Understand: RallyUp Fundraising Activities

Learn about the fundraising Activities that RallyUp offers and choose the one(s) that best suit your needs. Each fundraising Activity offered by RallyUp provides a unique way for donors to engage with your organization. You can run one Activity at a time or combine them to create a multi-Activity fundraising Campaign. Raffles Raffles allow donors to...

Insights: Add Storytelling Elements to Your Campaign Description

Inspire your donors to give generously by helping them emotionally connect with your cause. Donors are most likely to donate when they feel a strong personal connection to a cause, and when they can clearly picture the impact their donation will have. Telling a story in the Home section on your Campaign Page can help you connect with donors and rais...

How-to: Format Campaign Banner Images

Ensure your banner images are high quality to increase your fundraiser's appeal. The image you choose for your Campaign banner should be as crisp and clear as possible to make your Campaign look professional and appealing to donors. We recommend the following sizes, depending on which design option you select :  Simple: 960 pixels wide by 640 pixels...

How-to: Update Your Campaign After Publishing

Learn which settings can and can’t be changed once you’ve published your Campaign. After your Campaign is published, you'll still be able to make edits to most settings. However, there are a few structural settings that cannot be changed once your Campaign has been published.  Settings That Can’t Be Edited Organization receiving the funds Campaign p...

How-to: Create a Fundraising Campaign

Easily create and launch fundraisers that catch the eyes of prospective donors. RallyUp makes it easy to create an Campaign so you can start fundraising as soon as possible.  Before You Begin If you haven't done so already, you'll need to first create a RallyUp account and register your organization before you can create a Campaign: How-to: Get Star...

How-to: Preview Your Campaigns in Draft Mode

Test drive your Campaign Pages before you go live.  Draft Mode allows you to preview your Campaigns and test out all the features before you begin fundraising. View your Campaign Page setup, make test transactions, and finalize all details before you go live.    Before You Begin  Please note that you won’t be able to accept real donations or payment...

How-to: View and Manage Your Fundraisers

Manage all of your RallyUp fundraisers from one centralized location. For your convenience, your fundraisers are all created and managed from a central place within your RallyUp account. To view your fundraising Campaigns, create new ones, or manage existing ones, just go to Campaigns in the left menu: If you don’t see your Campaign listed there, it...

How-to: Run a Pledge Campaign but Take Only One-Time Donations

Discover the differences between an A-Thon and Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding. RallyUp uses the term “pledge” to refer to a per-unit-of-activity donation credited to an A-Thon Participant* or Team*: However, a “pledge” is also often used to refer to one-time or recurring donations credited to Peer-to-Peer Participants or Teams: If you only want your Camp...

Understand: Strategies for Promoting Your Fundraiser

Learn tips and best practices for sharing and promoting your Campaign to reach more donors. Thousands of fundraisers are run on RallyUp every month, and we talk to customers daily about their Campaigns. We consistently find that the most successful Campaigns always have at least some level of promotion behind them. Promoting your Campaign isn’t hard...

Understand: Instant Fundraiser Templates

Use templates to quickly and easily create a fundraising Campaign. When you need to create a fundraiser quickly, RallyUp's Instant Fundraiser Templates can save time and effort. Each template pre-selects your Campaign settings, so all you need to do is add your organization information and some details about the fundraiser.  Instant Fundraiser Templ...

How-to: Add Images to Your Fundraiser

Learn the benefits of adding images to your Campaign and find out how to add them to different areas. There are several places where you can add images to liven up your RallyUp fundraiser. Adding images or graphic illustrations can help you quickly convey complex ideas, demonstrate your organization's positive effect, and enhance the emotional impac...

Understand: Advocate Fundraising for Non-US and Non-501(c) Charity Organizations

Fundraise for international and non-501(c) organizations even if you’re not directly affiliated with them.  If you want to support an international or non-501(c) charity organization but you’re not an employee or registered volunteer, RallyUp allows you to set up an Advocate fundraiser. Advocates are individuals, groups, or businesses who aren’t dir...

Understand: Campaign Customization Options

Create a unique fundraiser with customization options that anyone can use. RallyUp offers a wide array of customization options that can help make your fundraisers look professional and attractive to donors, increasing the amount you raise.   The following links will take you to other Knowledge Base articles showing how to set up each option. Good t...

How-to: Sort Campaign Items into Categories

Help donors find what they want by sorting prizes, tickets, and other items into categories. If your fundraising Campaign includes many items, such as Raffle prizes, you can sort them into categories to help donors find the items they're most interested in. RallyUp allows you to create categories for the following items: Raffle prizes  Sweepstakes p...

Understand: Campaign Pre-Registration

Allow donors to create an account and save a payment method before your fundraising Activities begin. If you want to publish your fundraising Campaign before one or more of your fundraising Activities begin, consider enabling pre-registration. This allows your supporters to create a RallyUp account and save a payment method before your fundraising A...