TEAM GUIDE
Thank you for signing up for the 2017 COLOR ME BELMAR Walk Run Dash for PossABILITIES Your participation means so much to our organization AND the children, adults and families that we serve! YOU are taking action to help show our community the ABILITIES in disabilities! INTERESTED IN HELPING US MORE? Great! Gather all of your friends and set up a team on our designated fundraising tool CROWDRISE Step 1: Go to www.crowdrise.org/colormebelmar Step 2: Click on SET UP A FUNDRAISER Step 3: JOIN A TEAM or START YOUR OWN Step 4: Pick a title (aka AMAZING TEAM NAME), fundraising goal, and tell people why this means so much to you!
FUNDRAISING TIPS Make a list of all the people you know they will want to help you because this matters to you! Call family members (even those that live out of town!) Text your friends Post to your Facebook page Talk to your teachers Share with the businesses that you frequent 5 IMPORTANT Steps in Fund-Raising: 1. Ask Make it clear what your personal fundraising goal is. Suggest different giving levels (e.g. $25 dollars to make a difference for children in need) 2. Make it Personal Send a personalized note instead of a group message. Make sure the person knows why you are asking THEM! 3. Put Your Into It You have picked this cause out of so many other ones out there tell them why it is so important to you? Why do you choose to bring awareness to disabilities? Include your personal story and help us make our community even better! 4. Make It Easy Give clear instructions on how you are accepting donations. Direct them to your Crowdrise page or offer to pick up donations. 5. Give THANKS The most powerful thing you can do is say THANK YOU. You are a special ambassador for FRA, and we THANK YOU for helping us show the gratitude & love! Maybe even share photos of the event with all of your personal supporters. TOGETHER WE MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!
SAMPLE FUNDRAISING LETTER Dear Friends and Family, This Saturday, May 20th, I will be participating in the COLOR ME BELMAR Walk-Run-Dash for PossAbilities. Our goal is to help FAMILY RESOURCE ASSOCIATES (FRA) raise awareness about cognitive and development disabilities, while also highlighting the amazing Abilities of children, adults and families served by FRA. On a weekly basis, over 170 adults and 325 children are supported by FRA. They are learning some of the most basic skills that we often take for granted like being able to hold a toy or make our own lunch, while they are truly imagining new possabilities by learning karate, dance, yoga, computer technology AND MORE! I can t wait to walk along the Belmar boardwalk and run along the beach through exploding color to show these amazing individuals how much I support their hard work and determination! It is so inspiring for me! And with more than 92% of our donations going to direct services at FRA, I know we will make a true IMPACT! Please help me by donating to my team page: <link to website> And of course, EVERYONE is welcome to join us! If you would like more information on the event, please go to the following link: www.frainc.org Thank you in advance for your generosity and help. We greatly appreciate it and hope to see you or share your support on May 20th! Thinking of possabilities, YOU <Insert Name and Maybe TEAM NAME> AWESOME FRA SUPPORTER and FRIEND!
SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS Message 1 after registration: I ve registered for the 4th Annual Color Me Belmar Walk/Run/Dash for PossAbilities benefitting Family Resource Associates. I hope you ll join me as I bring awareness to disabilities for those in our community! I support FRA because <insert reason for joining>. Will you join me? <insert link to Crowdrise page> #FRA #possabilities Message 2 throughout campaign: Did you know that FRA has provided services to over 12,000 individuals in Monmouth County? I m raising funds to help support their work and show how much I care. Visit my team s webpage at <insert link to Crowdrise page> Message 3 leading up to event: I m half way to my goal of raising awareness and support for disabilities! Will you help me? Visit my webpage today <insert link to Crowdrise page> Message 4 the week of the event: We are days away from the Color Me Belmar Walk/Run/Dash for PossAbilities! I can t wait to make a difference in the lives of those who live with disabilities! Please support my efforts and help me reach my goal by Saturday <insert link to Crowdrise page> Message 5 after the event: Thank you so much to everyone who supported my efforts to raise money and awareness for Family Resource Associates. We walked for those with disabilities and ran through colors of possability! I was able to raise <$> and be part of over <insert final number of participants> Your support made such a big difference THANK YOU!
FUNDRAISING IDEAS Just asking for donations is only one way of raising support. Check out these FUN ideas to help bring awareness to your efforts and USE YOUR OWN IMAGINATION! Share your idea with us at FRAprojects@frainc.org Coordinate a Dress Down Day - Work with your school or work place to have a dress down day (e.g. everyone can wear jeans for a small donation!) Corporate Matching Gifts Does your company provide matching gifts? Work with FRA to fill out the paperwork to DOUBLE your organization. Potluck or Bake Sale Do love to cook or bake? Make some special treats and ask your friends, family and colleagues to help you raise funds for FRA with a small donation. Chores Help neighbors or friends and family with small tasks!