88 days until Tour! Here are some Fundraising Tips from the ADA ●Connect your donors to our mission; include facts about why you are supporting the ADA and the Tour de Cure. ●Utilize your personal webpage provided by the ADA and personalize it with why you ride from the very start. Let your donors know your reason(s) for riding. Everyone has a story so dont be shy about sharing your own. ●Send emails to friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, fellow church members, old classmates-you never know who has been touched by diabetes. ●Set a high but not impossible goal and share this goal with everyone! ●If you plan a fundraiser make sure its something you enjoy doing so it feels less like work and more like fun! For example, if youre a gardener host a flower sale or if youre a musician offer to play at a local venue at no cost and collect donations from people attending the show. ●Double your money by applying for a matching gift. Be sure to check with your company to see if matching gifts are offered. You can also ask any of your donors if their donations are eligible to be matched by their companies too. ●Use the Tour de Cure Mobile App for iPhone and Android to send donation requests, thank you contributors, check your progress and more. ●Use the power of social media to reach your contact and fundraise on Facebook! We have a fundraising app which will connect your Facebook page to your online Tour webpage making online fundraising a snap!
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:31:37 +0000