Make Every Mile Count – Give Your Fundraising a Race Week Boost!
Race week is nearly here! Now’s the perfect time to give your fundraising a final boost, capture the excitement, and get those last donations in before you cross the start line.
Having a well-set-up JustGiving page can make all the difference in reaching (or even exceeding!) your target. As our official fundraising partner, JustGiving makes it easy to share your story, showcase your progress, and encourage supporters to donate.
Make sure your page is in top shape before race day by following JustGiving’s 10 must-do steps to maximize your fundraising. Let’s finish strong!
JustGiving’s Top Ten Tips for fundraising success
1. Get Snapping
Fundraisers with pictures or videos on their page raise 13% more per photo. A perfect excuse for a #selfie!
2. Tell Your Story
Writing a story on your JustGiving page helps your supporters understand why you’re fundraising. You could raise 65% more if you do.
Not sure what to write? Use our Story Enhancer to create your perfect fundraising story in just one click, using the magic of AI.
3. Shoot For A Target
We’ve crunched the numbers, and found that pages with a target raise 17% more. Aim high!
4. Don’t Be Afraid To Share
Sharing your page on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp will help you raise more. Let people know about the good stuff you’re doing.
5. Don’t Forget About Email
There are lots of your friends, colleagues, and neighbours who are not on social networks but would love to hear about what you are doing.
6. Add A Video Or Livestream
Add a video as a cover photo by adding a YouTube link. Videos really help tell your story and why your cause is so important. You can also live stream directly on your page to show how you are raising money.
7. Connect Fitness Apps
Taking on a physical challenge? You could raise 40% more and have supporters keep track of your progress by connecting your page with your Strava or Fitbit account.
8. Update Your Page
Let supporters know how you are doing by updating your page often, they will enjoy following your progress and you can even do it through our smartphone app.
9. Self Donate
People who make a donation to their own page to get them started raise a whopping 42% more!
10. Say Thanks!
9% of donations come in after your event has ended, so make sure you follow up to thank your supporters.
About JustGiving
JustGiving is the world's most trusted platform for online giving. They help people raise money for the charities and people they care about the most. In 2000, JustGiving.com began with one simple goal – to enable charities to receive donations online from anywhere in the world. Fast forward 22 years and over £5 billion has been raised for good causes in almost every single country in the world.
Fundraising Regulator
Before supporting a charity, look out for the Fundraising Badge on their fundraising materials.
This is the logo shows that a charity is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and has committed to fundraising in a way that is legal, open, honest and respectful. You can find all registered charities listed in their online Directory.
