Tutorial Love Some1 with Glut1 | GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation

our annual signature fundraising and awareness event

Love Some1 with GLUT1 FAQ and Givebutter Tutorial

We're so thankful for your help and your commitment to helping advance the mission of the GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation so we can improve lives and build hope!

We are on the Givebutter platform again this year with lots of great features! It is easy to use, but we want to give you a few tips and pointers that will hopefully help make your participation as easy and successful as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are donations used?

All donations are used to fulfill the mission of improving lives in the GLUT1 Deficiency community through education, awareness, advocacy, and research.

We have some special projects planned for this year, and the Love Some1 with GLUT1 campaign will be critical for helping make them happen:

a drug repurposing project and other research
next steps toward the next clinical trials
providing more tools for more scientists
developing a patient registry
hosting the GLUT1 Deficiency Summit
and more!

How can I share my fundraising page?

What methods can donors use?

our new Givebutter platform where your fundraising page is located accepts credit/debit cards, Venmo, PayPal, ACH bank debits, digital wallets, donor advised funds, or they can make a pledge and send a check - these all automatically show on your page and count toward your totals *(please note that Apple requires you to be on an IOS platform to be able to use Apple Pay - if you have issues, please choose another donation method)

offline donations can be entered manually by the G1DF to count toward your totals and will show up on your page along with the donor name and any special messages they want to share

offline donations could be from checks or fundraising events on Facebook or Instagram

please be sure to let us know if you have a fundraiser going on social media, too, so we can enter those donations for you - Meta doesn't notifiy us when someone starts a fundraiser

if you have checks to send, just put them in an envelope with a note to make sure we know where to credit them - we'll let you know when they arrive and the donation activity will show on your personal page along with any messages from the donor
GLUT11 Deficiency Foundation | PO Box 737 | Owingsville, KY 40360

Do donors get receipts and thank you notes?

donors get an automatic email receipt and thank you message when donating online
the G1DF sends handwritten thank you notes to online donors all throughout the year no matter the amount, but during the Love Some1 campaign, due to the large number of individual donations, we limit those handwritten notes to donation amounts of $100 or more
when a donor sends a check, they receive a receipt and handwritten thank you note back to the mailing address on the check
you can find a list of donors to your fundraising page under the supporters tab, and let us know if need a mailing address to send your own thank you notes as well - just ask!
Facebook and Instagram donors receive receipts from Meta and a thank you message from the G1DF on the social media platform, but Meta doesn't provide any details about the donors that we would be able to use to send a message or receipt by email or regular mail

What is the last day donations can be made?

Have more questions? contact us.

Sign Up Tutorial

go to Givebutter

navigate to the Love Some1 with GLUT1 campaign page on Givebutter
click on the Fundraise button to become a Team Member for Love Some1 with GLUT1

sign up to fundraise

upload a profile picture and enter your details to sign up and create an account
OR if you are returning after already creating an account, sign in

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS AND DONORS:
The phone number looks like it is required, but the setting is "optional" for phone numbers for both team member sign ups and donors.

You may leave it blank, or if you choose to include it, please follow the format provided by Givebutter.

If you include your phone number, you may receive a text message with the link to your campaign page for easy sharing. The G1DF will not contact you by text or phone.

create your personal page

set a fundraising goal that feels "just right" for you
share your personal story or message about why Love Some1 with GLUT1 is important to you
then click on "Join this fundraiser"
you'll get a link generated for your personal page

navigate to your page

see a short video from Givebutter showing these next steps and/or follow directions below:

Step 1: after you've created your account, find your profile in the top right corner and click OR use the personal link generated when you joined the fundraiser and skip to Step 4

Step 2: click on the "My Profile" option

Step 3: scroll down, find, and click the campaign you're fundraising for - 2026 Love Some1 with GLUT1

Step 4: find and click your Team Member profile by looking for your name and/or profile photo

Step 5: in the gray box that pops up, click on "Share & Manage" to navigate to your personal page tools

use your page tools

your Team Member fundraising page pops up with more tools:
Share, Invite Donors, Supporters, Edit Page

edit your page

update your display name, fundraising goal, and personalize your story with text, photos, uploads, imbeds, and links

share your page

share your personal page starting on Valentine's Day and ask friends and family to read your story, learn more about GLUT1 Deficiency, and the goals of Love Some1 with GLUT1:

share your page through social media and email buttons
copy and paste the link to share on your own
you can also get these share tools any time you are on the Love Some1 with GLUT1 campaign page by clicking the "Share Fundraiser" button underneath "Donate" in the top right corner

Givebutter invite option

invite friends and family members to your page through the Givebutter platform
invitations can be sent by email or text
those invited will receive a message and a link
responses through the link will be tracked and donations will be credited to your page
up to 3 reminders will be sent automatically during the course of the campaign

see your supporters

see a list of your supporters who have made a donation on your personal page
find details about the dates and amount of donations
if you receive checks, mail them to the GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation with your name and we can enter those and credit them to your page - those donations will show in your supporters list and in your activity feed

thank your supporters

Givebutter has awesome features to engage with your donors
an activity feed shows on your page and on the main campaign page with donors who have not opted to be anonymous
donors may choose to leave a message, and if so, it shows in this feed
you can click "Love" on each activity, leave messages, or use photos or gifs to say thanks
email the G1DF at the end of the campaign if you want addresses of your donors to mail additional thank you notes

questions or help

reach out to the GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation with questions or if you need help setting up your page: [email protected]
we are so grateful you've joined in to help us let our love shine and build a brighter future for all the Some1's with GLUT1!