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Step 1
Find an online fundraising website.
There are many. You will need to find one in your home country as fundraising is governed by your national laws and regulations. Try Just Giving in the UK, Network for Good in the US or mycause in Australia -
Step 2
Select your Cause.
The website will have a list of all their charity partners. Usually you can search by category too. If you cannot find your cause email the website they will have a mechanism for getting your cause onto the site. -
Step 3
Decide what you are doing to get sponsored.
Create your own event - such as head shave, sky diving, extreme swim.
Participate in an existing event- any local run ride or swim event can be fundraising vehicle for you
Hold a Personal Celebration - You can create a page for a significant birthday and ask for donations in lieu of gifts. You can even print the link on your invitations
Make a Tribute - creating a page in memory of someone and asking for donations is a great way to support a good cause. Ask for donations in lieu of flowers or donations in memory. -
Step 4
Create your Page.
This is the fun part. Write your personal message. Make sure it is personal. The only people to view it will be your friends and family. Tell them what you are doing and why. Let them know why the cause you have chosen is special for you -
Step 5
Email your Friends.
Send the link to your friends and family. They will sponsor you and also leave a message. The great thing is that they will be immediately receipted too -
Step 6
Watch your total grow and bask in the glory.
Monitor your page and watch your fundraising total grow. The good sites like mycause.com.au also have a feature where you receive an email every time a donation is made into your page.
So there you go funds raised from your network of friends and family for your cause by your efforts. Well done!!
