How does offline fundraising work?
You can try all sorts of different offline fundraising that is also offered through online service providers, such as magazine subscription sales, seasonal sales, and other fundraiser tools. You can also try lotto scratchers, where someone pays to scratch off a lottery ticket and whatever they scratch off is what they donate.
Offline pledges are cash, cheque or credit card pledges that are not entered online. You will need to use our offline pledge form to keep track of them. Mail or deliver your offline pledges in person to our offices in Toronto (do not mail cash). Cheques should be made payable to “United Way Toronto”. If your donors would like to receive a tax receipt, please include their name, mailing address and phone number on the pledge form. When mailing in donations, or when submitting them on the day of your event, please issue one cheque to cover all donations. If you have registered online, and have raised offline donations, you can still keep track of the funds and add them to your online fundraising total on your personal page. Just click “Offline Donations” and add in the amounts.* *Manually adding your offline donations will NOT change your status from PENDING to VERIFIED. Only online donations made by using VISA or MC count toward your verified dollars. The offline tool is used strictly f
