MyDonate charity and fundraiser toolkitTips and resources for getting the most out of MyDonate

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Introduction 3

For charities

Download the MyDonate email signature 4

Video: How to get the most from reporting 4

Download our promotional buttons 4

Need a website - for free? 5

Let BT Troubleshooter help you overcome your business challenges 5

For fundraisers

Download the MyDonate email signature 6

Have you tried the MyDonate mobile app? 6

‘How to’ guides: How to maximise your PR 7

How to combat ‘giving fatigue’ 7

Download our promotional buttons 7

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Introduction

Welcome to the MyDonate toolkit. Whether you are from a charity or you’re a

fundraiser, this is the place to come for tips, tools and other useful resources to

help you get the best out of the MyDonate online fundraising service.

Your donation journey

Did you know that MyDonate charges no fees or commission unlike many other

online fundraising services. This means that charities receive up to 50p more for

every £10 donated (excluding Gift Aid) using the MyDonate service.

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A range of email signatures are available on the website

Download the MyDonate email signature

Here’s a really handy promotional tool for fundraisers or charities to use – the MyDonate email signature.

Stick this little beauty at the bottom of all the emails you send and make it really easy for your supporters and contacts to click straight through and visit your charity’s profile on MyDonate.

Downloading and installing this fab new utility is a piece of cake, but if you need any help adding it to your emails – don’t worry because our help guide will get you up and running quickly.

Watch our short video on how to get the most from reporting

The reporting function on MyDonate is a really valuable facility that allows charities to track the donations given to them as well as providing them with information about the money that’s been donated.

So, if you’d like to discover just how useful and easy to use the MyDonate reporting is, then please watch this short video.

The video includes a few words from Ranjeet Khare, director of fundraising at Childreach International, who explains why her charity loves MyDonate’s reporting feature.

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A range of buttons cover every need.

Need a website - for free?

BT is offering charities across the UK the chance to create and host a free website.

The BT Community Web Kit is available free of charge to charities and other not-for-profit organisations. It provides everything a charity needs to set up and create its own website, with free hosting and free technical support.

Let BT Troubleshooter help you overcome your business challenges

BT Troubleshooter is free service for charities provided by BT. It’s designed to help charities to overcome business-related challenges they might face.

For example, if your charity wanted to launch a new initiative, recruit more volunteers, or expand its marketing reach, then BT Troubleshooter can lend a hand.

The service is provided by volunteers within BT all eager use their professional expertise, skills and knowledge to come up with ways to meet your business challenge. Find out more here.

Download our promotional buttons

Add these smart buttons to webpages, emails and Facebook to help promote your fundraising activities. Log in to your personal account and access these from the ‘Promotional tools’ option in the left hand navigation. Select a design, then copy the code so that you can add to web pages and increase traffic to your fundraising page.

The BT Community Web Kit provides everything a charity needs to set up their own website.

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A range of email signatures are available on the website

Download the MyDonate email signature

Here’s a really handy promotional tool for fundraisers or charities to use – the MyDonate email signatures.

By adding this smart signature to the bottom of your emails you’ll make it easy for anybody to click straight through and visit your fundraising page or MyDonate profile.

Downloading and installing this fab new utility is really easy, but if you need any help adding it to your emails – don’t worry because our help guide will get you up and running quickly.

Have you tried the MyDonate mobile app?

Fundraisers can now manage and promote their MyDonate pages from their mobile phones or tablets thanks to the marvellous MyDonate mobile app.

The app – available for either Android or iPhone users –helps fundraisers keep up to date with their fundraising activities. They can track donations and targets for multiple events and promote MyDonate fundraising pages using text, email or via Facebook and Twitter.

The MyDonate mobile app is free to download, really easy to use and gives fundraisers more opportunities to raise money for their charities.

The MyDonate mobile app is available from the App Store and Google Play.

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A range of buttons cover every need.

Discover our ‘How to’ guides

If you fancy achieving some really good publicity for your fundraising endeavours, then why not download the attached ‘How to’ maximise your PR guide? It’s jam-packed with advice and top tips.

Or are your potential supporters suffering from ‘giving fatigue’? Get some straightforward advice on how you can persuade them to continue to help you and your cause by downloading this handy ‘How to’ combat giving fatigue guide now.

Download our promotional buttons

Add these smart buttons to webpages, emails and Facebook to help promote your fundraising activities. Log in to your personal account and access these from the ‘Promotional tools’ option in the left hand navigation. Select a design, then copy the code so that you can add to web pages and increase traffic to your fundraising page.

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