With over 16 years’ experience helping London marathon runners fundraise online, we'll lift the lid on the trends we’ve seen on JustGiving over the years and examine the emerging ones. We’ll share the experiments we’ve been doing this year to the journey and experience we give to London marathon runners to help them raise more money, and what we’ve learned along the way, so you can go back to the office with some inspiring ideas and practical tips to implement
9. This was all during a
record-breaking week,
where we had 16,000
people visiting us at
10pm on 19 April for the
Billy Monger
crowdfunding campaign.
10. And sadly our stability was
really put to the test after the
Manchester suicide
bombings.
We’re proud that everyone
who wanted to give, was
able to give.
At one point we had 36,000
people visiting on JustGiving
– enough people to fill
White Hart Lane.
18. Want to create a team /
community page for your
London marathon runners?
Speak to your account manager
or contact our success team to
set-up a Campaign Page.
Here’s a nice example from
Spinal Research.
£23.3 million raised (including Gift Aid) in 2017
(if asked that’s a 4% increase on last year)
This was all during a record-breaking week, where we had 16,000 people visiting us at 10pm on 19 April - Billy Monger crowdfunding campaign
90% page activation
£1,933 activated page average (including Gift Aid)
This is the number we’re most proud of – we’re obsessed with helping every fundraiser raise more than on any other platform
When you compare this to other page averages – the VLM is still an event worth investing in
The early bird catches the worm
£2,166 including Gift Aid (as of x date)
Talking of early birds…
Spinal Research is already ahead of the game
Using a campaign page to create a hub/community for all their 2018 London marathon fundraising
Our analysis shows that fundraisers who use more key features raise more, on average.
We can rank those features from most important to least important as : App usage, Target, Profile pic, Photo
EXAMPLES OF POSTING UPDATES IN ACTION
People that used all four features raised 128% more than those that used none £721 vs £2,152 (including Gift Aid)
VLM pages with text donation(s) raise more than pages without any text donation on average (£2,079 vs. £1,854; 12% uplift)
SUPPORTER CARE
All fundraisers on JG go through our intelligent CRM journey
But for events like the London marathon will like to go the extra mile
We create a timeline and plot they key moments, by putting ourselves in people’s shoes, considering how they’ll be thinking and feeling
And then we create content for those emotions and needs
This is a SIMPLIFIED version of the fundraiser one
Let’s take a look at this one
To counteract the disappointment of not getting a place, we ask charities like yours whether you have places to fill.
We then promote it to the people in our 20m+ community most likely to care.
Let’s take a look at this one
Our London marathon hub was packed with running tips, fundraising ideas and fun stuff like gifs and playlists.
It’s back again this year and is a great resource for your to share with your runners.
This content supports all our CRM activity and can be used by your charity too
User generated content was also used to motivate them during their training
Cheer Squad was a simple gif generator we created to enable their friends and charities could use to give them a boost
We know the content was engaging
It achieved a 70% share rate once created
And because we know 20% of donations come in after the big day...Let’s take a look at this one
So in 2017 we created ‘Vests of the Best’, which brought together all the stories behind the vest of your runners.
To help runners celebrate and to raise even more money post-marathon, we created a fun way for them (and charities) to share their marathon fundraising.
You could search by individual
Read their story
Which charity they ran for
See £ raised
And click through to the fundraising page to make a donation
Or by charity for team / community spirit!
Enabled people to discover more stories and more content than the Finish Line,
So drive more engagement and visits