While it is best to schedule fundraising at the beginning of the year (see our post on creating — and maintaining your calendar for more), sometimes you have an immediate need. If your original fundraiser didn’t do as well as you hoped, or you’ve been met with a surprise cash crunch, the scramble to fundraise last minute can be daunting. The good news is that this is by no means an indicator that your fundraiser will fail — it just adds more time crunch to getting everything prepared. In the life and death situation, you can still manage to create an influencing campaign with time constraint by applying some wise options.
In this blog, you will learn:
How To Plan A Last-Minute Fundraiser
Some fast, scalable fund-raising event suggestions
Here are 6 Tips to Nail Last-Minute Fundraising
Efficiency Is Your Best Friend When Rushed For Time 6 Top Tips to Make Your Last-Minute Fundraising Count
- Keep It Simple
Although big events like fun runs, or galas can be very profitable they require a lot of planning and organization. Identify simple things that you can do last-minute to draw in funds and stick to more complex events for your annual planning.
- An Online Fund Raising Paltform
With a fundraising platform like Werbylo, you can create and post your fundraiser in minutes. Reach Donors Easily by sharing via email, text, or social media that need no traditional marketing strategy. Werbylo also makes donation tracking easier, which minimizes admin time.
- Leverage Your Loyal Donors
Contact You Regular Donor List Whether it with an email, a phone call or through social media use the communication to tell them how badly and quickly they need it and what difference their support will make. It can even automate outreach by being handled on an online platform like Werbylo.
- Maximize Social Media
Forget printing posters or flyers, just go the social media way. Spread The Word: Sharing Soon and on Facebook, Instagram or even Twitter are great for spreading the word quickly. Design beautiful, appealing graphics on a programme such as Canva and ask your followers to share with their own networks.
- Promote Corporate Matching
This is also where many companies will match donations up to a certain amount, so a donation of just $25 can become $50. Ask your donors to see if their employers provide matching gifts. In addition, Werbylo provides donors with ease to search for matching gift prospects while donating.
- Create Urgency
Take it as a plus when time is limited Time Limits: A ticking clock will give people a gentle nudge to act fast and make that donation soon. Make it clear why you are seeking emergency funding and what the contributions will mean for your cause.
6 Last-Minute Fundraising Ideas
The type of fundraiser you pick might just save your skin when time is not on your side. To help out with that, here is a list of some quick and easy fundraising ideas that can really pull in the donations you are looking for.
- Ask for Direct Donations
The best sometimes is binary:- Keep it simple silly (kiss). This is perhaps the fastest way to raise money — simply request contributions. Using Werbylo can assist you in creating a donation page easily which you can share with your supporters. In addition, the platform handles donation tracking for you so that you can spend more time getting the word out about your fundraiser.
- Plan a Pledge-a-Thon
A pledge-a-thon is an event that can be put together in a short period of time without having to plan for a big event. For instance, read-a-thons allow students or participants to seek pledges for each page they read or minute they spend reading. Werbylo can facilitate payment faster and more smoothly by simplifying the donation process, while also keeping track of things for participants.
- Sell Custom Gear Online
Online fundraising platforms make selling custom merchandise (e.g T-Shirts or hats) easier than ever. Werbylo comes with NO upfront costs that are capable of establishing an online store to ship directly to your donors.
- Offer a Service
Seasonal offerings, such as gift-wrapping around the holidays or a pop-up car wash in the spring can be lucrative opportunities for your group to raise money without much effort.. The ability to pull these together is relatively low effort, and does not require a large team of volunteers to facilitate.
- Host a Restaurant Night
Join up with a local eatery that is willing to contribute part of their day profits. Advertise on social media and ask your community to join you at your meal.
If I would have listened to the advice of some who said that it was too late (beginning any fundraising in June was considered too late) I would not be celebrating and thanking you for all your generous support.
While the best course of action is to plan your fundraising out in advance, last minute fundraisers can be very successful too when needs arise unexpectedly. The trick is to keep everything simple and make your campaign efficient with platforms like Werbylo and sure enough, killer fundraising ideas facilitate more than half of the process for you all at once.
Ready to get started? Werbylo is here to help. Contact us: support@werbylo.com, visit werbylo.com com to learn more about the ways we can help with your fundraising efforts.
