Campaign Design & Management

Givebutter's campaign types, explained

Key differences between Forms, Pages & Events

Written by Tori Meglio
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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 Tori Meglio
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How to configure a Donation Form

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

Written by Tori Meglio
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How to configure a Fundraising Page

Social crowdfunding pages for individual and team fundraising

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How to configure an Event

Sell more tickets and collect more donations at your next event

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How to customize a campaign URL

Go to your campaign in the dashboard and click the Sharing tab to customize your link (i.e. givebutter.com/custom-url)

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How to set and manage a campaign goal

Select your Campaign in the Dashboard and click "Details" in the Campaign Manager

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How to add and edit a campaign story

Go to your campaign in the dashboard and scroll to the bottom of the Details tab.

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How to set and edit a campaign end date

Go to your Campaign in the dashboard and click Settings in the Campaign Manager

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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.

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How to customize the donation amounts displayed on a campaign

Set your own donation amounts and contextualize each giving level

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How to add custom fields to a campaign

Collect additional information from your supporters.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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How to selling raffle tickets using a Givebutter Events campaign

How to sell raffle tickets on Givebutter

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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

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Add an embeddable widget to your website

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

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How to configure Text-to-Donate

Capture payments in seconds using our completely free plug-and-play text donation solution

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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.

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How to leverage URL Parameters

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

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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 Tori Meglio
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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.

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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!

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How to change the type of an existing campaign

Easily switch an existing campaign type at any time

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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.

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How to close a campaign

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

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