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SETTING UP A CROWD FUNDING PAGE

 

 

Setting up a crowdfunding project page in Next Level Africa is very simple and user friendly.

 

       1.    Log in to your NLA account.

 

       2.    Click CROWDFUNDING > PROJECTS.

 

       3.    Click > ADD PROJECT.

 

       4.    Enter the name you want to call your project.  

              This will be what people see on the community project

              site www.nextlevelafrica.community

 

       5.    Upload a photo for your project. Should be in jpg format - size approximately 1200 x 675.

              NOTE - YOU MAY NEED TO CROP YOUR PHOTOS TO MAKE THEM FIT. 

 

       6.    Upload a YouTube video if you would like to have a video on your page (optional)

 

       7.    Enter your text into the text box. There is basic word processing tools to use if desired.

 

 

   NOTE - PLEASE DO NOT COPY/PASTE TEXT DIRECTLY FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE 
   This will leave "cookies" on your project and cause the rotation system to malfunction.  

 

       ALWAYS FOLLOW THESE STEPS IF YOU WISH TO USE TEXT FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE            Copy from the website and paste to a word doc, notepad, etc  

      Now copy from the notepad and paste to your NLA project text box. 

  This will ensure no "cookies" are carried over to the NLA website and the rotation

system will function properly.

 

         Live links to webpages can not be inserted into the text box, for security purposes.  

         You may list your project website or donation page as long as it is not a hyperlink.  

         Donators will need to copy/paste to a browser, or they can use the DONATE button listed

         on the community site.  (see more about this button below) 

 

         You can also give people the option to donate through paypal by listing the paypal email

         of your project. Again, no hyperlinks.  A good way to avoid live hyperlinks is to leave a

         space before and after the @ symbol... ie.,  marysmith @ gmail.com  instead

         of marysmith@gmail.com will give them your paypal email address without creating

         a hyperlink.

IMPORTANT - All projects must show a way for potential donors to donate.

 

           There are 2 options: 

     A.    List your paypal address in the field on the front page of NLA (upper left above menu)

     B.    (Preferred) list your paypal address, or the charity's website in a dead link in the body

             of the text.

 

     8.    Click the field beside CATEGORY and choose the category that is closest to your project.  

            Each project page can be listed in a maximum of 4 categories

 

     9.    Enter the dollar amount you would like to raise for your project (the field does not

            accept commas).

 

   10.    Enter the number of days in which you hope to raise the funds - when this time runs

            out your project will become inactive and you will need to activate again so choose at

            least 365 days.

 

    11.   Status should stay ACTIVE.

 

    12.   Click > ADD PROJECT.

 

     To see your finished page - click PROJECTS and at the bottom of the page you will see 2

      links - one is to edit your page and “see more” will show you your finished page.

 

NOTE - To receive project payments directly to your paypal account through the DONATE BUTTON, remember to add your Paypal email address on the main page of each NLA account

you have with it's own project. (Left menu column, at the top) 

  

 

     REGARDING THE DONATE BUTTON ON YOUR PROJECT PAGE


        Because of paypal chargebacks, the funds donated through that button will not be sent

        to YOUR paypal for 4 months. This is why we recommend putting alternate ways for people

        to get funds to you directly into your text.  

 

        You are done!!  Congratulations on your project.

 

NOTES

 

         Each project page can show one photograph and one You-tube video.
 

         Duplicate projects are not permitted.  If a member has multiple accounts and wants to

         promote the same project, they must have a different image, different project title

         and different body text.

 
        
NOTE - Members will be limited to a maximum of 10 project pages for the same (similar)

         project. This is to keep the community site active and interesting - no one would want to

         see multiple versions of the same thing.

         Projects will not qualify the member to upgrade to package 2 if they have been

         deactivated.  However, a piggyback onto another project will qualify you.  Then you can

         build your own project page after that.   

 

TO MAKE EDITS TO YOUR PROJECT LATER

 

    1.   Click > Crowd Funding > Projects.

 

    2.   Scroll down to List of Projects and under that you will see a link beside Project Name,

 

    3.   Click on that link and you can edit your project text there.  You will see it has converted to

          html code.  Copy the entire text, paste to a word doc or notepad to make edits there.  

          Remove ALL code so only your text remains.  After you have made your changes, copy

          the edited text and replace it back to the text box in the project page. 

          To extend the amount of time on your project - type in a NEW number of days and

          activate that. (If you type in the same number of days as you previously used, it will

          not update - so always change the number of days to a much larger number.  ie: if you

          had 300 and it is about to expire - type in 700 or a completely different number of days.

          (the difference between the 2 numbers will be your new total days left) 

 

 

TO QUALIFY FOR APPROVAL

 

           Members will not be eligible to upgrade to Pkg 2 without an APPROVED project.

 

           Our projects are the heart of our business - They are our public face to the world.

           They are our product that we are selling - crowdfunding pages for a fraction of the cost 

           of other crowdfunding platforms. Therefore all projects must meet the criteria below to

           be approved.

 

     1.    Has a photograph (and it must relate to project).

 

     2.    Video is optional but must be appropriate to project.

 

     3.    All fields must be filled in (goal seeking, # of days etc).

 

     4.    Project is not frivolous or a joke project.

 

     5.    Content is family friendly, no hate messages, porn, etc.

 

     6.    Content is informative and gives a good explanation of the nature of the project - ie:

            who will ultimately be receiving the funds (a church, mission, charity, personal, etc).

 

     7.    There must be a way for potential donors to donate. Either list your paypal address in

            the field on the front page of NLA or (preferred) list your paypal address, or the

            charity's website in a dead link in the body of the text.

 

     8.    Minimum word count in content should be 100 words.

 

     9.    Maximum word count in content should be 500 (most people will not read long posts

            and it could hurt your project's donations, so edit your content carefully).

 

    10.   Content must be in English or German, however a translation to your own language can

            be included below the english (translations will not be included in the word count).

 

    11.   No live links in content.

 

    12.   No duplicate pages - the same project may be used but must show a different

            PROJECT NAME, PHOTOGRAPH, and the CONTENT can not be identical.


    13.   Maximum 10 project pages for the same (similar) project per member.

 

    14.   Each project may be shown in a maximum of 4 categories on the community site.

 

    15.   Funding goal must be realistic in relation to the project.

 

 

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT PAGE MORE INVITING TO POTENTIAL DONATIONS.

 

      1.   An inviting TITLE - will attract more sets of eyes to your project.

 

      2.   Keep your donations you hope to receive realistic - if a project has a 10,000,000 goal it

            is less likely to receive donations than a 500,000 or even a 100,000 goal.  (remember,

            you can make another project if your goal is met) 

 

      3.   Keep within the word count as much as possible.  A handy tool to check word count

            is http://www.wordcounter.net/

 

            Projects that don't have enough content can cause potential donators to hesitate

            before sending money.

 

            Projects that have too much content can cause potential donators to get bored and

            click away from the page.

 

       4.  End the text with a "call to action" to the reader.  

 

        ie .. I hope you will join me in helping to save the wild monkeys of Borneo by donating

           today. Just click the green donate button or make a direct payment through paypal

to ... (insert paypal  address - but no hyperlinks please)

 

       5.   A You-tube video can say a lot in just a few minutes - if you have one, it is always best

             to use it. 

 

       6.  Check other projects on the community site for ideas. They have all met the

            approval criteria and some of them are very well done! 

 

 

 

 






 

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