Amplify Solo Challenge | Positive Tracks

Use Competition

If you’re doing your Challenge with one or two friends, you can use a fun competition to amplify your efforts. Ex: “If I raise $100 first, then my friend has to do their pushups in a onesie of my choice in front of the student union.” You can also make it less of a “punishment” and say something like, “If we raise $100 together, then we both have to do our pushups in front of the student union and post them on our Instagram story.” There are sample images in this google folder to show this. Using a scoresheet with a running tally of donors side by side on your Insta story is a great idea!

Venmo Requests

These are always a good idea. You could also make a punch card/ bingo card too. Try adding a poll to your Instagram story that asks your followers, “How much can I Venmo request you?” and give them two options that are hard for people to ignore, like $5 or $1.

Maximize the Positive Tracks Fundraising Match

Consider using our match as a fundraising goal. Make sure you tell people about it and use it as an incentive for people to donate. Everyone likes to know that their $1 is actually $2 for your cause.

Use Pledges

If you decide to ask for donations tied to your activity, remember that you don’t have to get that exact donation from people. They can be in small increments and you’ll do the activity once you get to the dollar amount you’ve named. Here’s a resource to learn more about how to get pledges.

Wear A Sign

Promote your Challenge by wearing a sign that says something like, “Ask me why I’m doing push ups today.” This way you can raise awareness and fundraise for your cause with a whole new group of people. Add a QR code to your sign with a link to your Venmo or fundraising page.

Map Your Progress

Once you have your goal, you can create a visual that includes a map or thermometer that allows you to check off your progress and share it with your audience.

Facebook "Takeover"

If you have parents or older adults in your life that are willing to let you share your story in video or written on their Facebook page, it will help you reach a new group of donors. Make sure to call out that you’re “taking over” the page and use your authentic voice about “why” you’re doing what you’re doing to engage donors.

Use Stats

Research any statistics related to the services that your nonprofit delivers or to the numbers of people impacted by the issue you’re addressing. If possible, you can attach one of these numbers to the dollar amounts you’re raising or the physical activity you’re doing. This is a great way to spread awareness.

Sweaty Shout Outs

Get creative about your shout outs for your awesome donors. Think about thanking people while you’re doing your activity in live time or telling people that for a certain dollar amount that you’ll do something special. Obviously tagging them on Instagram is great too!

Get Creative

To rise above all the noise, you’ll need to get creative and be willing to change up what you’re doing if people are losing interest.

Create a “Punishment” Bingo Board with activities like polar plunges, serenading someone or doing long distance cartwheels as incentives to donate. Use TikToks or creating an interesting visual using canva.com that has free Insta story templates. Here’s a link to some creative samples if you need inspiration.

Whatever you choose to do for your activity, consider picking another activity that’s extra hard for you that you’ll do if you reach a certain fundraising goal or if someone makes an extra donation. For example, if you donate $20, I’ll do 20 burpees with pushups.

Tag Positive Tracks

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