FOCP Climb 2 Feed Kids Fundraising Toolkit
FOCP Climb 2 Feed Kids Fundraising Toolkit!
To make the lives of our teams a little easier, we've put together a toolkit of images/graphics, stats and copy & paste options for email & social media. Use this to aid your peer-to-peer fundraising efforts!
Donation Impact
Tell people the impact of what their donation can do for FOCP Food Programs. Check out the "Donation Impact" Flyer!
Raise $150 in 7 Days
Looking for help to raise $1,500 for your Climb team? Check out the "How to Raise $150 in 7 Days" Flyer!
Raise $500 in 10 Days
Looking for creative ways to help your team raise $2,000 to win the Above & Beyond prize? Check out the "How to Raise $500 in 10 Days" Flyer!
Fundraising Social Sharing
Utilize Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to reach out to your friends and family when asking for donations. Make sure that you link your C2FK Fundraising Page to your posts so it's super easy for people to donate right to you!
SAMPLE POSTS (COPY & PASTE)
You can make a difference in a child's life! Help me reach my fundraising goal as I take on the Climb 2 Feed Kids - an epic Summit & Plummet race to raise funds and awareness of youth hunger.
It's time to Climb!! Help me support Feeding Our Communities Partners and their mission to solve youth hunger by donating to my Climb 2 Feed Kids team page!
1 in 6 Minnesotan children struggle with food insecurity. Help me fuel area youth by supporting my Climb 2 Feed Kids team with a loving donation.
TIPS
Get creative! Feel free to share pictures and videos to your posts!
Have a personal story? Share it with your followers and let them know why you Climb.
Tag FOCP in your posts!
FACEBOOK: @FOCP.BackPackFoodProgram
INSTAGRAM: @focp_backpack_food
TWITTER: @FOCP_BackPack
IMAGE GALLERY
Include personal images & videos or download ready-made photos provided by us!
Facebook is the perfect place to showcase your entire Climb 2 Feed Kids journey! It's easy to share photos, videos and links, and you can encourage family and friends to share your Climb posts.
SAMPLE FACEBOOK POSTS (COPY & PASTE)
POST 1:
It's that time of year again. Time to take on the Climb 2 Feed Kids for Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP)! I'll be summiting Mount Kato in support of FOCP food programs, which provide important hunger-relief to food insecure youth right here in the Greater Mankato area. Donate to my climb team page here <insert fundraising page link here>
POST 2:
I'm Climbing to Feed Kids on February 1! Please consider making a donation on my team fundraising page to help me earn awesome incentives, support FOCP food programming and make sure local kids have adequate access to the fuel they need to thrive. <insert fundraising page link here>
Use Instagram to share photos and videos of your Climb experience. From registration to fundraising to documenting the big day, your followers will love your Climb updates! Be sure to update the link in your Instagram bio with your team fundraising page.
SAMPLE INSTAGRAM POSTS (COPY & PASTE)
POST 1:
I'll be freezin' for a reason at Mount Kato for the Climb 2 Feed Kids race on February 1st, and I would love your support! Donate to support the hundreds of area youth struggling with food insecurity right here in the Greater Mankato area at the link in my bio.
POST 2:
I'm so excited to share that I'm Climbing to Feed Kids on February 1st. That's right, I'm taking the epic Summit & Plummet, and I would love your support! Donate to support critical FOCP food programming, ensuring hunger will not be a barrier to a child's success, at the link in my bio.
Twitter is a good place to share quick updates and engage in conversation with your followers. Try starting a conversation about why you support FOCP or encourage people to retweet your call for donations! Don't forget links!
SAMPLE TWEETS (COPY & PASTE)
TWEET 1:
If you haven't already heard, I'm doing the Climb 2 Feed Kids on February 1st at Mount Kato! Please support me and my team by donating to my C2FK Team Fundraising Page
TWEET 2:
Help feed hundreds of local kids struggling with food insecurity in the Mankato area by donating to my Climb 2 Feed Kids fundraising page. Together, we can make sure no child goes hungry on weekends and school breaks. Donate:
Fundraising Email Outreach
Email is an incredibly effective fundraising tool and a great way to spread the word about your Climb, ask others to join your team and ask for donations to your cause.
SAMPLE TEXT (COPY & PASTE)
I'm taking the Climb 2 Feed Kids on February 1st! This event raises funds to support an amazing local organization called Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP).
FOCP provides critical food programming for area youth struggling with food-insecurity (grades K-12) in the Greater Mankato Area.
FOCP connects local students with the necessary fuel they need on weekends/extended school breaks so they can thrive on Mondays back at school.
My team is ready to Summit & Plummet in the fight against youth hunger. Will you help us reach our goal of $INSERT AMOUNT HERE? Just $5 provides a weekend food pack containing breakfast, lunch & snacks for each day.
Click HERE (link to your Team or Personal Fundraising Page) to donate. You can feed a child with your loving gift.
TIPS
Make it personal: Tell your story. Share with others why you participate, whether it's because you're Climbing for fun or because you believe in the important work of FOCP food programs in the health & well-being of area youth.
If you've Climbed before, share a picture of your previous Summit & Plummet. If it's your first time, share your nerves & excitement!
Have fun with it! Make a contest or game out of it: maybe the first person to donate or the largest donation gets a gift from YOU!
Follow-up. Be sure to say thank you to donors after they make their donation, and again after you complete the Climb. Send them a picture of you Climbing with the results from the event.
EMAIL BANNER
Include an email banner at the bottom or in your signature about your Climb 2 Feed Kids participation & what you are doing. You can even link the image to your Fundraising Page!
Additional Tips
There's no need to fundraise alone - get your entire team working together! Host a bake sale, raffle, penny wars, hat day (pay $1 to wear your hat at school), etc. Have all the proceeds go to your Climb team.
Got a cool fundraising concept of your own? Let us know!
Additional Tips Corporate Gift Matching
Do your parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles, coach or family friend work at a company that does charitable gift matching?
It's worth checking out! When you find someone to donate to you, make sure they find out if their company will match their donation - that could mean double the money for you!