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Smokin’ shoes

That’s what Jules on our helpdesk said when he saw this fundraising page.

Not only does it have a clever photo, it’s also got a pretty amusing personal message :) Just goes to show what a difference adding your own message can make to your page. We put a default message on all of our fundraising pages so there’ll always be a message for donors to see, but we really hope that you’ll make your page your own by customising it – a personalised message works much better for attracting donations.

One last thing to note about this page – it’s got some impressive early donations. We always suggest that you email your page to close family and friends first, to get some generous donations early on, which should encourage other people to be generous too!

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Huge Donations for a Tiny Person

Here’s a fantastic example of a fundraising page in memory of a very loved daughter.

The Rowlands family has managed to raise over £5,000 – an amazing five times their target - for RMHC, by asking their family and friends to make donations through their Justgiving page, instead of sending flowers to the funeral. They’ve explained on their page how much RMHC did for them and it’s really moving to read their story. Above all, it’s pretty inspirational to read how glad they are to be helping the cause which had helped them so much.

Have a look for yourself…

News from some of our Friends

Right. So we're back from America. The $ was weak, the BBQ was spicy and the project was enlightening. To say the least. And we nearly ended up going to Glasgow because of all the silly weather we're having.

One of the best bits of inbox candy we get each week is the Innocent News from everyone's favourite bottled fruit peddlers - Innocent Drinks. If your Wednesday is devoid of fun emails, then I suggest you sign up for it.

They're doing another fundraising challenge, this time rowing (virtually) round the UK for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Go and support them on their Justgiving page.

Secondly, our good friends over at MOO are running a rather exciting Easter Egg hunt. Check out their blog for more info, and if you haven't ordered your fundraising cards (or thank-you cards), then I suggest you get on it, sharpish. They're the new black, seriously.

And finally.

We want to say well done to Dotty Rhino for winning an award at the Bloggies. Check out Jonno's post about it for the scoop.