Game Day is almost here! Use Incentives and Milestones to max out your fundraising!
Want to raise 3 times more for Extra Life? Milestones & Incentives are proven to do that!
Setting small goals on the way to accomplish larger objectives helps in many areas of life. It turns out that this also applies to Extra Life fundraising! Each person who registers for Extra Life can set up incentives for individuals who donate certain amounts to their page as well as overarching milestones that trigger fun, attention-grabbing events. Not only do these two features overwhelmingly help people raise more money for the kids, milestones and incentives also provide a more meaningful and personal connection to the people who want to help you toward your fundraising goal.
We took a look at the data and noticed many participants leveled up their fundraising by enabling incentives and getting the word out. On average, they raised between 3x-6x more for their hospitals than Extra Lifers who didn’t use this feature.
We see a similar increase for Extra Lifers who enabled milestones. With an average boost to fundraising by between 3x-5x over participants who didn’t enable.
There are all kinds of ways to implement your own unique sets of milestones and incentives. We’re often blown away by how creative and incredible our community can be. If you are stuck on what sort of milestones and incentives you should make for your own fundraiser, here are some past examples from our community:
Incentives
Last year, DncingRetsuko offered “speed drawing” for anyone who donates $10. She took prompts and drew it as fast as she could.
Aimi Ikari offered stickers of her D&D groups characters for $50. She might be offering new stickers this year!
Milestones
Milestones can make your fundraising efforts a celebration for your whole community. Last year, BlairBears had 16 milestones, and her community crushed all of them! One highlight that can make your donors feel like they have made a difference was BlairBears’ $5,000 milestone. At $5,000, she committed to writing letters to all her donors!
Get out there, set your incentives and milestones after a hardcore brainstorm session, and take your fundraising to the next level!
Sign up for Extra Life at extra-life.org or on Tiltify to change kids’ health to change the future for children treated in member children’s hospitals around the U.S. and Canada by playing games! Whether you’re into board games, video games, crafts, etc., there is a place for you at Extra Life!