MAKE THE BEST OUT OF YOUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

Get ready to ignite your fundraising fire! The legendary 2025 Dragon Ride is roaring closer, and we’re here to supercharge your JustGiving efforts! Let’s make this year’s fundraising legendary!

Ready to unleash your inner fundraising hero? We’ve got the ultimate playbook for crafting a JustGiving page that will inspire and amaze! Think: captivating stories, ambitious targets, eye-popping visuals, unstoppable sharing and updates that keep the excitement soaring!

Dive into these epic tips and transform your JustGiving page into a fundraising powerhouse!

  1. Tell Your Story:

  • Personalise your page: Explain why you’re fundraising and why this cause is important to you.
  • Be descriptive: Use a compelling story to connect with potential donors and make them understand the impact of their donations.
  • Highlight Macmillan Cancer Support work: Explain how the money raised will help Macmillan Cancer Support and the people they serve.

  1. Set a Target:

  • Communicate your target: Make sure people know what you’re aiming for.

  1. Add Visuals:

  • Upload photos and videos: Visuals can significantly boost donations and engagement.
  • Use high-quality images: Make sure your photos are clear and engaging.

 

 

  1. Share Your Page:

  • Promote your page: Share your JustGiving page on social media, email and other platforms.
  • Encourage sharing: Ask your friends and family to share your page with their networks.
  • Share at optimal times: Consider sharing your page at times when people are more likely to donate, such as 9 am, lunchtime, 8 pm and 10:30 pm.

  1. Update Regularly:

  • Keep your page active: Update your page frequently with progress updates, photos, and videos.
  • Showcase your progress: Let your supporters know how close you are to your goal and how their donations are making a difference.

  1. Donate to yourself to kickstart and push post-event:

  • Donate to yourself: Donating to your own page can help get the ball rolling and encourage others to donate.
  • Include offline donations: Don’t forget to add any offline donations to your JustGiving page.
  • Push your page post event: Keep promoting your page even after the event to encourage continued donations. About 20% of donations on JustGiving are made after events.

If you haven’t yet created a JustGiving page for the 2025 Dragon Ride for Macmillan Cancer Support and would like to contribute to the amazing work they do, you can do so by clicking here.