The Why ...
“Apart from the range of benefits below and cost covering benefits for your charity, fundraisers who have at least one donation are X9 times more likely to share their page and keep the momentum going! Using a deposit removes the hurdle of asking for that first donation and supercharges both the fundraiser and donors in supporting the cause.”
When?
Charity Places in Public Events
Many charities choose to take a deposit when there is likely high demand for an event. For example, the Irish Life Dublin Marathon. This ensures all participants are committed to your cause and minimises the initial cost for charities in purchasing places.
Your Events
When running your own events, deposits can be an easy way to offset costs and build a committed group of fundraisers. Events like abseils and other activities where there is a large initial investment on the charity, deposits are a key part of the process.
Option 1: Send a payment link URL
Step 1:
Go to the Your Widgets section on your Give2you account and click on Create a Page Widget
Step 2:
Click on Deposit Page Settings
Step 3:
Click on Add New
Step 4:
Select the campaign you would like to take a deposit for and how much that deposit should be. Save
If this is for your own event – you can create a campaign to add to the dropdown here.
Step 5:
Click View on the deposit you have just created.
Step 6:
Copy or click on your URL link
Any Custom Questions you add to your sub-campaign will also be visible/required here for sign ups.
By default the banner in your sub campaign will be used as the page text. View guide on editing sub campaigns.
Option 2: Collect information directly from your website
If you want fundraisers to create pages instantly without any redirects from your website, you can easily copy and paste Give2you widgets directly into your web page.
Step 1:
Go to the Your Widgets section on your Give2you account and click on Create a Page Widget
Step 2:
Click on Deposit Page Settings
Step 3:
Click on Add New
Step 4:
Select the campaign you would like to take a deposit for and how much that deposit should be. Save
Step 5:
Click View on the deposit you have just created.
Step 6:
Copy and paste the two pieces of code into the page on your website where you would like your sign up form to appear or send these to your website team.
You can also preview your form using the test link.
Any Custom Questions you add to your sub-campaign will also be visible/required here for sign ups
The Benefits
- Instant Fundraising page creation
- No page activation or login required
- Option to add in custom questions for fundraisers and donors in the campaign
- Real-time Reporting as standard
- All donations go directly to you in real-time
- Automated communication options so your fundraisers receive encouragement and milestone emails automatically.
- Sign ups are done directly through the widget on your website so you keep the fundraiser on your site instead of redirecting to another platform.
- If a deposit is set, this means you have instant, active fundraisers on their journey of automated communications
- Zero Set Up or Platform Fees
