Fundraising Tips and Tools
As a OneFamily Hike participant, you will receive a Personalized Fundraising Page that provides you with everything you need to start your fundraising campaign. We have created a sample letter that you can modify to suit yourself, and you will be given a link to your fundraising page that you can embed in emails and include in any correspondence. You will have the opportunity to post your fundraising goal, tell your personal story, and upload photos. Share you fundraising page on social media or send a few compelling emails to your network.
This is the main 2023 OneFamily Hike fundraising page:
Below you will find tips and tools to help you with your fundraising efforts!
YOUR PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGE
Each hiker will be guided through step-by-step instructions for creating a personalized fundraising page (or we can create one for you). Your page will automatically track your fundraising balance so that you and your donors can view your progress.
You will be able to add and update the following on your personalized fundraising pages:
Once your online page is set up, you can easily email the link to your friends, family and co-workers to encourage them to donate.
To help you reach your goal, we suggest the following:
Fundraising Tips
PERSONALIZE YOUR APPEAL
You may want to think about including some of the following information:
SOME MORE TIPS – DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR SUPPORT
SAMPLE FUNDRAISING LETTER
You may want to think about including some of the following information:
We have created this sample letter below to help you create your personal appeal. Feel free to use this as a base and customize it to meet your style and personal goals. See above for Fundraising Tips.
“Dear Friends,
Please help me help Israel’s victims of terrorism rebuild their lives.
In October, I will be participating in the 14th Annual OneFamily Canada Hike, raising money to support Israel’s 12,000+ victims of terror and war. I will hike arm in arm with inspirational people whose lives and families depend on the caring and compassionate work of OneFamily to help them move forward.
OneFamily is the leading organization in Israel dedicated to providing short and long-term assistance to bereaved and injured children, women and men, suffering PTSD and other long-term effects of the tragedy and losses they have experienced.
OneFamily provides psychological counseling, support groups, healing retreats, youth programs and summer camps, financial, educational and housing assistance; and much more.
To learn more about the life-changing work of OneFamily, please watch this short video https://vimeo.com/666548787 or visit www.onefamilyfund.ca.
To see a short video about the Hike, click here: https://vimeo.com/676091389
My personal goal is to raise at least $7,500. The money raised will contribute directly to OneFamily’s programming, which is deployed at the lowest possible costs. OneFamily tragically welcomed dozens of new families during 2021 and 2022; widows, orphans, bereaved parents and spouses, and injured victims.
To donate to my campaign securely online and receive an immediate tax receipt, please click here (insert link to your personal fundraising page here).
Please help me help OneFamily rebuild their shattered lives, with your generous donation.”
WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
If you need help creating your page or need fundraising guidance, please contact Gloria at hike@onefamilyfund.ca or Toby at toby@onefamilyfund.ca