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Snip, clip and shave your way to cancer cures by Goin’ Bald for Bucks! The money you raise will support groundbreaking research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center that will help our scientists and doctors find cancer cures. We are committed to helping you reach your fundraising goals, and have compiled our best tips and tools to help you in your efforts. Your Fundraising Profile When you register for Bald for Bucks, you’re automatically given a fundraising dashboard and profile. Here you can easily update your profile by adding a picture or video; upload your contacts; set your fundraising goal; use our templates to send emails and post to social media; or create your own emails and posts! THE BASICS Email Still Rules Email is still the most effective way to fundraise. More donations are made via email than any other channel. So email everyone in your address book, even those you don’t expect to give. You’ll be surprised who donates to your efforts. Fundraising 101 Get Social More and more donors are giving through social media and Facebook is still the king. Ninety percent of all social media donations come from Facebook. Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are great for getting donations after your initial request and when the event is coming up. You can also announce your efforts on Snapchat! Don’t forget to go to your fundraising dashboard and integrate your Bald for Bucks fundraiser directly to your Facebook! Check out our Bald for Bucks blog for steps. Tell Your Story Storytelling is a great way to engage your friends and family and encourage them to donate. Use your fundraising profile and your donation requests to share your reasons for shaving your head or cutting your hair. Be sure to include a before picture! Those you ask will be more inclined to give when they know this is important to you.
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Snip, clip and shave your way to cancer cures by Goin’ Bald for Bucks! The money you raise will support groundbreaking research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center that will help our scientists and doctors find cancer cures. We are committed to helping you reach your fundraising goals, and have compiled our best tips and tools to help you in your efforts.
Your Fundraising ProfileWhen you register for Bald for Bucks,
you’re automatically given a fundraising dashboard and profile. Here you can easily
update your profile by adding a picture or video; upload your contacts; set your
fundraising goal; use our templates to send emails and post to social media; or create
your own emails and posts!
THE BASICSEmail Still Rules
Email is still the most effective way to fundraise. More donations are made via email than any other channel. So email
everyone in your address book, even those you don’t expect to give. You’ll be surprised
who donates to your efforts.
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Fundraising 101
Get SocialMore and more donors are giving through social
media and Facebook is still the king. Ninety percent of all social media donations come
from Facebook. Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are great for getting donations after your initial request and when the event is coming up. You can also announce your efforts on Snapchat!
Don’t forget to go to your fundraising dashboard and integrate your Bald for Bucks fundraiser
directly to your Facebook! Check out our Bald for Bucks blog for steps.
Tell Your Story Storytelling is a great way to engage your
friends and family and encourage them to donate. Use your fundraising profile
and your donation requests to share your reasons for shaving your head or cutting
your hair. Be sure to include a before picture! Those you ask will be more inclined to give when they know this
is important to you.
Kick Off Your Fundraising!COLLECT YOUR LOOSE CHANGE AS
YOU GET READY TO GO
BALD FOR BUCKS. Use that change to make a donation on your page to get the fundraising started. You’ll be
surprised how much will add up if you’re consistent!
— such as pajama day, twin day or superhero day — at your school and have classmates donate a
dollar or two in order to participate.
Put the “Self” IN “SELFLESS”
Have a birthday, holiday or special occasion coming up? Ask your family and friends to
donate to your Bald for Bucks page instead of purchasing a gift!
Have a Yard Sale Spring is a great time for a little cleaning!
What better way to declutter your life AND raise money for a great cause at the same time. Ask your neighbors if they’ll contribute items and put all the
proceeds towards your goal!
Do Odd Jobs With your parents’ permission, go around the
neighborhood and offer to walk a dog, mow a few lawns, or just simply tell people why you’re goin’ bald,
and ask them to support you. Everybody loves a lemonade stand, too!
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FUNDRAISING TIPS
ORGANIZE THEME DRESS-UP DAYS
Donation Jars Put an empty jar in your classroom, a local coffee
shop or your favorite restaurant! Tape your story to the front of the jar. You can also print out a poster at BaldforBucks.org or make your own! Display it next to the jar or on your locker or office door to
share your fundraising progress with others.
All Donations Are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!
Tax season is a great time to ask for donations. Remind people that their
donations are tax-deductible!
Utilize Your Email Signature At the bottom of your email signature, add
a link to your fundraising page encouraging people to donate. You can find Bald for Bucks images to insert into your email signature in the fundraising tools section on our website.
Your Hair SalonASK THEM TO SUPPORT YOUR
BALD FOR BUCKS EVENT, DONATE A PORTION OF THEIR PROCEEDS
to your efforts or let you place a donation jar at the cash register. They might even be willing
to do your snipping, clipping or shaving for you on the big day!
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ORGANIZE
FOOTBALL SQUARES OR
BASKETBALL BRACKETS
AT THE OFFICE AND PUT ALL THE PROCEEDS TOWARD YOUR PAGE.
Still in school? Have your parents take the lead!
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Looking for more fundraising ideas? Or have a successful tip of your own that
you’d like to share?
Contact us any time at [email protected]
or by calling 716-845-8788.
BaldforBucks.org#BaldforBucks
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