First Things First
Start your Harness journey with these essential setup steps:
✅ Explore Your Harness Dashboard – Familiarize yourself with the platform and its key features.
✅ Add Your Team– Invite colleagues as administrators to your Harness Dashboard.
✅ Feature Harness on Your Website- Redirect website buttons to pop-ups
✅ Share Your Giving Forms – Learn how to promote and distribute your Harness Giving Forms, aka your fundraising campaign pages!
✅ Get Your Board on Board – Encourage Board members to sign up and champion your fundraising efforts.
✅ Excite Your Staff – Share Harness with your team to build enthusiasm! 😊
✅ Explore Our Integrations – Discover how Harness connects with your existing tools.
✅ Transition Current Monthly Donors – Use our email template to smoothly migrate existing donors.
✅ Grow Your Recurring Giving Program – Check out our best practices guide.
✅ Apply for Discounts – Save more with Stripe’s nonprofit processing fee discount and Canva’s free nonprofit marketing tools.
✅ Advertise Effectively – Use Canva’s tools to easily promote your campaigns.
Quick Start Guides
Master Harness with our step-by-step guides:
📖 Harness 101: Harness Dashboard Settings
📖 Harness 101: Creating & Customizing Giving Forms
📖 Harness 101: Automatic Text Messages
📖 Harness 101: Creating Campaigns
📖 Harness 101: Finance & Reports
📖 Harness 101: Raffles, Auctions, Sponsorships & Pledges
Quick Start Links
(PRO TIP: Bookmark these for easy access!)
🔗 Your Harness Dashboard
🔗 Your Harness Help Center
🔗 Your Harness Fundraising Pages
🔗 Your Stripe Dashboard
🔗 Harness Website
We’re excited for you to get started! 🚀
Questions? Chat with us via the blue bubble in the bottom left corner of your screen.