Setting Up a Community Campaign

Creating from a Template

Community campaigns are typically created from a Campaign Template that pre-configures:

  • The donation form structure
  • Default items (donation amounts, registration fees)
  • Autoresponder email templates
  • Page layout and branding

To create: go to Community → New → select a template → enter the campaign name and dates.

Key Configuration

Campaign Definition Tab:

  • Name, description, goal amount, end date
  • Registration settings (open vs. invitation-only)
  • Team settings (whether teams are enabled, team goal defaults)

Engagement Tab:

  • Splash page content — what public visitors see
  • Default participant page content — the template for participant pages
  • Social sharing settings

Items Tab:

  • Donation items available to donors on participant pages
  • Optional registration fee item for participants signing up

Emails Tab:

Teams

If teams are enabled:

  1. Create Teams from the campaign’s Teams tab
  2. Assign participants to teams (or allow self-assignment at registration)
  3. Each team gets its own leaderboard page

Rollover

To reuse a community campaign structure for a new year:

  1. Duplicate the campaign (preserving items, templates, and settings)
  2. Update dates, goals, and content for the new year
  3. Import last year’s participant list to send re-engagement invitations