How to set up your Donor Drive!

Step 1: Updating your Profile Picture

updating your profile picture is a great way to help donors recognize you and to demonstrate your enthusiasm about the cause!

Personalizing your Donor Drive is important for your donors to see who you are and why you fundraise for Dell Children’s! Donors are more likely to donate to you if they see your passion to Change Kids’ Health!

Step 2: Creating your DonorDrive Bio Updating your Donor Drive bio makes your page unique to you and helps you to connect with your audience. You can include pictures, videos, websites and more!

Sample bio: 

Hi everyone! My name is ____ and I’m from ____! I am in my ___ year at the University of Texas at Austin, and I’m currently majoring in _____. 

This year, I am taking part in Texas THON’s Dance Marathon as a Miracle Maker to help raise funds for Dell Children’s Medical Center, our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital! Dell Children’s treats hundreds of thousands of kids each year, regardless of illness, injury, or even a family's ability to pay.

[insert your WHY- reason for joining]

I need your help to reach my goal by Dance Marathon this year on March 3rd, 2024! Every donation matters, and goes towards helping the kids at Dell Children’s Medical Center get the treatment they deserve. Thank you so much for your support!

Step 3: Add Milestones and Incentives

Milestones help your community to celebrate your progress with you, they are free to create, and can incentivize donations when  you are close to a milestone

Example Milestones: 

  • $25 - Can provide a pack of preemie diapers for Dell Children’s tiniest patients

  • $50 - Can provide a Lego set for one of Dell Children’s many playrooms

  • $62 - for the 62 kids that enter a CMN hospital for treatment every minute

  • $75 - Halfway!

  • $92 - for the 92 kids treated for cancer in CMN hospitals every hour

  • $100 - Can provide an acoustic guitar for a music therapist to use at bedside

Incentives are things you promise to give to/or do for your donor once they donate! Donordrive gives you the ability to limit the quantity, or offering period so you can make incentives extra special!

Example Incentives

  • Make a short playlist that describes each donor

  • Write a song or jingle for each donor

    • Make cookies, cupcakes, or other food items for donors

      Dares:

      • Recreate a TikTok of donor’s choice

      • Eat something spicy, such as spicy ramen challenge or hot wings

      • Run/Bike a certain distance

      • Dye or cut your hair

      • Smoothie challenge - put one ingredient requested by each donor in a blender and drink it at the end of the day/donation period

      • Post embarrassing pictures of yourself for donations