Welcome to your Wishers Onboarding
W E L C O M E T O
Wishes
Wishes was created to make it easier for people and causes to get the funding they need by connecting you with donors who care. In this Wish Kit we provide you with guidance on how to create your page, and attract and grow donors to fund your Wish.
Set up your Wishes page
- Log into the Wishes app
- Go to your Dashboard
- Select Create a Wish Story
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Tell your story
- Tell the story of how the Wish Donation will help you or your organization
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Add your categories (you can choose up to 3 from the following options:
- Health (Insurance, Recovery, Out of Pocket, Memorial)
- Services (Rideshare, Internet, Business, Streaming)
- Emergency (Airfare, Hotel, Retail, Charity)
- Life Essentials (Groceries, Gasoline, Restaurant, Utilities)
- Add target dollar goal for each category
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Add a photo
- Add a video
- Publish
- Share on Social Media
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Provide regular updates for your donors
(weekly is the best practice)
Tips & Tricks
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Video Best Practices (Could be a blog post)
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Plan
- Create an outline of your story. This will help you keep your video content succinct.
- Make sure to keep the video aligned with your goal, tap into the impact and emotions
- Planning Resources:
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Plan
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Storytelling
- This may be your only moment to get the attention of this potential donor, what do you want them to know? What do you want them to remember? What will inspire them to give?
- Storytelling Resources:
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Equipment
- Use the equipment you have like your phone
- Shoot in landscape mode (horizontally instead of vertically)
- Turn on the overlay grid on your screen, if you have it, when shooting video. This gives you a handy guide for keeping your phone level
- Equipment Resources:
4. Lighting
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- Make sure you have good lighting, natural light is best.
- Lighting Best Practices:
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Background
- The story is about you or your organization so keep the background simple
- Follow the Rule of Thirds, keep your head a little higher than center of the frame, and space on both sides
- Background Resources:
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Record
- Find a quiet place
- Record a run through
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Edit
- If you want to edit, use simple software to help you, don’t overdo it
- Video Best Practices (video)
- Video Tutorial (video)
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