Learn how to set up a virtual challenge for your nonprofit on GiveSignup | RunSignup. We also go through quick hits on the best donations, fundraising, and website features that help your organization raise more and engage supporters.

1. Virtual Challenge Events
Raise Money and Engage Supporters

2. Agenda
▷ Virtual Challenge Overview
▷ How to Create a Virtual Challenge on GiveSignup/RunSignup
○ How to Set Up Results for a Reading Challenge
▷ Quick Hits: Nonprofit Virtual Challenge Edition
○ Donations & Fundraising
○ Website Design
▷ Q & A
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3. Virtual Challenges
Raise money and engage supporters

4. The Numbers
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986
Virtual
Challenges
223,935
Registrations
$8.9
Million
Raised

5. Why do nonprofits like virtual
challenges?
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▷ Raise Money Now
○ Can charge higher registration fee for a challenge vs. virtual race
○ We typically see higher fundraising for challenges
▷ Engage Supporters
○ Engage supporters throughout challenge & educate them on your mission
▷ Grow Contact & Donor Database
○ Incentivize supporters to challenge their family & friends

6. Should my nonprofit do a virtual
race or virtual challenge?
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▷ Do you have a creative idea?
○ Make your you can connect your cause with your challenge.
▷ Does your nonprofit have bandwidth?
○ Challenges require more set up and management time than virtual races.
▷ Do you have an annual event that you have to cancel?
○ We recommend that you Go Virtual for a regular event.
▷ Can I do both?
○ Yes! Plus you can cross-promote and upsell with multi-race bundles.

7. Nonprofits + Timers/Event
Management Companies
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▷ Don’t have bandwidth but want to do a challenge? Timers and
event management companies can help!
○ Challenge Set Up
○ Website Set Up
○ Results Management
○ Swag Fulfillment & Shipping

8. Create a Virtual Challenge
Getting Started

9. www.givesignup.org
www.runsignup.com
▷ Click Get Started Free >> Create Run/Walk/Ride or Create Race
▷ Use your RunSignup login or create an account
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10. givesignup.org/challengehub
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11. Race Wizard
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12. Configuring Your Virtual
Challenge Set Up
Setting up a Reading Challenge

13. Today’s Nonprofit Case Study: Indigenous
Education Foundation of Tanzania
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▷ Connect your cause to your
challenge
○ IEFT operates a secondary school
in a village in Tanzania. A reading
challenge connects to their cause:
providing high-quality education
to an underserved community.

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RaceDay Tools >> Virtual/Challenge Results
>> Configure Virtual Results

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Virtual Result Settings

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Activity Types

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Goals

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Milestones & Badges

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Custom Badges
▷ 300 px x 300px (for GIFs)
▷ Connect your badges to your
challenge
▷ Custom badge design
○ Canva (free or $9.95-$12.95/month
for premium images & GIFs)
○ Open Badge Designer (free)

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How to Create Custom Badges

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Milestone Notifications

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Milestone Notifications

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Results
Edit from the Results tab on your Website.

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Results

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Results

26. Donations & Fundraising
How to Raise More

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Flexible Fundraising Options
Fundraising >> Individual Fundraising >> General Settings

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Default Fundraising Goal
Fundraising >> Individual Fundraising >> General Settings

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Donation Levels
Donations >> Setup >> General Settings

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Free Facebook Fundraiser Integration
Fundraising >> Facebook Fundraisers >> Setup

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Milestones, Badges, and Fundraiser Confetti
Fundraising >> Individual Fundraising >> Fundraiser Rewards

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Demo

33. Free Websites
Website Features for Nonprofits

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Custom Content
Race >> Race Page >> Custom Sections

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Custom Content

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Custom Content Display
Race >> Race Page >> Custom Content Display

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Menu Order
Race >> Race Page >> Menu Order

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Cover Page
Race >> Race Page >> Cover Page

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Cover Page - Donation Goal

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Cover Page - Overall Challenge Goal

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Cover Page - Top Fundraisers

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Domain, Subdomain or short URL
Race >> Race Page >> Domains
Race >> Race Page >> Race URL

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Email Capture
Email Marketing >> Manage Lists
Email Marketing >> Email Capture

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Email Capture

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Demo

46. Want to Learn More?

47. Current and Upcoming Education
Opportunities & Resources
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▷ givesignup.org/challengehub
▷ Fall Cram Session: https://runsignup.com/FallCramSession
▷ Activity For Good
○ https://runsignup.blog/2020/08/04/creating-a-virtual-challenge-from-scratch-step-2-marketing-101/

48. Thanks!
Any questions?
If you want to learn more, visit
https://givesignup.org/challengehub
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