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Announcing Fundraising Updates
Setup:
- Where will guests be entering the event?
Set up numbers of tables needed. Set number of volunteers for each check-in table. - Set one table for at-the-door ticket purchases. Equipment: # of iPads needed; 1 mobile phone device for selling tickets
- TO DO: Print the Ticket QR code and put it on a sign or (at least) on the table.
Capture Gifts During the Event:
Online gifts:
- Volunteers can be easy to find in statements hats/apparel
Equipment needed: Mobile Phone Supplies needed: Post It Note, gem clip, pen, QR code scan the donation page QR code to access online giving.
Offline Gifts:
You won't be able to enter checks or cash received during the event through your QR codes, but they can still be entered and count toward your goal. (Need a refresher on offline transactions? This article will help).
Here's what a streamlined process for that looks like:
- For checks, ask the donor to write the name of the team in the memo line of the check
For cash, use the post-it note to write the name of the donor and the team on the note, attach it to the cash with a gem clip - Take cash/checks to the cash/check station where a volunteer will manually input these gifts.
Announcing Fundraising Updates
Bookmark this link on an iPad or phone: https://leaderboards.swell.gives/youreventname#!/ (The youreventname part of this link is the part of your Swell URL before .swell.gives). By the way, this simple display is part of your license and can be easily projected on a screen during your event. To read more about that, CLICK HERE.
Note: Be sure to refresh the browser containing that link so ensure that you're connected to the internet and have the latest fundraising updates. When your device is connected to the internet, this page updates automatically, but it's easy to get bumped from WiFi during an event where other devices and/or people are also connected to it.
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