We try to provide as much help and support to your fundraisers as we can at Justgiving, ranging from the good old helpdesk manned by real people (on 0845 021 2110 or help@justgiving.net) to the JG Clinic on our blog.
Try as we might though, there are some questions we just can’t answer (although not always as bizarre as “What time is Sandra
climbing the mountain?”) that only a fellow fundraiser can: what are the best shoes to wear for my run, how did you find the last thousand metres of Everest, what’s the quickest route from Land’s End to John o’Groats?…
This is where the marvellous Justgiving Community comes in:
The Community is a place filled with forums where fundraisers chat about their efforts, share hints and tips and ask questions of the people who really know what they’re going through.
If your supporters don’t know about it, have a look at these three great threads to see why they should:
"Jb5" asked about a Cycle India event, and the thread has had a massive 186 replies.
Jen is doing a trek to Machu Piccu and wanted to meet other people doing the same thing.
Alasdair is climbing Kilimanjaro in June and wanted some advice from the forum – he found other people taking the challenge for different charities at different times willing to help out.
The above threads show how the forum can not only be a useful resource but can also foster a sense of community amongst the amazing fundraisers on the Justgiving website.
So whilst we all chase the web 2.0 dream on the so-called "social-web", let’s not forget the power of the humble forum.
