Before you create a Fundraiser, several key elements and parts should exist in the program. These elements are used as the web designer creates the Fundraiser part. Before you create the Fundraiser, make sure you have these existing elements and parts for your Fundraiser.
| □ | A web page must exist that can display the Fundraiser part. For information about how to create pages, see Pages. |
| □ | Fundraiser Page Element part types are used by participants to customize personal web pages on your site. Participants send supporters links to their Fundraiser pages, which are designed for supporters to learn more about your cause and to make donations. Depending on the purpose of the fundraiser, you can create more than one Fundraiser page to offer participants a choice. For example, if your school is hosting a jump rope fundraiser, you can create a Fundraiser page with a boy theme and a page with a girl theme. You can offer a choice of pages to participants. However, a participant can choose only one Fundraiser personal page. Fundraiser Page Elements combine with other parts to create pages that offer dynamic sections (Fundraiser Page Element parts) for participants to customize and static sections (other parts) for your organization to create elements that participants cannot edit. For more information about Fundraiser Page Element and how to create them, see Fundraiser Page Element Parts. |
Note: At least one Fundraiser Page Element must exist before you can create a Fundraiser part.
| □ | For a Fundraiser, you must create a welcome email, a forgotten password email, and an acknowledgement email for donations. A new user can register for your Fundraiser and become a registrant of your website at the same time. Therefore, while you can design new email for your Fundraiser as you create it, you might want to design email before. For more information about how to design email messages, see Step 4: Create Email Designs and Step 9: Configure Emails. |