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How-to guides

Getting started

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What's a Challenge anyway?

CrowdRise Challenges are friendly fundraising competitions designed to help organizations gain awareness, recognition, and most importantly, resources in the form of donations. Like lots of them....
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3 easy ways to create the most compelling campaign page

Your campaign page is the page your supporters will go to donate to your cause so you’ve gotta make it so good...
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Why storytelling is key

When we use stories, we’re illustrating a connection with our audience. We’re making the theoretical more tangible. We’re pulling at heartstrings and engaging in a way that is moving and visceral...
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Get big donors and partners involved early

There’s so much value in corporate partners, media partners and your trusty big donors so make sure they’re engaged from the beginning...
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Why getting tangible means more donations

Donors want to buy something that they can tell their friends about instead of just giving to operational funds...
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Challenge checklist

The Challenge Checklist is a list of actionable items you can use to make sure you're all ready to go on launch day...
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Building the team

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How team members can help increase your donations by 3x 

We like to think of team members as a part of a spider web. The more team members you have supporting your cause, the larger your web grows and the farther the reach. Think about it...
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Board members + your cause = true love

Your board members are some of your biggest assets. It’s pretty fair to say that they are passionate about your cause, generally have deep pockets, and most likely have large networks...

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Don't leave your staff in the dark

Getting staff involved is key to running a successful Challenge campaign. Your staff, much like your board, is really passionate about your mission. They live and breathe it everyday...
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Spreading the word

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The secret about email...

We know, social media is everywhere. But, the real secret is that email is not going anywhere and it’s the single best way for you to reach out to your supporters and ask ‘em to give...
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Support with social

We've got a whole mess of sample tweets and Facebook posts for you so you can maximize your time during the Challenge and focus on what really matters...​

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How to raise 3X more and get 4X the repeat donors

We’re not kidding. Those stats are real. And, they’re all because organizers keep their supporters updated. How? 
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How can I get press about my Challenge campaign?

Getting press for your Challenge campaign can sometimes seem daunting, but the truth is, local press wants really good local stories ...
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What's a widget?

A widget is a snippet of code that you can embed on your own website to create a direct donation link to your Challenge fundraiser...
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It's all about the "thank you"

We cannot stress enough how important it is to thank your donors and supporters as fast as possible after they donate...
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How one charity used a match to win $25k

Yeah, you read that right. We have case study upon case study where organizations just like yours had a large...
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How to leverage any event you have

If you have an event or are planning an event around the timeframe of the Challenge, you’ve gotta leverage it...​​
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How can I keep my emails from going to spam?

Great question. Email is an extremely effective medium to ask for donations, recruit fundraisers and spread the word about...
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During the Challenge

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We've got a team, now what?

The best things you can do with your new team is keep them engaged, informed and appreciated. They are setting up fundraisers...
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What's a Bonus Challenge?

Bonus Challenges are weekly contests and sweepstakes that help you keep the momentum going throughout the campaign and win additional prize money...
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Repetition works

We’re always asked what the best strategy is for maintaining momentum and fostering lots and lots of donations. And, while we have specific strategies we’ve outlined...
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Getting your team members to raise lots of money

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. This is supposed to not only be a fun and engaging way to raise money for your cause...
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The end of the Challenge

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How does the end of the Challenge work?

The end of the Challenge is so, so, so fun and so, so, so unexpected. Anything can happen. We’ve seen 5th place jump to 1st place, 2nd place come in with a $10 margin, etc...
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When do I receive any prizes I've won?

If you are a winner of a Bonus Challenge or a Grand Prize, you are a "Conditional Winner" and will not receive a Prize until you are verified and declared an "Official Winner"...
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