Create a campaign

Who can do this Owner, Admin

Creating a campaign takes one field and a few seconds — you fill in the rest once you’re inside the full editor.

Before you start

• Decide whether this is a regular fundraising campaign or, if your organization runs ceremonies, a dharma event. You choose this once and cannot change it afterwards — see Choose a campaign type.

Steps

1. Open Campaigns and select Create Campaign. In DonorCARE, open Campaigns, then select Create Campaign.

   

2. Enter a Campaign Name. Type a clear, descriptive name — for example “Help Build a Community Center”. If your organization has dharma events enabled, also choose Regular Campaign or Dharma Event under Campaign Type. This choice cannot be changed once the campaign is created.

3. Select Create Campaign. DonorCARE creates the campaign as a Draft and takes you straight into the full editor, where you set the description, goal, dates, donation items and everything else.

If something goes wrong

What you see	What it means	What to do
“Please enter a campaign name”	The Campaign Name field was left blank	Type a name and select Create Campaign again
“Failed to create campaign”	The request didn’t reach DonorCARE, or a server error occurred	Check your connection and try again; contact support if it keeps happening

Related

• Choose a campaign type
• Set donation amounts
• Add sponsorship items
• Publish a campaign