{"id":37807,"date":"2023-10-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?p=37807"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:32:05","slug":"how-to-fundraise-top-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/how-to-fundraise-top-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fundraise: five tips from a top fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guni Suri is a Sense supporter who lives in Ealing. This year, he\u2019s nominated for Fundraiser of the Year at the 2023 Sense Awards<\/a> \u2013 and with good reason! He\u2019s raised nearly \u00a318,000 for Sense since 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, Guni took part in a nighttime hike to the peak of Snowdon and a 100-mile cycle, with just a week of rest in between. He raised \u00a33,700 for those challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, he\u2019s also raised money for Sense by taking on a demanding 52-mile hike together with his beloved Shiba Inu, Stella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you thinking about taking on a sponsored event<\/a> to raise some money for Sense? There\u2019s no one better placed to give you advice than Guni. Here, he shares his top tips for attracting donations online in the build-up to a fundraising event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Guni<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Tell the story of your training on social media<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have to build up the story of your training on social media over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This helps people to feel like they\u2019re coming on the journey with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t talk about Sense much in my posts in the beginning. I distract my followers from the final goal of raising money at first. If you put that out there too early, people can shy away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Guni<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I share little snippets of videos of me training to Facebook and so on, if I\u2019m out trekking or cycling. It builds up over time. People feel almost like they\u2019re training along with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Post more frequently the closer you get to the challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once people have seen all the effort I\u2019ve been putting in over the months, I start ramping it up in the last two to three weeks before the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll send out the fundraising page then. I don\u2019t want to spam people, but I\u2019ll post it and send it to people a few times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That wakes people up. They realise, \u201cOkay, he\u2019s nearly there, he\u2019s actually going to do it.\u201d I remind them I\u2019ve got five days to go, then three days to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the day of an event I post as much as I\u2019m able to as well, and I often see sponsors come in on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day counts, you have to keep pushing until the end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Don\u2019t be afraid to emphasise how much effort you\u2019re putting in <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This year, I took part in two challenges in the space of 10 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I posted about the events separately to begin with, to space them out from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People might not know much about Sense and the valuable work they do, so I thought it was important to show my followers why I\u2019m fundraising in the first place.”<\/p>Guni Suri, Fundraiser of the Year nominee at the Sense Awards 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But then as they got closer, I posted about them together, to show how much I was pushing myself to achieve them both. I wanted people to understand that I was doing not just one, but two events back-to-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people sponsored one event, but some people sponsored both. It\u2019s worth the effort of really showing how much effort you\u2019re putting in to achieve your goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Tell people all about the cause you\u2019re supporting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I found it really helpful to share some videos to my social media feeds about Sense and what they do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It warms people up, and shows people the reason why I\u2019m doing all this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People might not know much about Sense and the valuable work they do, so I thought it was important to show my followers why I\u2019m fundraising in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Get your furry friends involved!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Guni<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have two Shiba Inus, and it makes so much difference to both my training and my fundraising when they join me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially when I\u2019m doing trekking events, I\u2019ll put it out there that the dogs are training with me, and I do pick up extra sponsorships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it\u2019s because I\u2019m doing good in two ways. Also, everybody loves photos of dogs on social media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time, I\u2019m even planning to get a basket for my bike so the dogs can join me on a sponsored bike ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find out who’s won at the Sense Awards 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This year’s Sense Awards will take place on 23 November 2023.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n How to watch<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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