> Prepare the goal, donation account, story and channels, run the campaign and thank everyone – planned from the campaign start.

Source: https://contals.com/en/templates/fundraising-campaign/  
Language: en

# Fundraising campaign

Prepare the goal, donation account, story and channels, run the campaign and thank everyone – planned from the campaign start.

Churches

-   5 lists
-   15 cards
-   4 checklist items

 [Use this template](https://app.contals.com/templates/use/spendenaktion)  [Contals for churches](https://contals.com/en/for/churches/) 

Opens Contals: you choose the workspace, the date and the language, then the board is yours.

Fundraising campaign

### Preparation

-   Finance
    
    Set the goal and purpose
    
    6 weeks before the start
    
-   Finance
    
    Prepare the donation account and QR bill
    
    4 weeks before the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Collect the story and pictures
    
    4 weeks before the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Check consent for photos
    
    3 weeks before the start
    
-   Partners
    
    Ask partners and supporters
    
    3 weeks before the start
    

### Communication

-   Communication
    
    Write the appeal letter
    
    3 weeks before the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Plan social media posts
    
    7 days before the start
    
    Checklist: Posts (4)
    
    -   Launch post
    -   Progress update
    -   Final call
    -   Thank-you
    
-   Communication
    
    Newsletter and website
    
    7 days before the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Announcement in the service
    
    on the start date
    

### Campaign running

-   Campaign launch
    
    on the start date
    
-   Communication
    
    Share the progress
    
    2 weeks after the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Final call
    
    4 weeks after the start
    

### Thank & close

-   Thank-youDonors
    
    Thank-you letter to all donors
    
    5 weeks after the start
    
-   Finance
    
    Send donation receipts
    
    6 weeks after the start
    
-   Communication
    
    Report the result and impact
    
    8 weeks after the start
    

### Done

Video: on a template, the date of the event moves two months later – every due date of the preview counts back from it.

Dates count back

## What is on the board

Every list and card the template creates. Labels, dates and checklists come with them; nothing is assigned to anyone yet. Due dates count from a start date, which you pick when you create the board.

### Labels

-   Communication
-   Donors
-   Partners
-   Finance
-   Thank-you

### Custom fields

-   Owner
-   Target (CHF)
-   Channel: Letter, E-mail, Social media, Service

### Power-Ups switched on

-    [Due dates](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#due-dates) 
-    [Calendar](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#calendar) 
-    [Dashboard](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#dashboard) 

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