Below is our step-by-step guide to setting up your public CrowdJustice page. You can also check out this video tutorial from our Head of Campaigns, Matthew.
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Signing up to CrowdJustice
Start by clicking on the 'Need funding?' button here:
We'll collect some details about you, such as your name and email address, so we can keep in contact with you about your campaign.
You'll also be asked to accept our Terms and Conditions.
You'll then be asked which type of fundraising campaign you'd like to use - public or private. If you're not sure, you can ask your lawyer, and read more about the different in our article 'Public v Private fundraising' here.
Creating your campaign
Once you've selected public, you can start adding more information about your campaign.
It is a simple four step process.
1.Build your page
Title
This should be short, memorable and to the point. Can you sum up your campaign in one attention grabbing sentence?
Tell your story
This is where you'll lay out the background to your legal matter, explain why it's important people support you, and how much money you need to raise.
You can read some more advice about how to create a great case page in your Case Owner Dashboard.
2. Campaign Details
Edit your case-page link
Your CrowdJustice link (commonly called a URL) is crucial to your campaign - it is the link to your CrowdJustice page that you will need to share in order to spread the word. It allows your Backers to find, share and donate to your page.
We've put together a helpful guide, which you can read here.
Launch date
Here you can choose a date and time that you would like your campaign to be open for donations on CrowdJustice. We recommend launching in the morning, so you can utilise the whole day to gain early momentum. Please note, that your page will not go live until our team has completed any compliance required and approved it. So if the live date comes and goes, not to worry - your case will not automatically be live once approved!
Targets
Choosing a target can seem tricky, but we've put together a brilliant guide here for you to help! It's always worth having a chat with your lawyer about how much money you need to raise. Is there a minimum amount needed to move forward, or is any amount of money helpful?
3. Verification
Where should I send funds?
Please add your lawyer details on this page. Unless you are raising funds for a legal matter for a registered charity or non-profit (more on that here) the funds will be sent to your law firm's client account. You don't need to send us their bank details, we will reach out to them directly to request them.
Photo ID
We need this so that we can complete our due-diligence checks. They will not be shared with any third-party. If you don't have photo ID, please contact our support team in the messenger below.
4 Preview - time to submit!
This is where you'll see a preview of what your Backers will see when they visit your page. Once you're happy with how it looks, and your lawyer has signed-off on your page, hit submit and we'll be in touch!
Note: As a default, you will need to pick a launch time at least 24 hours in the future, but if you want to start raising funds before that, get in touch with us through the messenger in the right hand corner of the page! If we can put it live sooner then we will.