Whether your offline fundraising events have been successful in the past or not, bringing them online can be a rather frightening prospect. If the thought of transitioning to an online fundraising system seems daunting, find out what should really scare you: missing out on what you could be reaping from raising money online.

1. GHOSTS ARE SCARY, RAISING MONEY ONLINE IS NOT A FirstGiving webinar with Ashley Morrison and Beth Pickard October 21, 2009

3. WHO IS HERE

5. A SUPPORTER’S FUNDRAISING PAGE: Personalized and visually appealing Givers can leave comments along with a donation

6. YOUR NONPROFIT PAGE: Branded banner and photos Customizable text A visible community of supporters

7. HOW IS ONLINE FUNDRAISING EFFECTIVE?

11. Andrew is directed to your nonprofit page on FirstGiving to create his personal fundraising page

12. Andrew creates a fundraising page with FirstGiving

13. Andrew is able to send out his fundraising page to more people in less time because he can send the link to his fundraising page to everyone on his email list.

14. Denise, a work friend of Andrew’s, gets sent the fundraising page and decides to support Andrew and his cause

15. The next year, Andrew asks Denise to join his team for the 5K. Denise decides to run and fundraise for the cause, too.

20. Online and offline resources to guide/help you