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Setting up a campaign

The things to know about getting started with setting up a campaign

  • Setting up a fundraising campaign

    After you sign up with Generous, i.e. create your organisation's account, Generous team will need to approve it. When approved, you will receive an automatic email: you can now create and set up your ...

  • Adding Multi-giving to your campaign

    You can now enable multi-giving on your campaign giving forms. Multi-giving allows donors to increase their donation as well as give multiple amounts in a single payment.  Set up Multi-giving by;  1. ...

  • Adding a cost to a campaign

    In Generous, you can associate expenses involved in running a campaign. To add a cost to your campaign:  Log into Generous.  Click Campaigns > Edit > Target Tab > + Add cost.  Add all of the mandatory...

  • Setting up your campaigns filter

    If you are running a lot of various campaigns in Generous, you can set up and use a filter to quickly display only those campaigns that you access relatively frequently. Click Admin > Filters. Click C...

  • Deleting a template

    If a Giving Form or Thank-You template is not being used in any of the campaigns, then you can delete it. Click Settings > Templates. Choose either Manage Thank-you Templates or Manage Giving Form Tem...

  • Notify Campaign Manager on Donation

    You can send a notification email to a Campaign Manager when a donation has been made. This is particularly helpful when the parent organisation (Generous subscriber) has multiple campaigns for its pa...

  • Default Campaign Values for 'Giving Amount' and 'Frequency'

    A default selection is possible for both Giving Amount and Giving Frequency. Your campaign can be set so that a donor can complete their donation rapidly. Best practice for online giving has shown tha...

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  • How to Save & Edit Templates

    How to save a Giving form Template: 1. Log into Generous  2. Click on Campaign > Edit > Giving form tab > Save as a template drop down.  3. Add a template name.  4. Select if you wish to make it your ...

  • Completing the Overview Tab

    How to complete the overview tab:  Log into Generous.  Click Campaigns > + New campaign or Edit an existing campaign > Overview Tab.  Add the Campaign name and ID.  Add relevant tags and a description...