How It Works
An Effect Campaign is your own personal fundraising page
Create a page and share with your community
100% of donations fund school projects
Getting started with your campaign is easy:
1
Set A Goal
2
Choose A Theme
3
Share
CHOOSE YOUR THEME
Give your campaign a theme. No idea is too big or small. Get creative!
Occasions
Have your friends and family donate to your campaign, in place of birthday, wedding or anniversary gifts.
PARTY
People love getting together for a cause. You could host a bake off, silent disco, happy hour, or outdoor movie with ticket funds going to your campaign.
GET PHYSICAL
Plan a sponsored activity, and run, hike, bike, row, skip or hop towards your goal. Triathlons, marathons - push yourself!
VOLUNTEER
Effect Expeditions take tech employees to South Asia allow you to travel, visit our schools and make a change. Encourage your community to donate to your trip.
SOCIAL
Have an adoring community of social media followers? Join together and crowd fund a school, spreading the word through videos, images and posts.
Setting A Goal
What do you want to achieve? A classroom, tuition for a year, a whole school?
Decide an achiveable amount for your community and go from there!
$30
Puts a child through
school for 3 months
$50
Buys a basic computer
for a classroom
$100
Buys materials for a classrom:
books, art supplies & more
$500
Pays a teachers salary
for 3 months
$50,000
Opens A New School in India
$50,000 opens a school in India. We purchase and refurbish a school building. Then we buy supplies, desks, computers, and hire teachers and custodial staff.
Effect invests in each school to ensure quality, training, lesson plans and student improvement.
Spread The Word
Social Media
We’ve included some posts you can use to spread the word on social media:
TIP: Be sure to follow up with your supporters and potential donors throughout the campaign. Don’t forget to post updates. Send reminders via email and social media half-way through the campaign, and a few days before the end, as a final push. Watch out for over-posting or spamming people, your reminders can lose effect and get ignored.
Additional Info
Some Helpful Tips
Start Small Start with 15 friends and family, email them your mission statement, don’t be shy, put a personal spin on it!
IN PERSON Involve coworkers and remember the power of face to face. Give a short presentation at your workplace or school, create a campaign stand in a popular location, or create a video!
BLOG If you or friends have a blog, consider posting or guest posting about illiteracy worldwide, the statistics and need for schools.
THANK YOUR SUPPORTERS When your campaign ends, go back to your community letting them know what you achieved, and thanking them for their support. Acknowledge every person who donates to you, no matter how small the amount. Send them a personal e-mail, publicly thank them on Facebook by tagging their name in a post, or send a handwritten thank-you card.
After The Campaign
Every penny of the money you raise will go to school projects. We’ll also report back to you with updates on our schools.
If you raise 50k, you’ll receive a full school report, a plaque thanking you and your supporters, and the chance to join us in India and visit your school!