TEAMING UP TIPS
Moving Together: 3 Simple Steps for Building a Successful Team
As a part of the MS movement, you and your team are committed to a world free of MS. We are committed to you and the success of your team.
1. Recruiting
Team members can be anybody -- friends, family, coworkers or neighbors -- and they can all easily register for Walk MS. Whether you’re a corporate team or a team of family and friends, be sure to ask everyone you know and recruit a minimum of three team members.
2. Raising Money
Fundraising comes more naturally when you make it personal. If your team is walking for someone with MS, ask that person to share his or her story. Just be sure to follow that with a statement about how much progress we’ve made in treating this disease. Don’t forget to ask everyone who joins your team or makes a donation if their employer offers matching gifts.
3. Having Fun!
Being a Team Captain is an opportunity to share a great experience with friends, family members and coworkers -- a community coming together for a common goal! As a leader, it is up to you to remind your teammates why they registered. Walk MS can be more than a fundraising event -- it can be a celebration of how far we've come in the MS movement. Collect donations and celebrate your team’s success at Walk MS!
Important Team Dates
National Team Captain Recognition Week - November 12-16, 2012
National Team Captain Cultivation Week - January 7-11, 2013
Walk MS Team Week & MS Awareness Week - March 11-15, 2013
Nationwide Fundraising Week - March 25-29, 2013
Team Captain Resources
BUY TEAM SHIRTS WHILE HELPING THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY:
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Order team t-shirts and your team save money – and a portion of the proceeds will go to the National MS Society.
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Do you need more information to help you increase your fundraising dollars? Walk MS posters, brochures, progress charts, pin-up sneakers, donations cans, etc. are available – click here for order form.
Goal Setting: Creating a Successful Fundraising Plan
Establishing a goal is an easy way to maintain motivation as well as give you and your team a benchmark for success. We encourage Team Captains to set goals for themselves and their teams, while keeping these tips in mind:
- - Goals should be realistic, but significant; if it requires hard work to attain, it will be a source of pride for your team.
- - Don't arbitrarily set a goal without input from the team. Having them believe in the goal from the beginning will make your job as Team Captain that much easier.
- - Don't forget to set both personal and team fundraising goals. Lead by example: share your fundraising goal with your team.
- - Set a goal for number of team members as well as collective fundraising. Recruiting more team members can mean more substantial fundraising!
- - Don't keep your goal a secret! Use email, Team Pages and even internal company intranets and newsletters to communicate goals -- and how close your team is to attaining them.
- - If you are part of a large corporate team, have departments set their own goals to create fun internal competition.
Team Fundraising Awards
Mission Possible Team Award
Show your support of the 3,400 people with MS registered with the Northwestern Ohio Chapter and set a goal to raise $1.00 per client = $3,400
Most Team Members by Walk MS site
Most Team Money by Walk MS site
Top Rookie Team by Walk MS site
All Team awards at presented at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting & Event Recognition Reception held in November.
Team Talk Newsletter
Watch site for upcoming newsletters:
January 2013 Team Talk
March 2013 Team Talk
Need to change Team Captain or Team Name?
Email Karen.moore@nmss.org or call 800-344-4867 (option 2) to join/change your team or team captain status. To be eligible for team awards, teams must have at least 4 members and may have up to 2 team captains.
Planning a Team Fundraising Event?
Let us know! Email Karen Moore with a flyer or information about your event. We will do our best to post and share your event on the Chapter’s Facebook Page and Walk MS website's Team Event page. |
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