Tips To Amplify Your Solo Challenge
- USE COMPETITION: If you’re doing your Challenge with a friends, you can use a fun competition to amplify your efforts. Ex: “If I raise $100 first, then my teammate has to do their pushups in a onesie of my choice in front of the student union.” You can also make it less of a “punishment” and say something like, “If we raise $100 together, then we both have to do our pushups in front of the student union and post them on our Instagram story.” There are sample images in this google folder to show this. Using a scoresheet with a running tally of donors side by side on your Insta story is a great idea!
- VENMO REQUESTS: These are always a good idea. You could also make a punch card/ bingo card too. Try adding a poll to your Instagram story that asks your followers, “How much can I Venmo request you?” and give them two options that are hard for people to ignore, like $5 or $1.
- MAXIMIZE OUR MATCH: Use our match as a fundraising goal and make sure you tell people about it as an incentive.
- PLEDGES FOR ACTIVITIES: If you decide to ask for donations tied to your activity, remember that you don’t have to get that exact donation from people. They can be in small increments and you’ll do the activity once you get to the dollar amount you’ve named.
- WEAR A SIGN TO PROMOTE: Promote your action by wearing a sign that says, “Ask me why I’m doing push ups today.” This way you can raise awareness and fundraise for your cause with a whole new group of people. Add a QR code to your sign with a link to your Venmo or fundraising page.
- MAP YOUR PROGRESS: Once you have your goal, you can create a visual that includes a map or thermometer that allows you to check off your progress and share it with your audience.
- FACEBOOK “TAKEOVER”: If you have parents or older adults in your life that are willing to let you share your story in video or written on their Facebook page, it will help you reach a new group of donors. Make sure to call out that you’re “highjacking” the page and use your authentic voice about “why” you’re doing what you’re doing to engage donors.
- USE STATS: Research any statistics related to the services that your nonprofit delivers or to the numbers of people impacted by the issue you’re addressing. If possible, you can attach one of these numbers to the dollar amounts you’re raising or the physical activity you’re doing. This is a great way to spread awareness.
- SWEATY SHOUT OUTS: Get creative about your shout outs for your awesome donors. Think about thanking people while you’re doing your activity or telling people that for a certain dollar amount that you’ll do something special. Obviously tagging them on Instagram is great too!
- SWEAT FOR GOOD IN REAL TIME: Let people know that you’ll do your burpee, push up squat etc in a certain location so they can come and cheer you on. You can also use Instagram live or just post your action as you go.
- SWEATY SHOUT OUTS: Get creative with this one! Think about thanking people while you’re doing your activity or telling people for a certain dollar amount that you’ll do something special like dedicate a mile to them, make them a Spotify playlist or sharing the cat meme that reminds you of them.
- GET CREATIVE: To rise above all the noise, you’ll need to get creative and be willing to change up what you’re doing if people are losing interest. Create a “
Punishment” Bingo Board with activities like polar plunges, serenading someone or doing long distance cartwheels as incentives to donate. Use TikToks or creating an interesting visual using canva.com that has free Insta story templates. Here’s a link to some creative samples if you need inspiration.
- AMP YOUR ACTIVITY: Whatever you choose to do for your activity, consider picking another activity that’s extra hard for you that you’ll do if you reach a certain fundraising goal or if someone makes an extra donation. For example, if you donate $20, I’ll do 20 burpees with pushups.
- TAG POSITIVE TRACKS: We’d love to give you a shout out and share if you tag us on social media. We’re @postracks on Instagram and Twitter and here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveTracksOrg/