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Thank you for signing up to fundraise for our Sashbear Walk!

Here are some tips to make fundraising easy and fun:

1. Get your fundraising page ready. Before you start asking for donations:
   • Set a goal that is high enough to encourage donations, but low enough so it’s reachable.
   • Name your fundraising page – Try grabbing people’s attention by choosing a page name that includes call to action words, such as “Please help”, “Break the stigma” or “Come together”.
   • Use photos and/or videos – They will help increase the amount of donations you will receive.
   • Share your personal connection to Sashbear to helps others connect with the cause, and provide motivation for them to donate. Say why you’re participating, why this cause is important to you, and what the impact of the cause is on community, etc.
   • Start your fundraiser by donating yourself! This sets the tone and creates momentum for future donations.
2. It’s time to start fundraising
   • Email your fundraising page to your family, friends and colleagues. Tell them why the cause is important to you and why you felt inspired to join and make a difference. Ask them for their support by making a donation and ask if they will share the link with their network of friends
   • Hold mini challenges for milestones (e.g. do something special for every $500 raised)
   • Share on social media – upload photos/videos
   • Host a community event – e.g. bake sale or garage sale (invite neighbours and friends to bring donate their gently used items; you’re helping people declutter and all proceeds are going to charity)
   • Share the impact of a donation. People tend to give more when they know exactly how their donation will make a difference
   • One day before the walk, send out one final email for donations and on the day of the event, post on social media that you need help to get past that finish line.
   • Include a link in your email signature to your fundraising page.
   • If you have a birthday or big event coming up, consider asking for donations to our cause in lieu of a gift.

Thank you for signing up as a team captain for our Sashbear Walk! Now it’s time to put your amazing team together and get fundraising.

Here are some tips to make fundraising easy and fun:

1. Get your fundraising page ready. Before you start asking for donations and inviting people to join your team:
   • Set a goal that is high enough to encourage donations, but low enough so it’s reachable.
   • Name your fundraising page – Try grabbing people’s attention by choosing a page name that includes call to action words, such as “Please help”, “Break the stigma” or “Come together”.
   • Use photos and/or videos – They will help increase the amount of donations you will receive.
   • Share your personal connection to Sashbear to helps others connect with the cause, and provide motivation for them to donate. Say why you’re participating, why this cause is important to you, and what the impact of the cause is on community, etc.
   • Start your fundraiser by donating yourself! This sets the tone and creates momentum for future donations.
2. It’s time to start fundraising
   • Invite your family, friends and colleagues to join your team. Tell them why the cause is important to you and why you felt inspired to join and make a difference. Send them an email that includes the direct link to your fundraising page
   • Hold mini challenges for milestones (e.g. do something special for every $500 raised)
   • Share on social media – upload photos/videos
   • Host a community event – e.g. bake sale or garage sale (invite neighbours and friends to bring donate their gently used items; you’re helping people declutter and all proceeds are going to charity)
   • Email your fundraising page to all your contacts and ask them to share it with their contacts
   • Share the impact of a donation. People tend to give more when they know exactly how their donation will make a difference
   • Include a link in your email signature to your fundraising page.
   • If you have a birthday or big event coming up, consider asking for a donation to our cause in lieu of a gift.

3. Keep the team motivated
   • After someone has joined your team, give him/her a warm welcome.
   • If a team member has not received a donation after 3 days, reach out and share some fundraising tips with them
   • Send your team members countdowns. Let them know when it’s 2 weeks, 1 week, 3 days and 1 day before the walk.
   • One day before the walk, ask each team member to do one final email for donations and on the day of the event, post on social media that you need help to get past that finish line.
4. Say thanks.
   Send a thank you note to each person that donated and participated on your team to show your gratitude and appreciation. Update everyone with a short summary of what was accomplished and the impact it will have.

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