Total funds raised so far: $97,050

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Social networking has become one of the most effective ways to fundraise. Below are helpful instructions to help you use Facebook to promote your Story by Story® stair climb and raise support for your fundraising campaign.

"Like" Her Justice and Story by Story on Facebook
Post a link to your Story by Story web page on your Facebook page
  • Log into your Facebook page
  • Click on "Profile" at the top of the page (you will post this under the "Wall" section)

  • Click the box that reads "What's on your mind?" and type your message.

  • For example, add a message like "Help me reach my goal!" to grab people's attention and the link will appear on your status; everyone in your newsfeed will see your message
  • Click on the "link" icon and add the URL for your Story by Story personal fundraising page

  • Click "Share" to post the message on your Wall

Send a message about your Story by Story fundraising campaign to your contacts through Facebook
  • Log into your Facebook page
  • Click on "Inbox" at the top of the page
  • Go to "Send a New Message" on the top right side of the "Inbox" page
  • Type in the names of the people to whom you want to send the message
  • Compose your message
  • Post your Story by Story URL in the message box (you must post the full URL and not the shortcut—to obtain the full URL, open your Story by Story web page and copy the URL at the top)
  • Click "Send"
Create a group Facebook page for your team
  • Log into your Facebook page
  • Click "Create Group" in the left hand column of the home page. If you have existing groups, you may need to click "More" before you see this link
  • A pop-up box will appear where you can add a group name, add members and select the privacy setting for your group. Click "Create Group" when you are finished
  • Once the group is created, you will be taken to the group's page. You can click "Edit Group" at the top right of the page to add a group description, set a group email address, add a group picture and manage members
Suggestions for your group page
  • Post photographs and videos of your team participating in last year's climb or training for the upcoming event. If you participated in our event last year, we may have pictures of you and/or your team:

    View 2013 Story by Story event photos
  • Encourage teammates to share the link to your team's Facebook group page with their personal followers
  • Include a link to your team’s Facebook page in your email signature
  • Post updates or countdowns to the climb, your team's training and fundraising efforts as frequently as possible
  • Remember to include links to your team’s “donate” page in all of your Facebook posts
Sample Facebook posts—420 characters or less

Remember to include a link to your personal fundraising page when you update your status!

  • Last year Her Justice helped protect over 4,700 women and children from domestic abuse. To support Her Justice, I am participating in Story by Story. I will climb a skyscraper to help women obtain the legal protections they need to free themselves from abuse. Your donation, large or small, will benefit NYC's most vulnerable families—help me make it to the top!
  • Two legs, 43 flights of stairs. Story by Story is a big challenge—but it pales beside the challenges faced everyday by Her Justice clients. With your help, my climb will bring crucial legal protections to thousands of battered women living in NYC. Please help [ME OR TEAM NAME] reach the top and enable Her Justice to protect even more families suffering from domestic abuse.
  • I am climbing a skyscraper to help Her Justice end domestic violence and I need your help to make it to the top. Support me (or join me!) in  the Her Justice Story by Story stair climb on October 23!
  • Have you heard? Her Justice is organizing a 43-story stair climb to fight domestic violence—Story by Story will be held on October 23, and I will be among the 1000+ individuals who will scale a skyscraper to help battered women get the legal representation they desperately need. Help me make it to the top, and help protect NYC families in domestic crisis.
  • Domestic violence can make a woman feel small and alone. Let abused women living in our City know you care. Join my team or donate to Story by Story, a 43-story stair climb to support Her Justice, an organization that helps domestic violence survivors obtain the legal protection they need and deserve. Your donation will help protect New York City's most vulnerable families. Support me in my climb for justice!
  • I'm scaling a skyscraper to help Her Justice bring an end to domestic violence. 43 stories to the top—I can't do it without your support! Your donation, large or small, will inspire me to reach the top and will also bring hope and crucial legal protections to thousands of NYC women and children living in domestic crisis.

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