How to Set Up & Customize Your Fundraising Webpage The website provides instructions on how to set up your fundraising webpage while registering online, however here is a step by-step look to help answer any questions/provide a visual explanation. 1. Go to www.choosebgc.org. Once you have navigated to the webpage click Register Here. 2. Proceed to fill out the registration information requested.
*Helpful Tip: Under the Team Options section there is a choice to Join a Team or Create a Team: Create a Team Option- Is for Team Captains to create their team. This option will allow captains to create their team name in the blank box provided. Please note that team captains must create their team page before individuals can join their team. Join a Team Option- Is for individuals who are joining an existing team. This option will allow you to choose the team you wish to join via the drop down menu available. 3. After clicking ok you will be brought to the Online Registration Form. First name, last name, and e-mail will be pre-populated. Proceed to complete the form and click the blue Next button at the bottom of the page.
4. Click the blue Complete Registration page button. 5. After completing registration you will be redirected to login to your Personal Donor Page using the username and password created during registration. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that includes your login credentials and links to both your personal and team donor page. Personal Fundraising Page- Tracks your individual fundraising progress. The page link can be sent directly to your contacts where they can make donations right online. Team Fundraising Page- Tracks the total collective $ amount raised by your team. Your personal page is linked to the page for the Campaign Team that you are a part of. The page link can also be sent directly to your contacts to make donations right online.
*Helpful Tip: If you wish to design/edit your personal and or team fundraising page at a time other than right after you register OR want to design/edit/update information throughout the campaign, you can do so by clicking on the page link in the confirmation e-mail and then clicking the login option in the left hand column. Personal Page Link Team Page Link 6. After logging in you can design/edit your personal fundraising page (for Team Captains step 9&10 explain how to design/edit your team page). For your convenience we already have basic campaign information included however the following page aspects can be customized to your liking: Page Title Photo Fundraiser Story Progress Graph Look Donation Summary- Please note that if you receive an offline donation that is received and put in by the BGC admin office, the donor name & amount of money will automatically link to your website. If you input the offline amount in your donor summary as well as the admin office, the donation will be counted twice. Fundraiser Blog- Gives you a chance to keep folks updated about your campaign. Message Board Options- Provides an option for those who visit your donor page to leave messages.
7. To edit, use your mouse to hover over the area you wish to change and a grey box will appear giving you the option. See examples below. 8. The column located on the right hand side of the page gives you additional options to help manage your personal and team s page: Design/Edit- Allows you to Design/Edit your personal page at any time. My Team- Allows you to Design/Edit and manage team page (see step 9), team members, and view team donation allocations. Promote Page-Allows you to invite friends to view your personal and team donor page via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and send campaign updates. Thank Donors/Email-Allows you to send thank you messages to those who donate right from the website. View Statistics- Gives you donation and performance information that is available to export into an excel spreadsheet.
9. For Team Captains- To design/edit your team page click on the orange My Team option in the right hand column. Then click on Design Your Team Page. 10. The steps to Design/Edit your team page are the same as your personal one. Refer to steps 7-9 on this handout.