Organize your team

Start by listing the names of friends, neighbours and family you know directly. List the names of people you met or know at places like school, work, community centres, gym, your favourite coffee shop and restaurant, dry cleaner, grocery store, doctor’s office and more.

You’re already connected! Now, start communicating with your list of leads by either calling them, emailing them or even have a face-to-face conversations. Tell them about the event and your goals and why it’s important for you. Invite your contacts join your cause and become part of your team.

Keep in touch with your team members by sending them encouragement messages and updates. Send educational information about CCFC and IBD to your team members and participants so they can help spread the word and fundraise.

Build a team spirit: create a team cheer, team name, team T-shirts and more.

After the event, make sure to send thank you notes to your team members, participants and donors and share the results of your fundraising goals with everyone. Celebrate!

Start an online group: The simplest and fastest way to set up your team is to do it online. Sign up to an online pledge form and encourage your team members and prospects to join online. Remember, if you’re the registrant, you will be designated as Team Captain.

Once you’ve set up your online pledge form, you can create an online social network such as Facebook or Twitter. These tools will help your team stay in touch, recruit new members and is an easy way to fundraise.