Calendar Fundraiser Supporter Experience in Simple Raise
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What is a Calendar Fundraiser?
Step 1: Getting the Link to the Participant's Calendar Fundraiser
What is a Calendar Fundraiser?
Calendar Fundraisers, also known as "Pick-a-Date" or "Donate-a-Day", are fundraisers where Supporters can choose an amount to donate using dates on a calendar. Every day corresponds to a dollar amount, so $1 = the 1st of the month, $31 = the 31st of the month, etc..
What is a Supporter?
Fundraiser Supporter/Donors are the individuals that Calendar Fundraiser Participants solicit financial contributions from when the Supporter chooses a day on the calendar to claim.
Supporters will receive either an email or text message invitation to view the Calendar Fundraiser Donation page depending on the method used to add and invite them.
Step 1: Getting the Link to the Participant's Calendar Fundraiser
Method 1: Accept "Become a Supporter" Invitation
Once received via email or text message, the Supporter should click the "Make an Impact" button to view the Calendar Fundraiser Store page for this Partcipant.
If the Participant is a part of more than one fundraiser, then Supporters will see the various campaigns that they have been added to as Store items that can be added to the cart.
Method 2: Through a Shared Link
If a Supporter have received a direct link to this Calendar Fundraiser from the Participant or the program's administrator, then the Supporter will see the Participant's name listed at the top.
If they are on the main Store page, not related to a specific Participant, then a Supporter will see this:
Step 2: Picking a Day/Amount
Once a Supporter is on the Participant's Calendar Fundraiser page, they will see the month and all of the dates listed as money amounts that correspond to that date.
If multiple dates/amounts have already been claimed by other Supporters, then that day will be unavailable and have a little indicator that can be clicked on to see more info.
If a Supporter had chosen a date/amount that was purchased by another Supporter before they finished processing their purchase, they will see a message that the date/amount in their Store cart is no longer available for purchase.
Supporters will choose the date(s)/amount they want to donate, and add in their name and optional message to the Participant. At the bottom of this page you will see any other messages from Supporters that have been added before them.
Once they are ready, they will click "Continue to Checkout".
Proceed to Checkout
Once a Supporter has added their Calendar Fundraiser Donation, or other Store items to their cart; tickets for an event, products, or a fundraiser donation amount, they will click on the "Start Checkout" button to proceed to the next page.
They will see their Summary at the top of the page, where they can make edits to their cart, as well as the opportunity to include a Tip to help us keep Simple Raise free for Programs to use.
Once they have reviewed their cart and decided what/if to tip, they can click the "Proceed to Checkout" button for the final step in the process.
Once they are on the Checkout page, they will need to enter their email and choose a payment method. Once this added, and they have added their billing address and checked the order summary, they can click "Process Payment".
NOTE! If the supporter/donor cannot process payment, they might have a required field that they missed and need to fill out in order to proceed.
Order Receipt
Upon completion of the online payment, the Supporter will see a Thank You screen pop-up and receive either an email or text notification containing their receipt.
Supporter/Donor Contact Notifications During the Fundraiser
During an active fundraiser, a donor may receive the following notifications from Simple Raise:
- Invitation to Donate (sent because a participant added them as a donor contact)
- Reminder to Donate (sent because a donor has not yet made a donation)
- Donation Receipt Confirmation (sent because the donor made a purchase on that program's store page towards a participant)
Need to Opt-Out as a Supporter/Donor Contact?
Supporters/Donor contacts who no longer wish to receive notifications via text message can reply STOP and also update their profile with their email address if they prefer only to receive email notifications.