{"id":2979,"date":"2020-05-27T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2020-05-27T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:20:34","slug":"maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximize Team Funds &#8211; Combine GoFundMe and JustFundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1902001611\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-860845161\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"social-icons share-icons share-row relative full-width text-center icon-style-fill\" style=\"font-size:126%\"><a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising\/\" data-label=\"Facebook\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px');  return false;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><i class=\"icon-facebook\" ><\/i><\/a><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising\/\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px');  return false;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon-twitter\" ><\/i><\/a><a href=\"mailto:enteryour@addresshere.com?subject=Maximize%20Team%20Funds%20%26%238211%3B%20Combine%20GoFundMe%20and%20JustFundraising&amp;body=Check%20this%20out:%20https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip email\" title=\"Email to a Friend\"><i class=\"icon-envelop\" ><\/i><\/a><a href=\"\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/maximize-team-funds-combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising\/&amp;media=https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gofundme-and-justfundraising-1024x446.png&amp;description=Maximize%20Team%20Funds%20%26%238211%3B%20Combine%20GoFundMe%20and%20JustFundraising\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px');  return false;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip pinterest\" title=\"Pin on Pinterest\"><i class=\"icon-pinterest\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1773153578\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-240102781\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Since its inception in 2010, GoFundMe has helped people raise over $5 billion to support their causes. You can use this amazing and popular platform to get the most out of your team fundraisers, too.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>JustFundraising has helped groups raise $82 million for their causes. By using both platforms, you can reach a wider audience with minimal extra effort and hit or exceed your fundraising goals even faster.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s exactly how to use these two platforms to reach more people and <a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/sports-fundraising-ideas\/\">raise more funds for your sports club<\/a> or team.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Mix JustFundraising and GoFundMe?<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ve heard about GoFundMe, right? Most people have. It\u2019s a popular platform people all over the world use to raise funds online for various causes.<\/p>\n<p>These can be specific causes for one unique individual, for small groups, or entire disaster relief programs. In the heat of the coronavirus epidemic, there\u2019s even a GoFundMe page to support relief causes.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/\">GoFundMe<\/a> and <a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/\">JustFundraising<\/a> feel like they\u2019re made to work together. Why? <strong>GoFundMe helps you reach a wide and far virtual audience<\/strong> through social media sharing. You can get support from people who care but may live far away, like grandparents, aunts and uncles, or old friends.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the coin, you can leverage <strong>JustFundraising<\/strong> to seek financial support from your more immediate community, in-person. It&#8217;s different in that instead of collecting online donations, <strong>you are selling quality items or delicious snacks<\/strong>, such as cookie dough or candy bars, of which you keep up to 55% of all sales.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1824445367\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-737254378\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Get Started with GoFundMe<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1402077154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"772\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gofundme.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Get started with gofundme\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gofundme.png 772w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gofundme-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gofundme-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1402077154 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>It\u2019s easy to get started with\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/c\/how-it-works\">GoFundMe<\/a>. They even offer specific pages for teams and other group types, so you can select what templates matches your organization.<\/p>\n<p>They let the entire team or group create an overall fundraising goal so they\u2019re motivated by the big number, and they can break down contributions for each team member.<\/p>\n<p>You have an easy way to have competitions for who raises the most money and you can keep track to make sure each team member is hitting their targets.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, you have to\u00a0<strong>create a campaign<\/strong>. This is just basic information, like your fundraising goal, and your cause.<\/p>\n<p>Then\u00a0<strong>add a photo<\/strong>, or even better,\u00a0<strong>a video<\/strong>\u00a0about your sports team. Make a point on how the fundraising funds will help the team hit goals, like provide transportation to state competitions or pay for field rentals for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Once your campaign is live,\u00a0<strong>share<\/strong>\u00a0share share! You can send out the link over texts to long-distance friends and family, or share it on your social media pages to hit up all your Facebook friends.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe makes it easy to reach a broad network.\u00a0<strong>Parents and teammates can share it on their networks<\/strong>, but then those friends can share it out to their networks, and beyond. All just by creating a video and sharing a few links.<\/p>\n<p>And on top of that, you keep 97% of the money raised with GoFundMe. Free set up, keep almost all of the money, and reach a wide and far-spread network. You can\u2019t go wrong.<\/p>\n<h3>Pro Tips to Get the Most out of Your GoFundMe Campaign<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Get personal.<\/strong>\u00a0People who are considering contributing to support your team want to know about the people behind it. Go ahead and brag. Inspire community spirit and the love for the sport itself. Make your team feel real, and not just another sports team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post regular updates.<\/strong>\u00a0Let those who support you know what\u2019s going on in your team\u2019s season, and how well the fundraiser is going.<\/p>\n<p>You can also\u00a0<strong>let supporters know where you\u2019ll be fundraising<\/strong>\u00a0with Just Fundraising products so supporters can meet the team in person, and continue to support your efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be grateful!<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure you let the people who support you know how grateful you are to have them backing you up! And be grateful to all the people who put forth the effort to make your fundraising possible in the first place.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-203142327\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1623691646\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Reach Your Community With JustFundraising<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1734567716\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"772\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/justfundraising.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Reach your community with JustFundraising\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/justfundraising.png 772w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/justfundraising-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/justfundraising-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1734567716 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Like we said, GoFundMe is great for reaching a wide virtual audience that may want to support the local team players or school. You can even hang flyers around your community with your GoFundMe link and dates you plan to set up fundraising booths in and around the community.<\/p>\n<p>But to really reach your community, you shouldn\u2019t ignore old fashioned\u00a0<strong>product fundraising<\/strong>. Setting up\u00a0<strong>booths<\/strong>\u00a0in front of grocery stores, or reaching out to\u00a0<strong>friends<\/strong>\u00a0at church groups is a great way to bring in extra funds. If you work, you can sell your products to your\u00a0<strong>work colleagues<\/strong>. With a parent, you can always sell items door to door in\u00a0<strong>your community<\/strong>, as well.<\/p>\n<p>With JustFundraising, you have a physical product, often a delicious edible, to offer supporters. While some people won\u2019t necessarily just donate their hard-earned dollars to a cause, they\u2019re often\u00a0<strong>willing to support<\/strong>\u00a0a local organization when they\u2019re getting some\u00a0<strong>tasty goodies in return<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether your target is a few hundred dollars, or a few thousand, JustFundraising has the\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/\">most popular fundraising programs<\/a>\u00a0for you to choose from.<\/p>\n<h3>Get Started With JustFundraising<\/h3>\n<p>Getting your team fundraiser started with JustFundraising is easy. We even have a free online\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/guide\/how-to-start-fundraiser.html\/\">step by step fundraising guide<\/a>\u00a0to help you get your fundraiser fully organized to ensure your team, school or charity makes top profit.<\/p>\n<p>To get started,\u00a0<strong>select the order-taker program<\/strong>\u00a0you want to sell for your fundraiser and\u00a0<strong>order your free<\/strong>\u00a0order takers for your team.\u00a0<strong>Inform your players<\/strong>\u00a0about the product and why they\u2019re raising funds. Then\u00a0<strong>have them to ask for support<\/strong>\u00a0from the community.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters place their orders and pay upfront. Team members keep track of this and strive to hit their goals and return the order forms and funds to the fundraising organizer. They in turn place the order, pay for it with the collected funds, and keep the rest for their team!<\/p>\n<p>Our most popular products let\u00a0<strong>your team keep 50% of the profits or more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Why JustFundraising?<\/h3>\n<p>JustFundraising has been helping schools, teams and other non-profits organizations hit their fundraising goals for over 22 years! All of our fundraising products are of high quality, so your supporters will be willing to support your team again, year after year.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, JustFundraising has a no-up-front cost platform, so you can\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/order-takers.html\">start raising funds with $0 down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We have a great support platform and we\u2019re here for your success. That\u2019s why we provide great resources and tips, as well as\u00a0<strong>expert phone and email customer service<\/strong>, to help you get the most out of your fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>Pro Tips to Get the Most out of Your JustFundraising Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>Work through our\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/guide\/how-to-start-fundraiser.html\">step by step fundraising guide<\/a>. It has useful details about calculating quotas for each player and tips to boost your sales. We have proven ideas to motivate your team, school or other group, and organization distribution day so nothing gets lost in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>This guide can make your fundraising campaign less stressful, and more successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t change it!<\/strong>\u00a0We stand by our products and we know your supporters will love them too. If your community has responded well to your fundraiser, don\u2019t change it. It can become your annual fundraiser that your supporters look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Some communities look forward to the baseball team selling cookie dough every year and look for our products and the teams that sell them. Creating consistency and reliability in your community can encourage supporters to keep returning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose a product your group or team will love.<\/strong>\u00a0If your team members have tried the cookie dough and absolutely love it, then they\u2019ll be that much more passionate about selling the product. If your team is more into popcorn than they are into candles, have them sell popcorn. Passion sells!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set prizes for the best raisers.<\/strong>\u00a0Turn it into a game. If your team members can compete against each other to see who can raise the most funds in the quickest amount of time, they\u2019ll get out there with a bit of fire in their pants. By gamifying the fundraising process, you can help your team or club raise even more.<\/p>\n<p>We have many more tips for each team or fundraising group. Every organization is different, so we\u2019ve highlighted some of our best tactics.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2051264356\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1675523466\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Combine GoFundMe and JustFundraising to Get the Most Out of Your Fundraising Campaign<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1597880162\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"772\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Combine GoFundMe and JustFundraising to maximize your fundraising profits\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising.png 772w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/combine-gofundme-and-justfundraising-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1597880162 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>GoFundMe helps your non-profit reach a broad audience that wants to support the players, but may not be a part of the community. For instance, grandparents, aunts and uncles or distant friends.<\/p>\n<p>With GoFundMe,\u00a0<strong>you get to keep 97% of the funds raised<\/strong>, and it takes minimal effort \u2013 just set up the page, and share the link!<\/p>\n<p>JustFundraising is the perfect fundraising medium to seek financial support from the rest of your community. You can have one on one conversations, and offer them a great product in return for their support.<\/p>\n<p>Meet or exceed your goals even faster and get the most out of your campaign by selling JustFundraising\u2019s quality fundraisers and GoFundMe\u2019s online fundraising tools.<\/p>\n<p>Curious about the products your team can sell for their fundraising campaign? Browse our\u00a0<a class=\"bloginsidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justfundraising.com\/catalog\/justfundraising-catalog.pdf\">product catalog<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready For Your Ultimate Team Fundraiser? 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