How to successfully fundraise during Dhul Hijjah (without a marketing package)

Mariam El-Khatib
LaunchGood
Published in
4 min readJul 3, 2020

Ramadan may have the best nights, but Dhul Hijjah has the best days.

It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “There are no days in this world during which worship is more beloved to Allah, Glorious is He, than the (first) ten days (of Dhul- Hijjah). Fasting one of these days is equivalent to fasting for one year, and one night of them is equal to Lailatul-Qadr.” (Abu Hurairah)

Hajj this year is different. Let’s uplift our community and bring our hearts together.

Raising funds and reaching your goals during these blessed days doesn’t have, and shouldn’t, depend on having a marketing package. While marketing services through LaunchGood can amplify your campaign, they are certainly not the only way to be successful.

So here are some tips to help guide you through having a successful Dhul Hijjah and exceeding your fundraising goals 🙌🏼

Exceed your fundraising goals this Dhul Hijjah!

1. Set up a Consultation Call

After you’ve set up your page, make sure to sign up for a 15-minute call with one of our expert LaunchGood team members. We are happy to offer this free service to help you strategize around your goals for Dhul Hijjah. We can give feedback on your page and tips to make you successful.

Sign up today! LaunchGood.com/Consult

2. Get others to Fundraise For You

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time of course!

Crowdfunding goals can be daunting so how about you get some friends and volunteers to help out. With our Community Page feature, you can set up micro-fundraisers consisting of small campaigns to help you reach your larger goal. We’d be happy to go over this feature during our consulting call.

Example of a Community Page. LaunchGood.com/Iftar4Orphans

3. Utilize the LaunchGood Factor

Dhul Hijjah brings in some of the highest traffic of the year on LaunchGood. And with our Dhul Hijjah Challenge, thousands of donors are signing up to automate their giving for 10 days to support campaigns like yours.

This means prime chance for your campaign to get increased visibility and donations from the LaunchGood network.

Over 13,000 people have signed up to automate their giving for the 10 blessed days

Here are several ways you can take advantage of the Dhul Hijjah Challenge for your campaign:

Challenge Feature

If you have a high quality campaign and you’ve reached 30% of your goal, you can get featured on our Challenge pages. Email us at help@launchgood.com and we’d be happy to feature!

Curated Pages

Do you have an Udhiya/Qurbani campaign? A campaign for Yemen? A campaign to provide Hajj or Umrah? We have several curated pages around topics that our Ummah is looking to support during these times.

You can look up an available list of topics by going to Edit > Enhance and looking up a curated page topic. Can’t find one that fits your campaign? Email us and we’d be happy to help!

Daily Contests

Here at LaunchGood, we love contests. And that’s why for every day of the Challenge, we run a Daily Leaderboard contest for campaigns that 1) raise the most funds or 2) have the most donors.

Top either leaderboard and win prizes as boosts towards your campaigns! You can even win on multiple days up to $10K. For more details, visit LaunchGood.com/DHCStart.

Team Sign up Boosts

Want an even easier way to guarantee boosts to your campaign? Invite people to join the Dhul Hijjah Challenge with you! This is how it works:

  1. Apply for a unique team sign up link here
  2. Invite friends to join. For every person that joins and participates you will get $25 sent to your campaign
  3. Top the leaderboards.Want even more boosts? You can compete in our leaderboard contest and get additional prizes.

*BONUS: UMRAH GIVEAWAY 🕋*

LaunchGood will be giving away multiple Umrah packages for those who are actively engaged and part of the challenge! Earn points for joining the challenge, starting a campaign, meeting your goal, and inviting friends to join the challenge with you. The more points you have, the higher chance you have winning the Umrah giveaways!

In Conclusion

There are many ways to find success in crowdfunding on LaunchGood this Dhul Hijjah. We have a dedicated team here ready to provide you with all the support and resources to make it happen. Make sure to set up your campaign, book a consultation with us, check out our FAQ’s, and be ready to make this your best Dhul Hijjah Challenge yet. We look forward to helping you reach and exceed your fundraising goals this Dhul Hijjah!

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