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Creating an online fundraising page

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• What is an online fundraising page?

  In 2010, all participants who have signed up to do the 40 Hour Famine can create their very own online fundraising page to showcase their fundraising efforts.

  All Groups, Group Members and Individual participants can have their own pages.

  On your page, you can:

  • Upload your own picture
  • Watch your online donations grow and see who’s donated to you
  • Keep a record of how much you are raising to contribute to your total (or your group’s total).
  • Create your own 40 Hour famine custom URL (eg, 40HF.com/myURL) to share with your family and friends on Facebook or MySpace or via email.

• Who can have an online fundraising page?

  Online fundraising pages can only be created by people who have signed up to do the 40 Hour Famine in 2010.

  Are you 15 or under?

  Please make sure your parents or guardian also read the Terms of Use before you sign up.

• How do I create an online fundraising page?

  There are some specific instructions on creating fundraising pages – they differ for Group Leaders creating a page for their Group, Group Members and Individual participants.

  Before beginning:

  • Group Leaders – you’ll need your Banking book ID
  • Group Members – you’ll need your Participant ID printed on your receipt book
  • Individuals – you’ll need your Participant ID

  For further instructions, please see our How to... page.

• Does everyone in the Group need to have a fundraising page?

  If your Group has an online fundraising page, it doesn’t mean you have to have a Group Member page. However, if you don’t have a page, please be aware that your name won't appear on the Group Member list on your Group Page. Nonetheless, your fundraising efforts will still be counted in your Group's total.

• Can I create a page that’s private or anonymous?

  Yes. When you create your page, there is an option to mark your page as private. If you tick this checkbox, your page will not be searchable on the site. Others can only access your page if you provide them with your URL.

  If you are a Group Member and you set your page to private, your name will not show up on the Group Member list on your Group’s page (but your fundraising efforts will still be counted in your Group’s total).

• I have finished my first receipt book; I have linked my first receipt book to my online fundraising page; I have received a second book from my group leader. Do I need to change anything with my online fundraising page?

  If you’ve created your Group Member page using your first receipt book, that’s fine – you don’t need to change anything on your page. Continue to use your second receipt book to give receipts to those who give you cash or cheques. Continue to record these donations online.

• I’m a group member and have created my fundraising page, but my name is not listed on my group’s page. Why?

  Check to make sure your Group Member page is not set to private.

• I am doing the 40 Hour Famine as a member of a group. Can I create my fundraising page even though my Group Leader hasn’t created my group’s fundraising page yet?

  Yes, as long as you’ve been issued with a receipt book. See our How to... page for more details.

Editing your online fundraising page

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• How do I find my page on the 40 Hour Famine website?

  You can find your page by:

  • Using the Search for friends tool to search for yourself (remember if your page is private it will not show up in search), OR 
  • Typing in your custom URL (eg, 40HF.com/myURL) to access your page directly.

  You don’t have to login to access your page, but you must login to edit your page.

• I’ve created my page, now, how do I edit it?

  Click on the "Login" button and go through the login process. Once you’ve logged in, you can edit your page. You can still navigate through the rest of the site once you’re logged in. To get back to your page in edit mode, click on the "Edit your page" button located in the header at the top of the page.

  Make sure you log out when you’ve finished.

• Can I create more than one page?

  Unless you are creating both a Group and Group Member page under your account, you can create only one page.

• I've already created a Group page, can I create my own Group Member page?

  Yes, log in to your account. Click on the "Register" tab. Continue to register as a Group Member.

• I’ve already created a Group Member page, can I create my own Group page?

  Yes, provided your group page has not already been created and you have been provided with the Group’s Banking Book ID.

  Log in to your account. Click on the "Register" tab. Continue to register for your Group.

About online donations

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• How do people donate to me through my online fundraising page?

  Send people the link to your page. You can do this via email, MySpace, Facebook etc.

  They can donate by clicking on the "Donate to me" or "Donate to my Group" button once they are on your page. Their donation will be reflected in your total.

• Can my friends make an anonymous online donation to me?

  Yes, they can. Their donation amounts will always be added to your total if they’ve donated online, but they can choose to make the donation anonymous.

  As part of the donation process, your friends can either:

  • Choose to let you know their name and allow their name to be published on your page. You will receive an email notification of their name and donation amount.
    OR
  • Choose to let you know their name but not allow their name to be published on your page. You will receive an email notification of their name and donation amount.
    OR
  • Choose to not let you know their name and not allow their name to be published on your page. You will receive an email notification without a name but with a donation amount.

• How does my page calculate totals?

  The total for Group pages includes:

  • All online donations to Group Members (includes those who don’t have an online fundraising page)
  • All online donations to the Group
  • All successfully banked cash or cheque donations (banked by the Group Leader)

  The total for Group Member pages includes:

  • All online donations to Group Members
  • All cash donations recorded by Group Members (totals for online donations and cash or cheque amounts are displayed separately)

  The total for Individual pages only includes online donations.

Searching for online fundraising pages

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• How do I, or my friends, search for my page?

  Use the Search for friends tool to search for a page. You can search by name or by the organisation you belong to if you’re doing the 40 Hour Famine as a Group or Group Member.

  Private or anonymous pages do not appear in search results.

  Your friend can find you either by your name, or the organisation you belong to if you’re doing famine as a group. How to use the search function. Private or anonymous pages

Removing your online fundraising page

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• I want to delete my online fundraising page, what do I do?

  Please contact us or call 13 32 40 if you want to delete your page.

• I lost my receipt book, what do I do?

  Group Leaders are issued with extra receipts books, so ask for another receipt book. Your Group Leader can give you another one and record your lost book on their control sheet that must be returned to World Vision.

  If you’ve already created your online fundraising page associated with the lost book, you don’t need to make any changes – you can continue to receive donations with the page you’ve set up.

• One of my group members has lost their receipt book. What should I do?

  You will have been issued with extra receipt books. Give your Group Member another one so they can continue to collect cash. Then, record their additional Participant ID on the control sheet, and record their previous Participant ID as lost on the control sheet. The control sheet, receipt books and Banking book must all be returned to World Vision for verification.

  If your Group Member has already created their online fundraising page associated with the lost book, they don’t need to make any changes and can continue to receive online donations with the fundraising page they’ve set up.