Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with you about how to raise more money online and listening to your feedback.  One thing you’ve told us is how helpful it is to receive an automatic email when someone creates a new fundraising page for your nonprofit.

But have you ever asked yourself, “What should I do next?”

We work with lots of nonprofits, and we’ve got some ideas from your peers about how to make the most of your online fundraising.  Over the next few months, we’ll highlight 10 quick action items you can jump on to help you boost revenue for your non profit on each individual fundraising page.

First things first:

Create a list, either in excel or in your email address book, with each fundraiser’s email address.  You can find all these addresses in your reports. For a quick overview of the reporting section click here.  The best way to stay on top of the emails is to keep a running list–when you see someone has created a page from your auto emails, simply copy and paste the email address into your list.  When you have all the emails compiled into one location it will be easy to send one email to all your fundraisers at once.

Now onto the Top 10 list (drum roll please…)

Number 10.

Thank each fundraiser personally for creating a page and offer a few quick tips to get them started.

It only takes a minute and you will be surprised how far it will go.  Some people just need a few ideas to get their pages started.  Even though we’ve made it easy to do, sometimes fundraisers don’t understand the impact uploading a customized picture or a You Tube video or even just developing a compelling message can have on their fundraising.  Remind fundraisers that these are easy ways to make their pages their own.  Your fundraisers will also appreciate hearing from YOU!

If your fundraisers have questions about how to edit their pages, send them here, or have them email or call our friendly support staff at Suport@firstgiving.com or    (877) 365-2949   .