20 ways in 20 days: Here’s how you can hit your fundraising goal before April 23rd!
It is officially the month of UDance! April marks the beginning of the end of a long year of fundraising and raising awareness for childhood cancer—but our fight isn’t over yet! We have exactly 20 days till we hit the dance floor at the Bob Carpenter Center on April 23rd to celebrate our efforts and have some serious fun with our B+ Heroes. Now’s the time to double-check your fundraising page and ask yourself, “Have I done ALL I can for the kids”? We encourage you to not stop after that first canning trip, or the email you sent back in December over winter break. Now is the time to empty your ideas, finish strong, and make these last 20 days count!
GO CANNING
Our final canning week for UDance 2023 starts Monday, April 10th through Friday, April 21st (but why wait till next week?!). Secure your favorite canning spot by booking a canning trip TODAY by filling out this form. The average amount raised from one canning trip is $60!
EMAIL YOUR PROFESSORS
Use our prewritten template to customize an email to send to your current professors. Be sure to tell them about your experience with UDance and how you are making a difference.
COMPLIMENTS FOR A CURE
Ask your social media followers to Venmo you $5 in exchange for a compliment on Instagram or Facebook.
CONNECT YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE TO FACEBOOK
Use the Facebook Fundraiser feature and set the charity as The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. Email hugh@bepositive.org a screenshot to get all of the donations moved to your personal fundraising page.
SEND OUT A BLUE HENVELOPE
Henvelopes is one of the best ways to reach out to donors while making a personal impact. By mailing letters to family members, friends, teachers, and others, your fundraising goal will become that much more attainable! The average donation from a Blue Henvelope is $56.38. Print and mail out your own Henvelopes using the letter template provided HERE.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Know someone who owns a business? Have a connection to a business from a past internship or job? Ask them if their company would be interested in becoming a UDance 2023 Corporate Sponsor. For more information about sponshorships, click here.
ASK FRIENDS & FAMILY AT HOME
Heading home for a few days? Be sure to tell your family & friends about UDance and The B+ Foundation. Share how close you are to your fundraising goal and see if they're willing to help you reach it before UDance!
LATE NIGHT DELIVERIES
Bring your friends late-night study treats FTK! Post to your social media offering to drop off food or snacks one night for donations to your personal fundraising efforts!
TEXT 5 FRIENDS YOUR FUNDRAISING LINK
Text 5 friends or family members your personal fundraising link with information about UDance and how close you are to reaching your goal. Ask if they are willing to help you hit your goal before the day-of!
SNAPCHAT TO YOUR GOAL!
Send a mass text message to all of your Snapchat friends encouraging them to donate FTK. Send them your personal fundraising link or ask for Venmo donations and transfer them to your page.
VENMO REQUEST YOUR CONTACTS
Venmo request a few dollars from your contacts with a caption like “For the Kids” or “Help fight childhood cancer” and donate the money to your personal fundraising page!
COMPLETE DARES FTK
Offer to complete dares for donations on your social media. Make up your own dares with corresponding monetary amounts or let your followers donate and choose your dare!
SOCIAL MEDIA BINGO BOARDS
Click here to check out our social media bingo boards. Post your favorite and remember to transfer any Venmos.
HOST A RAFFLE
Raffle off an item of your choosing! Each raffle entry can be worth $1, $3, or whatever you would like. Use a random wheel generator and select a winner!
EMAIL YOUR PAST TEACHERS & COACHES
Fundraising is simple when you can use our prewritten email and text templates to send to your past teachers and coaches.
COLLECT CHANGE
Collect any spare change from friends, family, & organizations and donate it to your fundraising page! If you are part of an organization, do a ‘Dollar Day’ where members of your group Venmo one person a few dollars and randomly pick one donor to win all the money to their personal fundraising page!
DONATE YOUR COFFEE FOR A DAY
Skip Starbucks, Ditch Dunkin! Make coffee at home leading up to UDance and donate the money you saved to your personal fundraising page. Every dollar counts!
THANK YOUR PREVIOUS DONORS
UDance’s donors are providing direct and immediate financial aid for families affected by childhood cancer. We encourage you to thank your donors for their support and dedication to our fight! See our Thank You templates here.
INSTAGRAM STORY "POLLS”
You can use this feature to ask your followers how much you can Venmo request them “for the kids.” For example, you could make one option $2 and the other $5. Be sure to check who chose which option and follow through with the Venmo request. Don’t forget to add the donations to your personal fundraising site once the Venmo request has been completed.
HOST A PROFIT SHARE
Work with your organization to plan a profit share at a local restaurant for a percentage of proceeds with benefit your team’s fight against childhood cancer!
We made fundraising THAT. MUCH. EASIER!
Use our prewritten templates for post, emails, and texts to potential donors!