Fundraising Website

What is a Fundraising Website?

A fundraising website is an online portal where nonprofit organizations can share information about an upcoming fundraising campaign, manage registrations and event details, and collect donations online. It not only makes hosting an online fundraising campaign easier for the organizers, but it also provides a place for participants, volunteers, sponsors and community members to engage. A fundraising website also allows administrators to collect and store information from sponsors, donors, participants, and volunteers. Various data collected and reports help organizers determine how successful the fundraising campaign was executed in order to improve planning in future campaigns.

Tools For Event Planners & Participants

A fundraising website increases efficiency with easy-to-use tools for event planners and participants. Event registration software is implemented on the fundraising website enabling participants to sign up online and create their own personal fundraising page. Each personal webpage can be customized, allowing participants to create unique sites where they share personal goals, post photos, and collect online donations. Also included with a fundraising website is a secure administration area for event planners to manage administrative details such as: event promotion and marketing, sponsor and sponsorship management, online event registration, product sales, donations, detailed financial reporting, and day-of-event operations.

DoJiggy's fundraising websites are highly customizable, allowing nonprofits to select from a variety of fundraising website templates in order to create a look-and-feel that supports the branding of the organization. In addition, administrators are able to provide detailed explanation of the cause for the fundraiser and need for the funds, they can also post pictures, share stories, and showcase sponsor logos and statements. A fundraising thermometer can be added to the website to monitor and track progress. If the fundraising campaign is any type of event such as a walk-a-thon, charity golf tournament, or gala fundraiser, the fundraising website is a great place to post up-to-date event details such as: date, time, location, parking information with links to maps, expected weather, tips to help participants prepare, etc.

Extending The Reach of your Fundraiser

One of the best things about creating a fundraising website for your campaign is the enhanced ability to promote your fundraiser. Everyone is online today, and if your organization has a website, this is the perfect place to direct potential sponsors, donors, participants and media to register and find out all the information they need. A fundraising website also provides a place to share personal stories providing your organization with an opportunity to make an emotional connection with the community. The personal fundraising sites make collecting donations much easier than in the past. Participants can now send email donation requests with a link to the website, and post announcements within their social networks (much easier than walking door-to-door to ask for donations). This online site also provides an excellent opportunity to spread the word faster and farther. Participants, sponsors, volunteers and members of your organization should all ask family and friends within their networks to forward the site on to others, thus opening up the potential pool of donors to a much larger audience. Read more about the benefits of implementing an online fundraising campaign to raise more funds for your nonprofit organization or charitable cause.

Fundraising Resources