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Fundraising Page Guide

Welcome to your guide in creating your very own fundraising page for your event!

Your fundraising page is where your friends, family and colleagues can support you to reach your goals and in

turn share this exciting journey with you!

Contents CREATING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE ........................................................................................................................... 2

PERSONALISING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE.................................................................................................................. 3

SHARING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE .............................................................................................................................. 6

YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE – How everyone else will see it ............................................................................................ 7

KEEPING SUPPORTERS UPDATED ..................................................................................................................................... 8

DONATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

BANKING OFFLINE DONATIONS – Funds given directly to you in person ...................................................................... 10

HOW TO DONATE TO MY FUNDRAISING PAGE – For Friends / Family ....................................................................... 13

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CREATING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE

1. Go to the Page worldvision.com.au/stepout

2. When the following page appears, click on ‘Start fundraising’

3. Sign up by either using your email address or Facebook account

4. When you’ve signed up, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to your page and details about

your ‘Authority to Fundraise’

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PERSONALISING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE

Personalising your page is a great way for you to inspire and encourage your friends/family to support you in achieving

your goals and help make a difference towards in the lives of communities living in poverty.

You can personalise your page by completing ‘4 Small Actions’ that make a big difference:

1. Upload a profile photo

2. Add your story

3. Post an update

4. Share your page’s link

1. Upload a profile photo

i. Click on ‘Upload a profile photo’ and the following page will appear – this is a great way to make this page

your own and allow friends/family to easily identify your page. NB: your photo needs to be under 5MB in size.

ii. Click on ‘Upload’ – select your image from the location saved in your computer

iii. Click on ‘Save Changes’

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iv. On the same page, you can add your:

a. Page Title – We recommend using your first name as this is how friends/family will identify your page.

b. Goal – Set a realistic but challenging fundraising target. You’ll be surprised how quickly you’ll reach it!

c. URL – This is your fundraising page’s unique website address which you can use to direct friends/family to

your page.

2. Add a personal story – Write a short paragraph and inspire your friends/family – you can share what has

inspired you to fundraise and what impact you hope to have

You are welcome to use the default story that is currently showing on your page:

“I’ve taken up the Step Out of Your Comfort Zone challenge to raise funds to help deliver life-saving food to refugee

children and families. For every $1 raised, World Vision can deliver life-saving food aid up to the value of $9. Funds

raised will enable World Vision to distribute life-saving food and relief essentials in countries where needed most.

Help me in raising funds to help deliver life-saving food to children and their communities who rely on monthly food

rations to stay alive.

Please give whatever you can using the 'Give Now' button. The more people that know about {campaign_name}, the

greater their impact, so please also spread the word by sharing my page with your friends and family. Thank you in

advance for your generosity, it means a lot!

For example:

$20 could provide life-saving food to 163 children* for a month

$35 could provide life-saving food to 286 children* for a month

$50 could provide life-saving food to 409 children* for a month

a.

b.

c.

d.

Your Page Title

will appear here

Upload

Save Changes

Page Title

Goal

URL

Personal story

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*Amounts shown are indicative (based on contracts in the 12 months period prior to September 2014). The price is calculated based on

the cost it takes to deliver the food to all benefiting countries, divided by the total number of families receiving a monthly ration of food.

2. When you’re done personalising your page, click on ‘Save Changes’

3. The page will refresh and your page update will be indicated on the green bar located on the top of your page as

‘Your page has been updated’

4. If you need to go back and edit your page, you can do so by clicking on the pencil icon:

Your profile photo

Edit your

page

Your personal story /

Default story

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SHARING YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE

You can share your fundraising page’s unique URL via email or on social media sites, e.g. Facebook, Twitter. This

enables easy, direct access to your page for your friends/family.

These options appear when you click on the

blue ‘Share’ button. You can choose to share

your fundraising page on:

a. Twitter

b. Facebook

c. Email (by entering multiple email

addresses)

d. You can copy & paste your URL

manually on to an email or webpage

Just follow the prompts when you click on

either one of the above options.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE – How everyone else will see it

The following page is an example of what your fundraising page will look like when friends/family click on your unique

URL:

Your profile photo

Your page title

Your fundraising list

Your photos

Your fundraising

goal amount

ALL posts (yours

and supporters)

on your wall

Your posts

(updates)

Your list of donations

and messages of support

from supporters

Your story

You can also

include a personal

message of thanks

to your supporters

Your current

fundraising tally

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KEEPING SUPPORTERS UPDATED

Share your journey with your friends/family by posting updates to your fundraising page.

1. Your personal message: Simply type your message in the text box and click ‘Post now’

2. Upload a photo/video : You can also include a photo/video in your post.

a. To upload a photo, click on the camera icon – select your photo from the location saved in your

computer. NB: Photos should be under 5MB in size.

b. To add a video copy and paste the link from youtube

3. Share your post: Once you have posted an update and/or uploaded a photo, you can also share your post

directly via social media, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, by clicking on their respective icons.

Your page will update to display your post. This is an example of how your post would look like with a message and a

photo:

3. 2.

1.

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DONATIONS

Your friends/family can donate online on your fundraising page and clicking the green ‘Give Now’ button:

Donations will appear in your news feed on your fundraising page and you can reply directly to say thanks! You will also

be sent an email alerting you that a donation has been received on your page.

Example: News feed on David Poulton’s fundraising page

Any donations made through your fundraising

page will receive an automated tax receipt and

the donation amount will appear on your

fundraising tally.

Your friends/family can donate on your fundraising page by choosing one of the following payment methods:

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BANKING OFFLINE DONATIONS – Funds given directly to you in person While it is highly recommended for your friends/family to make their donations online, you may receive some cash or

cheque donations directly addressed to you. In order for the individual to receive a tax receipt, you will need to bank

the donations yourself by following the steps as outlined below.

If the individual does not require a tax receipt, you can donate the money on behalf of the individual however you must

NOT claim the tax receipt for your own tax purposes.

1. Log in to your fundraising page account

a. Via your unique URL

Once you’re logged in, your first name can be found on the top right corner of your fundraising page

2. Click on the green ‘Give Now’ button

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The following page will appear:

3. Select / enter the actual donation amount – you can add your supporter’s message and name (optional)

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4. Enter your supporter’s details accordingly to ensure he/she receives a tax receipt. If you have been given

cash and are depositing it on their behalf then please use your email address so that you receive

the pledge form.

5. Payment Method – choose ‘Cash, Cheque or BPAY’ option and then click on ‘Confirm & Pay’

6. You will receive an automated email where a pledge form can be downloaded by clicking on ‘Download Pledge

Donation Payment Form’

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7. A printable PDF version of the pledge form will download on your computer. The pledge form works just like a

utility bill.

Once you have made the payment on your supporter’s behalf and after it has been processed, your supporter’s

donation will appear on your fundraising page and a tax receipt will be sent to the nominated email address.

HOW TO DONATE TO MY FUNDRAISING PAGE – For Friends / Family 1. Access the my page by using my unique URL as shown in the email you’ve received or on my Facebook or

Twitter page

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2. When you click on the green ‘Give Now’ button, the following page will appear:

3. Select or enter your donation amount. You can enter a message and your name, but that is optional.

4. Enter your details to receive a tax deductible receipt

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5. You can choose to receive further communication or not by ticking or un-ticking the boxes

6. You can choose to pay via one of the following 3 payment methods:

a. Credit Card

b. Cash, Cheque or BPAY

c. PayPal

Click on your preferred payment method and then click on the green ‘Confirm & Pay’ button. A payment page

will appear – follow the prompts on the page to make your donation.

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PAYING BY CASH, CHEQUE OR BPAY

When you select the option of paying by ‘Cash, Cheque or BPAY’, you will receive an automated email where a pledge

form can be downloaded by clicking on ‘Download Pledge Donation Payment Form’

A printable PDF version of the pledge form will download on your computer. The pledge form works just like a utility

bill.

Once your payment has been made, and after it has been processed, your donation will appear on my fundraising page

and you will receive a tax receipt via email.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact Everyday Hero https://supporter.help-au.everydayhero.com/hc/en-us