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How to be a #doDifferent Activist. A step by step guide to being an Activist.

Become a fundraiser for your favourite charity.
Whether you bake, sing or swim – you can use Different.org to coordinate your fundraising efforts – with 100% of the donations going to your chosen charity.

1

Choose a project

to become an activist for

You can find our projects here: Different.org/projects

• Select the
BECOME AN ACTIVIST button

2

Register your Profile

on Different.org

TIP Choose a password you will easily remember.

If you have previously created a Different.org account and cannot remember your password, click on “Forgot your password” and enter your email address

Follow the instructions from the emails you receive.

3

Set up your Activist Page

to become an activist –

Challenge 1

  1. Name your page
  2. Type your motivation in the space provided
  3. Type your funding goal amount
  4. Select the Create my page button

Just by creating your activist page, you have completed Challenge 1
This means that R300 is automatically allocated to your Activist page, and in turn your chosen NGO.
Completing challenges 2 and 3 are just as easy.

4

Upload your Profile Pic

This is your second Activist Challenge

Challenge 2

  1. Select the profile pic icon to upload your photo
    Make sure to select Crop and save, to complete the upload.
  2. Select the Complete button to mark your challenge activity as complete, and for it to be added to the project timeline further below on the page.
  3. This is where your weekly challenge activities will be shown

TIP When you create your Activist Page, you would see the page tour which helps you edit components of your page.

5

Share your Activist Page to social media

This is your third Activist Challenge.

Challenge 3

  1. Select either of the Facebook or Twitter icons on your Activist Page to share your page to your social
    media followers.
  2. Once you’ve done this – Select the Complete button and you are on your way to completing more challenges.

6

Navigating Your Profile

on Different.org

  1. Once you have logged in, you can click on your name at the top right corner of the Different.org homepage. This will redirect you to your Different.org profile.
    Here, you can do the following:
  2. See if you have any money to donate to projects (in your Different Wallet)
  3. See which projects you follow
  4. See your activist projects
  5. Download an 18A certificate for any donations you have made
4. To get to your activist page, click on “My Activist Projects”.

7

Editing your Activist Page

on Different.org

You can edit components on your page any time by clicking on the actual text.

You need to be logged in in order to edit your activist page.

You are able to edit:
  1. Title of the page – e.g. You are running Comrades to help animals
  2. Your profile picture
  3. Your motivation – e.g. Running for animals is a great thing to do
  4. Your funding goal
5. You can add pictures and comments to your project activity feed, provided you are logged in

8

The Activist Toolkit

Should you need help funding, here is a very useful toolkit

Activist Toolkit

Get your friends involved

The more the merrier

The #doDifferent group

Find out what it's all about

Challenge yourself

And how to get the most out of it

Read the FAQs

100% of donations go to the project because the different.org platform is fully funded by Different Life

About us

Different.org is a online crowdfunding philanthropy platform. With running costs being funded by Different Life, 100% of donations go to the project. No monthly subscriptions. No commission on donations. No credit card fees. This ensures that every cent goes to the project you love, to maximise impact.

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