My.BarackObama Group Fundraising

Managing Your Group Fundraising Page

Group fundraising is a great new feature on My.BarackObama.com that allows your My.BarackObama group to set a shared fundraising goal and track your progress.

While every group member can and should participate in group fundraising, only a group’s administrator has the ability to personalize and manage the fundraising page for their group. If your group's page has not been personalized, please refer your administrator to this guide and ask them to do so. But don't worry if they haven't. You can still use all the great features of group fundraising. Check out our guide on using your group fundraising page to learn more.

As a group administrator, you’ll be able to:

• Personalize your group's fundraising page.
• Set a fundraising goal.
• Encourage your member’s to participate and track their progress.
• Use your group fundraising page to reach out to your friends and family (see our guide on using your group fundraising page.)

  Getting Started

  When you log into My.BarackObama.com and visit your group page, you will see a new Group Fundraising section with a thermometer. Click on "Manage your fundraising."
  

  Personalizing Your Page

  Your first step should be to personalize your group fundraising page. To do so, click on Edit Your Group's Page. You will see a screen similar to this:
  
  

  First, you'll need to set a fundraising goal. Pick a realistic number but also one that your group should have to work hard to achieve. You can change your goal at anytime, so feel free to consult with your group and update it later.

  Your short name has already been generated for you. All this name impacts is the URL of your group page. For example, if your short name is “YourTownforObama” then your URL will be:
  
  http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/maingroup/YourTownforObama

  Next up is your page title and page text. You can change both of these as often as needed. Standard text is provided for you, but try to be creative. The more compelling your message is, the more likely someone is to donate to your page. Everyone you and group members ask to make a donation will see this text. Take some time to make it special.

  Another way to personalize your fundraising page is to add a photo. It might be nice to display a picture of your group members or a picture representing your town or state. If you don’t have a photo of your own, feel free to browse our photo collection.

  Click “finish” when you’re done. You will see a preview of your group fundraising page. If you’re happy with how it looks click “save page.” If not, click “edit page” to go back.

  Don’t worry about everything being perfect. All of these fields can be edited at anytime by clicking on Edit Your Group’s Page.
  
  You can click on View Your Group’s Page to see how your page will look to the public.
  
  

  Address Book

  Your address book is where you will be able to track the invitations you have sent to friends and family asking for donations. See our guide on using your group fundraising page for more details. Each of your group member’s will have their own address book section with their own unique contacts.
  
  

  Member List

  Below your address book is a list of all your group members. Only the group administrators can see this list, which includes your members’ names, the number of invitations they have sent out, the number of contributions they have received for the group, and the total amount they have raised for the group. Who they have sent invitations to and the text of those invitations remains private.
  
  
  

  Spread the Word!

  Your group fundraising page is now all set! Let your group know about their new page and solicit their feedback. As a group leader, you have a great opportunity to encourage your members to stay involved with the campaign and help us grow the movement one person at a time.