Projects are ongoing initiatives your organization is working to support. They give you a dedicated place to tell the story of your work, show fundraising progress, share updates, and give supporters an easy way to contribute.

Projects can represent a wide range of initiatives, from a college scholarship program or vocational training fund to an Empowering Women program, community development project, post-program support initiative, or specific construction or infrastructure project.

A Project can include a fundraising goal, suggested donation levels, updates, photos, videos, and more. Projects can also be associated with a Place, Campaign, or Sponsorship to help connect different areas of your organization’s work.

Ideas for Using Projects#

Projects can be used to give supporters a clear picture of the work their donations make possible.

For example, organizations might create Projects for:

• Scholarship Programs – Raise funds for tuition, school supplies, healthcare, mentorship, or other educational needs.
• Vocational Training – Help students or adults gain skills and access to training that can lead to employment or self-sufficiency.
• Women’s Empowerment Programs – Fund vocational training, microgrants, education, or other programs designed to help women build sustainable livelihoods.
• Community Development – Fund ongoing programs such as community centers, agriculture initiatives, clean water projects, or other local development efforts.
• Post-Program Support – Continue supporting individuals and families after they complete another program or transition into a new stage of life.
• Specific Initiatives – Create a Project around a defined fundraising need, such as a scholarship fund, school staff, medical program, or new facility.
• Mission Projects – Give supporters a central place to learn about and support the work being done during a mission or in a particular community.

The REACH demo includes examples such as College Scholarship Fund, Empowering Women, Launch Program, Mission: Guatemala, Post Program Support, Scholarship Program, School Staff, and Vocational Training Scholarship Fund.

Tell Your Project’s Story#

A Project page is more than a fundraising form. It gives you an opportunity to explain what the project is, why it matters, and how supporters can help.

Use the Project description to explain:

• The need or challenge your organization is addressing.
• Who the Project serves.
• What your organization is doing to address the need.
• How donations will be used.
• What you hope to accomplish.
• How supporters can get involved.

For example, the demo’s Mission: Guatemala Project explains how donations help provide microloans, training, and support to rural women while also offering specific giving levels such as $50, $100, $250, $500, and $1,000.

Fundraising Tip: Focus on the impact of the Project rather than simply describing what your organization does. Help supporters understand what their donation can make possible.

Projects Features#

Projects can include a variety of information and fundraising tools to help you engage supporters.

• Add a Goal Amount to show your fundraising target and progress.
• Add Suggested Donation Levels to give supporters specific ways to contribute.
• Add Photos and Videos to help tell the Project’s story.
• Post Project Updates to keep supporters informed about progress.
• Create Sub-Projects for larger initiatives that include multiple areas of work.
• Associate a Project with one or more Places.
• Associate a Project with a Campaign or Sponsorships.
• Add Project Custom Fields for additional information, such as an estimated completion date.
• Add a Project Leader’s name, phone number, and email address.
• Add Tags to help organize Projects.
• Generate a QR Code to make it easy to direct supporters to a Project.
• Send an email directly to supporters who have donated to the Project.
• Allow supporters to follow a Project and receive notifications when new updates are posted.

Fundraising Goals and Donation Levels#

Adding a Goal Amount can help supporters see how much you are trying to raise and how much has already been contributed.

You can also add Suggested Donation Levels to give supporters clear giving options.

For example, a Project could offer:

• $50 – Helper
• $100 – Sustainer
• $250 – Builder
• $500 – Advocate
• $1,000 – Visionary

You can customize the names and amounts to fit your Project and use the description to explain what each level helps accomplish.

REACH Tip: Donation levels work especially well when they connect a gift amount to a tangible outcome. Whenever possible, explain what a $50, $100, or $500 gift can help provide.

Keep Supporters Connected#

Projects are designed to be an ongoing resource -not just a page where someone makes a one-time donation.

You can post updates, photos, videos, and other messages to keep supporters informed as the Project develops.

Supporters who have donated to or followed a Project can receive an automatic notification when you post a new update. This makes it easy to continue communicating with people who have already demonstrated an interest in that specific area of your work.

REACH Tip: Regular Project updates give you an opportunity to show supporters the progress their gifts are helping make possible. Consider sharing milestones, photos, stories, completed goals, and updates from the people or communities your Project serves.

Project Dashboard#

The individual Project dashboard provides a snapshot of relevant information about your Project, including:

• Donations
• Fundraising progress
• Activity
• Tasks
• Reminders

From the Project’s Actions menu, admins can also manage the Project, send an email to Project supporters, create updates, generate a QR Code, and perform other Project actions.

Use Projects to Communicate With Donors#

Projects make it easy to communicate with the supporters who have specifically given to a particular initiative.

From a Project, click Actions > New Email to send an email to supporters who have donated to that Project.

This can be useful for:

• Thanking donors after a successful fundraising milestone.
• Sharing an update about how donations are being used.
• Announcing a new Project development.
• Sharing photos or stories from the field.
• Inviting donors to continue supporting the Project.

Because the communication is tied to the Project, you can reach supporters who have already demonstrated an interest in that specific area of your organization’s work.

Projects View#

The main Projects page provides supporters with a central place to explore the initiatives your organization is currently supporting.

The Projects page can display information such as:

• Project Title
• Parent Project, if it is a Sub-Project
• Associated Place
• Number of Donations
• Amount Raised
• Goal Amount

Supporters can select an individual Project to learn more about the initiative, view its fundraising progress, read the Project description, and make a donation.

The Projects page can be particularly effective as a fundraising resource because it allows supporters to choose which area of your organization’s work they want to support.

Use QR Codes to Promote Projects#

From the Projects page, admins can use Actions > Generate QR Code to create a QR code that directs supporters to the Project’s public page.

QR codes can be used on:

• Printed fundraising materials
• Event signage
• Brochures
• Newsletters
• Presentations
• Social media graphics
• Displays at churches or community events

Fundraising Tip: Use a Project-specific QR code when promoting a particular initiative so supporters can go directly to the Project rather than having to search your website for it.

Projects Reports#

From the Projects module, click Export Projects to generate a spreadsheet containing information about your Projects.

The exported spreadsheet includes:

• Title
• Subtitle
• Permalink
• Parent
• Disabled status
• Total
• Goal Amount
• Project Leader, Phone, Email, and Web Address
• Associated Places
• Number of Donations
• Amount Raised
• Project Custom Fields
• Created and Last Updated Dates

You can also use Reports > Donation Details Report and filter by Purpose > Project and then select the specific Project Item to see which supporters donated to that Project.

For example, to see donors who contributed to Empowering Women, select:

Purpose > Project
Project Item > Empowering Women

You can add additional filters, such as a date range, to further refine the report.

From the resulting donor list, you can also select supporters and add them to a Supporter Group for future communication and fundraising.

Build Ongoing Support Around Your Projects#

Projects give your organization a way to connect fundraising, storytelling, and supporter communication in one place.

Instead of simply asking supporters to donate, use Projects to show them what they are helping accomplish, provide updates as the work progresses, and continue communicating with the people who have chosen to support that specific initiative.

Whether you are raising money for a scholarship, empowering women through vocational training, supporting a community program, or funding a specific project in the field, Projects can help turn an individual donation into an ongoing connection with your organization’s mission.