesday by supporting this organization that has changed my life? To sweeten the deal, Facebook is matching the first 7 million given starting at 5 am on 12/3 ā so your donation could be worth twice as much! Check out my personal fundraising page and donate at INSERT LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE. Any amount makes a difference in a childās life.Ā
Thanks so much in advance!
December 3rd E-mail:
Hi INSERT NAME OF YOUR FRIEND HERE,
Remember when I told you about #GivingTuesday? Itās today! Iām helping Camp Unalayee raise $15,000 for their financial assistance program. I have a personal goal of ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE. Any amount you can donate will help a kid get to summer camp in the wilderness. Please help support this organization which has made an impact in both my life and so many others.Ā Donate here: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE.
Thanks so much for celebrating giving with me!
Sample Facebook Posts
Before December 3rd:
Save the date: #GivingTuesday is December 3rd. Join me by supporting the summer camp I love: Unalayee! ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
Iām hoping to raise ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE for my favorite summer camp ā Unalayee ā on #GivingTuesday! Check out my fundraising page: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
Do you wake up early? Facebook is matching the first $7 million in donations on #GivingTuesday, starting at 5 am. Check out my fundraiser for the day: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
On December 3rd:
Today is #GivingTuesay! Join me in supporting my favorite summer camp: Unalayee! ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE. Iām hoping to raise ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE!
I just donated to Camp Unalayeeās #GivingTuesday challenge! Have you yet? https://www.facebook.com/donate/1263546357179055/10156813587943691/