Jun 01, 2022

Thanks for becoming a member of us to save lots of shelter pets this summer time! By making a fundraising web page in partnership with Austin Pets Alive!, you’ll assist to save lots of the lives of susceptible animals. Participating with your pals, household, and social networks by way of sharing a Elegant and/or Fb fundraiser is an effective way to attach individuals with a mission you care about, inform them about your shelter pet, why you adopted from, volunteer for, donate to, or help APA!, and why they need to assist us to save lots of extra animal lives.

Better of all, it’s simple to do. Creating your fundraising web page takes simply minutes. Sharing your web page together with your group and inspiring people to donate is fast and efficient (extra on that later!). As you increase funds and interact together with your group, you’ll additionally get insider ideas and incentives to maintain your momentum going!

Able to get began? Here’s a information to establishing your fundraiser, together with a Regularly Requested Questions part that can assist you launch your web page!

Making a Fundraising Web page on Elegant

1. Go to APA!’s Elegant web page and click on “Develop into a Fundraiser”

2. Resolve if you wish to create a person fundraiser or be part of or create a staff. Subsequent, you’ll create your free account, or log in to an present account you probably have used Elegant earlier than.

3. To create a person fundraising web page:

   1. Click on “As a person.” Set a fundraising objective and an finish date on your fundraiser at the very least 3 weeks from now.

TIP: Take into consideration an formidable however lifelike objective – fundraising pages typically increase about $350, which is a superb goal! Your supporters wish to see you succeed and obtain milestones – you’ll be able to at all times increase your objective!

1. After getting created your account, click on “Handle” to customise your web page and inform your group why you’re fundraising for Austin Pets Alive! You possibly can share a narrative of the way you adopted a shelter pet, why you donate personally to APA!, or spotlight your volunteer contributions. You can too add a photograph of your self or your pet!

2. Share your fundraiser with associates, household, and your broader community by way of electronic mail and social media! Search for this icon in your Elegant web page to get social!

1. To create a staff fundraising web page:

   1. Click on “Create a staff.” Set a fundraising objective and identify your staff.

   2. Create your particular person fundraising web page that might be linked to the staff fundraiser

   3. Invite others to affix your staff or donate to your fundraising web page by sharing by way of electronic mail or on social media!

2. To affix an present staff fundraising web page:

   1. Click on “Be part of a staff” and seek for the staff you wish to be part of by typing within the search bar or scrolling by way of the record of groups.

   2. Choose the staff, create your fundraising web page, and share it by way of electronic mail or social media to get people to affix you!

Making a Fundraiser on Fb

1. Go to APA!’s Fb web page Fundraisers

2. Click on “Elevate Cash”

3. Set a fundraising objective and an finish date at the very least three weeks sooner or later. This provides your community time to donate and listen to extra from you about Austin Pets Alive!

4. Add your story of the way you adopted a shelter pet, why you donate personally to APA!, or spotlight your volunteer contributions. You can too add a photograph of your self or your pet!
   Additionally, remember to say someplace that you just’re fundraising for Shelter Pet Social so your {dollars} are counted towards this marketing campaign’s objective and prizes.

5. Click on the “Create” button

6. Share your fundraiser together with your Fb associates by making a put up or sending it straight by way of Messenger

TIP: Sharing broadly on Fb is an effective way to attach individuals chances are you’ll not even know are animal lovers with our mission! We advocate sharing with everybody in your Associates record!

Regularly Requested Questions

When ought to I create my fundraiser and share it with my group?

Now! We’re formally kicking off this social fundraising marketing campaign on Friday, Might 20 however you can begin constructing your web page and sharing together with your supporters immediately.

The longer your web page is energetic the extra alternatives people must donate and interact together with your ardour for saving animal lives. Sharing your fundraiser repeatedly all through the marketing campaign is one of the simplest ways to verify everybody has an opportunity to take part!

Which kind of fundraising web page ought to I create? Can I create each a Elegant web page and Fb fundraiser?

You possibly can completely create each kinds of fundraisers! Actually, it’s an effective way to customise your outreach to family and friends by way of electronic mail with a hyperlink to your Elegant web page and join extra broadly together with your community by way of Fb.

For those who solely wish to create one web page, take into consideration who you wish to ask to have interaction with APA!’s mission and what kind of help you might have considered trying or want on your fundraiser. Elegant is nice for extra personalised outreach and also you’ll obtain encouragement from our staff together with ideas and tips for making your web page successful! Fb is simple to ship to numerous individuals however sadly, we are able to’t supply the identical form of help.

How can I ensure my fundraiser is successful?

A very powerful factor you are able to do to verify your fundraiser is profitable is to share why you care about Austin Pets Alive! and the susceptible animals that we serve. The second most necessary factor you are able to do is share your web page typically with a broad viewers. For those who do this stuff, you’ll seemingly see success! Listed here are a couple of extra ideas:

• E-mail your fundraiser to your shut family and friends first – these are the parents who’re probably to help your efforts!

• Embody the hyperlink to your fundraising web page everytime you share or put up about it

• Particularly, ask for a donation, and take into account making one your self

• Customise your web page! Share why you care about susceptible shelter pets or APA!, a narrative about your adopted animal, or different explanation why people ought to be part of you in supporting APA!

• Share updates and ask for people to donate repeatedly. As you get your first donation, hit milestones alongside the way in which, and ultimately attain your fundraising objective, share these successes together with your group!

• Thank your supporters! This may be so simple as commenting on Fb however makes a giant distinction.

The place can I get graphics to decorate up my web page?

Go to our Shelter Pet Social Fundraiser Assets for graphics that you should use to customise your web page. We additionally extremely advocate utilizing photographs of your pets to assist people interact together with your web page!

What if I’ve different questions or want help?

Attain out to us at [email protected]. We’re joyful to assist if you happen to want help setting-up your web page or you probably have any questions alongside the way in which.

Thanks once more for beginning your fundraiser for Austin Pets Alive! Your help permits us to save lots of greater than 10,000 animal lives every year and share our lifesaving finest practices throughout the nation.