Tell Your Network

Social media is a great way to tell friends, family and coworkers about your fundraising efforts and encourage their support. Here are a few tips and examples:

• Share posts from our main social media pages so friends can see why this is important to you. You can find us at the names below. If you are fundraising for your local affiliate make sure to include their social media tags as well!

Instagram: @CISGeorgia

Facebook: CISGeorgia

Twitter: @CISOFGEORGIA

• Share progress towards your goal through your status updates.
• Tell your followers why this is important to you and ask them to support you.

(Sample Post: Facebook) This year, [company name/organization name/I] is fundraising to support @CISGEORGIA so they can provide the necessary supports to students in need. Our community has been directly impacted by COVID-19, but this shouldn’t affect whether or not students have access to the tools they need to succeed in school. Click here [include link to fundraising page] to donate!

(Sample Post: Twitter) I am fundraising to support #CISGeorgia so that @CISofGEORGIA can provide the necessary supports to students in need. Click here [include link to your fundraising page] to donate so thousands of students are empowered to succeed in school and beyond!

• Post a video of you sharing about your support.
• Share the link for your personal fundraising page in every post
• Encourage your friends to make a donation and/or spread the word.
• Thank your friends. Type in @ and their name, it should appear in a drop down box. Select their name to tag them.

(Sample Thank You Post) Thank you @MyFriends for joining my team, [Team Name], to fundraise for #CISGeorgia! With your support, we’re one step closer to reaching our goal of [Team Goal Amount] to provide supports for @CISGeorgia students across our community!

• Get creative and have fun!  We may share one of your posts on our social media platforms throughout the year, so don’t forget to tag us and use the hashtag #CISGeorgia, #allinforkids, and to tag your local affiliate.

• Progress posts. Celebrate important milestones with your participants and donors!
  When you reach certain percentages of your fundraising goal, when you hit interesting recruitment numbers, or when you hit significant dollar amounts, make a post to celebrate!
• Donor spotlights. Show your donors some love and inspire people to stay involved by highlighting people who have done a remarkable job raising money and awareness for your cause. You’ll want to have their permission before you post about them, of course.
• Countdown posts. These are especially effective if you’re very close to your fundraising goal or nearing the day of the event.
  Creating a sense of urgency is a tried-and-true fundraising strategy, and it applies to peer-to-peer fundraising!

Here are some examples from a Year End Campaign: 

• I am fundraising for Communities In Schools of Georgia so that my friends can take action with me as this important organization works tirelessly to reengage kids in their schoolwork. Will you give on Giving Day, MAY 6th to my online fundraising page to help kids get back to learning and reaching their dreams?
• The events of the past year have been unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. A global pandemic and economic uncertainty have taken a toll on students of all ages, especially those who were already facing difficulties before 2020. That’s why I am fundraising for Communities In Schools. Will you make a gift to my personal fundraising page to help kids get back to learning and reaching their dreams?
• Over the course of the past year, Communities In Schools’ caring adults have gone beyond schools, beyond their normal job duties, beyond anything they’ve ever done in the past—all in service of getting students beyond this challenging moment in time. Students have gone above and beyond as well, fighting tooth and nail to keep learning, to make it to the next grade, to graduate.
• Your gift on Giving Day, MAY 6th to my online fundraising page will allow Communities In Schools staff to continue providing urgent needs, case management and academic support to underserved children—So mark your calendar and give by May 6th!
• It’s time for us to take collective action to get students back on track. When we work together, we can move beyond the challenges of this past year and build a brighter, more hopeful future for students—and for all of us. Will you make a gift on Giving Day, May 6th, to my fundraiser for Communities In Schools of Georgia?
• With support from friends like you, Communities In Schools can position students for success and empower students to get back to chasing any dreams that were put on pause during the pandemic. Will you make a gift on Giving Day, May 6th, to my fundraiser for Communities In Schools?