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Step-by-step guide for registering for an event, joining a team, and creating your fundraising page

Help your supporters start fundraising. Copy, paste and edit with your nonprofit’s information thisĀ  “how to” template on your website or in to an email to your supporters.

First, register for the event and join a team

  1. Visit your nonprofit page: http://www.firstgiving.com/**YOURURL**
  2. Click Get started
  3. Select **INSERT EVENT NAME HERE**
  4. To register for the event, click Yes, register online now
  5. Select the registration type, the number of people you’re registering, and read and agree to the waiver, then click Continue
  6. If you’ve used Firstgiving before, log in to your account. If not, enter your email and click Continue
  7. Fill out your account details and click Continue
  8. Next, enter your registration details and click Continue
  9. Join or add your team
  10. If you’re registering another person, enter their registration details and add them to a team
  11. Confirm your registration submission

Next create your fundraising page

  1. Click Create your page at the bottom of the registration confirmation screen
  2. Choose your web address and click Create your page

You’ve successfully created your page. To tell your story, add photos and set a fundraising target, click Personalize and share your page. Once you’ve edited it, click save and continue.

Now, click Email your friends to share your fundraising page with your community. If you have a lot of people to email, click the blue button to the left of the To box (see example below).

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Once you create your page, you can log in at any time to edit it or send email updates. To log in, click Your account located in the upper right corner of your fundraising page.