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How to Create a Facebook Fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children®
How to create a Facebook fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children
Use this link to go directly to the fundraiser creation page: https://www.facebook.com/fund/ShrinersChildrens/ or go to your Facebook homepage and follow these steps:
Tips for creating a Facebook fundraiser
Use this link to go directly to the fundraiser creation page: https://www.facebook.com/fund/ShrinersChildrens/ or go to your Facebook homepage and follow these steps:
- Make sure your donation goal is achievable. If the fundraiser is going well, you can always increase it to encourage people to keep going.
- In order to see your impact or make changes, you can manage your fundraiser under the “Fundraisers” tab on Facebook.
- Donate to your own fundraiser. Other people are more likely to donate if someone else already has.
- Interact with people on your fundraiser page.
- Share your fundraiser page on your Facebook newsfeed in order to raise awareness among your friends that you are fundraising for Shriners Hospitals for Children and why.
- Make sure to thank your supporters early and often. Give shout outs to specific people.
- Encourage your Facebook friends to share your fundraiser on their pages or create their own fundraiser is Shriners honor.
- Post weekly/bi-weekly updates on how the fundraiser is going.
- At the start of the fundraiser create milestones. For example, by week 2 you would like to reach 30% of your goal.
- Follow Shriners Children’s on Facebook if you haven’t already so you can see the impact of your donation.
For more fundraising tips, check out this resource.