W4W2015 LondonP2P setup · Shareyourpagewithfamilyand&friends: &! 1....
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Getting Started with Your Fundraiser Thank you for fundraising for PCI’s 2015 Walk for Water! We are excited to see how your fundraising efforts will help make a difference in the lives of communities involved in our water initiatives around the world.
PCI uses the Just Giving fundraising platform for fundraisers, and below are instructions for creating your fundraising page, sharing it with your family and friends, and updating them with your progress. If you have any questions during this process please feel free to contact Amy Williams at PCI and she would be happy to help ([email protected] or +1 (858) 279-‐9690 x346).
Create Your Fundraising page:
1. Go to: http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising-‐page/creation/?cid=325625&eid=2111947 2. Click sign up at the bottom of the page:
3. Enter your email, first and last name, and a password to create your account:
4. Enter your address:
5. PCI is unable to pay for the cost of your fundraising, so leave the answer to the question
shown below as no. Then enter the unique web address that will help your family and friends find your page easily:
6. Now you can have fun personalizing your page! You can enter your fundraising goal, add
your own picture, create a headline and a tagline, and write about why you’re walking! Don’t forget to include the event information and a link to our website for more information:
Walk for Water 2015: -‐Saturday, 21 March 2015 from 10:00 to 11:00 (GMT) -‐Battersea Park, SW11 4NJ London -‐www.pciglobal.org/walkforwater
7. Once you click save and continue, you can see your page as others will:
Donations are shown here and here as they come in
8. Now that your basics have been created, you can click on “Edit your page” to add photos or videos, change the color theme, and personalize the thank you message your supporters receive after they donate. ***If you attended the Walk last year, this is a great opportunity to post pictures from the event. You can also take a short video of yourself explaining why the Walk is important to you***
Share your page with family and friends:
1. Use the “Edit your page” menu to share your page on Facebook, Twitter, or over email. Just click on the icons to log in to your account(s), or import email addresses from your Google, Yahoo, MSN, or Outlook account.
2. When you click on “Add a Sponsor me button…,” you can use the provided codes to embed
a link to your page directly into your blog or website. 3. Don’t forget to post updates so your supporters can see how well you’re doing!
Congratulations! You’re ready to start fundraising!
Don’t forget to check out:
• PCI’s 6 steps to make your Peer to Peer Fundraising Successful • Water Facts and Social Media Ideas – London Walk
Thank you from all of us at PCI!
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Williams, Development Assistant of Operations, at [email protected] or by phone at +1 (858) 279-‐9690 x324