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How can I integrate a widget for my aid project into my homepage?
You have created a project on betterplace.org or you want your project to receive more attention? Then make it visible on your own (organisation-) homepage. This is really simple with the betterplace.org-widget. The widget functions like a small display window: it shows the picture of a project, its title, and where donations currently stand. With [...]
Topics: 03 promote and share, Collect donations, projects
How can I change the contact person for my aid project?
When your organisation increases in members on betterplace.org, you can individually determine the contact persons for your projects. To transfer the ownership for a project, log onto betterplace.org and click “My betterplace”, go to your project page and click on the “Administration” tab. In the drop down menu on the left hand side you will [...]
Topics: 02 editing, Collect donations, projects
My project is not appearing as sponsored by my organisation, what can I do?
When you would like to retroactively name a project as being sponsored by your organisation, please send an email to projects@betterplace.org including links to both your organisation and project on betterplace.org.
Topics: 01 registration, Collect donations, projects
What is the “News” area on my project page?
The “News” area on your project page is a blog with which you can spread information about your project. Here you can post at regular intervals about the state of your project, progress you have made so far, and your plans for the future. This way your supporters can get a good feeling from seeing [...]
Topics: 02 editing, Collect donations, projects
Who reads my blog entries in the “News” area on my project page?
The blog entries on your project page can be read by anyone who visits your page and can be commented on by anyone that is a registered user of betterplace.org. In addition, all of the (registered) donors and advocates of your project will receive an automatic email from us as soon as you have written [...]
Topics: 02 editing, Collect donations, projects
I registered my project, but I can not seem to find it anywhere!
You can find your project at anytime under “My betterplace”. There you can see a list of your individual projects, your organisations, and fundraising events as well as your previous supported projects. You can learn more about the “My betterplace” area in this article (LINK). You can also find your project using the search hub. [...]
Topics: 01 registration, General, projects
Can I edit my project at a later date?
You can revise your project and set new needs at any time. Please keep in mind that needs that have been donated to cannot be retrospectively changed. Carefully consider the needs that you set. To edit your project, click on “Administration” while on your project page and then “Edit project” on the left hand side.
Topics: 01 registration, 02 editing, Collect donations, General, projects, projects
How can I delete my project?
Projects and individual needs can only be deleted if they have not yet received any donations. We cannot simply remove projects from the platform, because we are committed to documenting cash flows. This goes with the philosophy of betterplace.org of transparency and traceability and therefore the credibility for the projects we host. We can not [...]
Topics: 02 editing, Collect donations, projects
Who can create a project and what must they consider?
In principle anyone can start a project, as long as they clearly want to “better the world”, that is the planned project has a social purpose. There is however a difference between projects that are run privately and not recognized as non-profits in Germany and those that are run through organisations that are registered as [...]
Topics: 01 registration, Collect donations, General, projects
What exactly is a project?
A project on betterplace.org is a concrete initiative to improve current living conditions. This can either be a single person asking for school money for their children, or an aid organisation that would like to build a new school, for example. Each project has concrete needs; these are a part of (or as with projects [...]
Topics: 01 registration, Collect donations, General, projects