Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with nonprofits like 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?”

Not to fear. . .this week we bring you #8 in our countdown of top 10 ways to use your page creation auto emails.

• Number 10- Thank each fundraiser personally for creating a page
• Number 9- Lead by example, create a page of your on to show off to fundraisers as an example
• Number 8- Get inactive pages ACTIVE!

Don’t leave a soldier behind!  We know that fundraisers sometimes create fundraising pages and then never receive any donations.   It’s a busy world out there, and these fundraisers had all the intentions of fundraising, but for some reason they never got around to sending out their pages.  We suggest giving them a “friendly nudge.”  About 7-14 days after you have received the page creation email, check in on your fundraisers see which pages are still at $0.00, and reach out to these fundraisers by email.

Suggest ways for them to get their pages out at, work, school, and among their friends and religious communities.  Direct them to the help section of our site if they have any questions, suggest adding a picture, YouTube video, or Flickr account.  And most importantly, ask them to send out their pages!!  Let them know how important their fundraising efforts are and remind them that with their help, you can reach your nonprofit fundraising goal.

Happy Fundraising!!