QUB Marathon 180 – Set up your JustGiving page

Thanks for signing up to help raise funds for Student Mental Health Initiatives and Queen's Medical Research.

Here’s a quick guide to help supporters like you quickly and effectively set up and promote your fundraising page connected to the main campaign.

1. Getting Started

• Go to https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/qubmarathon180 and select 'Start Fundraising'.

• Choose 'Yes, I’m fundraising for a charity'.

• Log in or sign up for an account.

• Choose the Queen’s University of Belfast Foundation as your charity

2. Setting Up Your Fundraising Page

• Add a clear page title describing what you’re doing and why.

• Feel free to add some detail maybe to explain your motivation or tell your story.

• Add some good quality images or videos that help supporters understand your cause.

• Set a target to motivate contributors.

3. Some tips on Personalising and Improving Your Page

You might want to:

• Keep your story short, emotive and authentic.

• Share regular updates on training, progress, milestones and thanks.

• Add offline donations manually to keep your total accurate.

4. Sharing Your Fundraiser

• Share the link widely across social media, email, WhatsApp and workplace channels. The more people who know about it, the more support you are likely to get.

• You might want to share with your local press or community pages if you think it’s appropriate.

• Encourage friends and family to reshare your page.

5. After Your Fundraising Ends

• Thank your supporters

• Post a final update on your page with your final total and how you got on.

• Submit any final offline donations.