Campaign Design & Management

Givebutter's campaign types, explained

Key differences between Forms, Pages & Events

Written by Max Friedman
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How to start a new campaign

It takes less than five minutes to create an account and start a campaign

Written by Max Friedman
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How to configure a Donation Form

The simple yet powerful donation form you've been looking for

Written by Max Friedman
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How to configure a Fundraising Page

Social crowdfunding pages for individual and team fundraising

Written by Max Friedman
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How to configure an Event

Sell more tickets and collect more donations at your next event

Written by Max Friedman
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How to find your campaign in the Dashboard

Locate campaigns easily using the Givebutter Dashboard by click on the Raise tab.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to customize a campaign URL

Under “Raise” in the left menu bar, select the campaign and click the Sharing tab to customize your link (i.e. givebutter.com/custom-url)

Written by Max Friedman
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How to set or change a campaign goal

Having a visible goal on your campaign page can be a powerful motivator to potential donors. You can change it easily at any time.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to add and edit a campaign story

Go to your campaign in the Dashboard, click on the Details tab, and scroll to the bottom.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to set and edit a campaign end date

If you're designing a Page or Event campaign, you can set an end date.

Written by Solaris Blackwood
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How to offer donors the options to mail in a check

Enable the option for donors to pay by check in the Tools tab of any campaign.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to customize the donation amounts displayed on a campaign

Set your own donation amounts and contextualize each giving level

Written by Max Friedman
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How to add custom fields to a campaign

Collect additional information from your supporters.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to manage automatic receipts and add a thank you message

Personalize the receipts automatically emailed to donors and send yourself a test transaction example

Written by Max Friedman
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How to adjust the aspect ratio of a cover photo

Givebutter makes it easy for your images to look perfect on every device.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to embed a Facebook video on a Fundraise campaign

A Guide to adding Facebook videos to any Givebutter Fundraise Campaign

Written by Max Friedman
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How to sell items using a Givebutter Events campaign

Sell a variety of items by adding images, converting your ticket types, and adding Custom Fields

Written by Max Friedman
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Selling raffle tickets using a Givebutter Events campaign

How to sell raffle tickets on Givebutter

Written by Max Friedman
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How to share your campaign

Customize your campaign link, access the embed code, manage Text-to-Donate & Scan-to-Give options

Written by Max Friedman
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Add an embeddable widget to your website

Accept donations on your own website with a single line of code

Written by Max Friedman
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How to configure Text-to-Donate

Givebutter's 5-digit short code allows you to start capturing mobile payments instantly using a completely free SMS solution.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to use Scan-to-Donate

Create a QR Code that donors can scan with their smartphone, bringing them to your campaign page in seconds.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to leverage URL Parameters

Customize campaign links with a preselected amount, frequency, promo code and/or fund.

Written by Max Friedman
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A beginner’s guide to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for fundraising campaigns

How to optimize your fundraising pages for search engines like Google and increase exposure to potential donors for your fundraising efforts

Written by Max Friedman
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How to export/download Campaign details

You can easily export Campaign details to a CSV file.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to hide a message in the Supporter Feed

Edit a supporter message/comment to make it public or private on your Fundraise or Events Campaign.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to duplicate a campaign

Duplicating a previous campaign is a great way to set up your next campaign quickly and easily!

Written by Max Friedman
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How to change the type of an existing campaign

Easily switch an existing campaign type at any time

Written by Max Friedman
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How to make a campaign "unlisted"

Hide your campaign from public view. Only those with the URL will be able to find your campaign.

Written by Max Friedman
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How to close a campaign

You can stop accepting donations, set an end date, or delete the campaign entirely.

Written by Kait Cogswell
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