TOOLS AND TIPS
YOUR FUNDRAISER TOOLBOX
This page is filled with tools and tips to guide you in setting up your fundraiser. You can find our most important tips and tricks below!
Be the first to donate
Set the example by being the first to donate to get the ball rolling!
Craft your message
Tell your story and help your supporters understand why they should donate to the cause.
Ask and share
Your network is often more extensive than you think. Spread your message to your close ones and local community - support can come from anywhere!
Show gratitude
Have your donors helped you reach your goal? Don’t forget to thank them via your fundraising page or personally.
SHARE A POST TO YOUR SOCIALS
Share a post with a message (don’t forget a picture!) and a link to your fundraiser.
"Hi everyone!
I have just started a fundraiser for The Ocean Cleanup, and I would love your help! My goal is to raise [insert your goal] by doing [insert your activity] .
Your support would mean the world to me, and even a small contribution will get me closer to my fundraising goal and help The Ocean Cleanup rid our oceans of plastic!
Click here to donate and help support my fundraiser [insert your fundraiser link].
Please help me spread this message, and thank you so much!
[Your name].
If you want to know more about The Ocean Cleanup, click here [use link https://theoceancleanup.com/, or use video https://youtu.be/Pv1Otdg4fok?si=foDk5WEjvEzoekns]"
On Instagram you could either do a story or a feed post. You can repost one of The Ocean Cleanup videos or reels and include a link to your fundraiser, or craft your own post with your own message. Feel free to use some of the pictures below!
For TikTok we suggest that you stitch one of our videos and add some details about your fundraiser. Or you can make your own video from scratch - there are some pictures below to help you get started.
SHAREABLE PICTURES
Aerial view of System 03 deployed in the ocean
DownloadSystem 03 aboard the vessel after extraction
DownloadSystem 03's second extraction emptied
DownloadInterceptor 006 doing it's work in Guatemala
DownloadAerial view of Interceptor 007 in Ballona Creek
DownloadLocal kids watching Interceptor 004
DownloadRiver Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama
DownloadClose-up of our previous System, System 002
DownloadInterceptor 006 stopping plastic in the Rio Las Va...
DownloadPlastic circulating, Interceptor 004
DownloadSystem 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
DownloadAerial view of System 03 deployed in the ocean
DownloadSystem 03 aboard the vessel after extraction
DownloadSystem 03's second extraction emptied
DownloadInterceptor 006 doing it's work in Guatemala
DownloadAerial view of Interceptor 007 in Ballona Creek
DownloadLocal kids watching Interceptor 004
DownloadRiver Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama
DownloadClose-up of our previous System, System 002
DownloadInterceptor 006 stopping plastic in the Rio Las Va...
DownloadPlastic circulating, Interceptor 004
DownloadSystem 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
DownloadSHARE YOUR GRATITUDE
When you’re asking for or receiving donations from friends and family, there’s a unique way to thank them with these GIFs showing The Ocean Cleanup in action. Click on the GIF below to share them.
TAGGING AND SHARING
Feel free to include our fundraising hashtag to possibly gain more interaction with your fundraiser.
#OCEANCLEANERS
Ready to start your fundraiser?