Pledge-raising Pointers Countryside Association for People with Disabilities Host a potluck and give the option of bringing a dish or pledging $10 to your walk. Chances are many people will do both! Host a movie night at your house and start the evening by showing The People of Countryside promotional video. Nothing motivates people to give more than seeing the faces of Countryside! Is your birthday coming up? Ask your friends to contribute to your fundraising goal instead of sending gifts! www.countrysideassn.org Do — Make it personal! Are you walking in honor of a family member or friend? When people know what motivates you, chances are it will motivate them to participate! Do — Remember: It’s all about empowerment! When someone contributes, they are empowering someone with a disability to make their own choices, live more independently, and pursue the life they want to lead. Do — Ask others to walk, too! Ask your spouse, children, siblings, and your parents to walk as a team and collect pledges as a group! Don’t — Be afraid to ask! The most common reason people give for not participating in a charity event is that they were not asked! It is easier than ever to ask people to get involved. Send a link to your pledge page using Facebook, send an email out to your buddies; you can get the message out to hundreds in an instant! Don’t — Scoff at small gifts. Be it $1 or $100, every pledge creates meaningful change. And maybe those smaller pledgers will increase their support next year! Do’s & Don’ts Mini-Events Thank You! It takes courage to walk a 5K, to ask for pledges, and to get involved. Be proud! You are changing lives with every step you take on the walk, with every person you talk to about Countryside Association, and with every pledge dollar you collect! Send emails to your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues with the story of a person with disabilities who motivated you to get involved—include the link to your fundraising page! Post pledge updates and links on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Adjust your email signature so that it announces the cause you’re walking for. Include a link to your fundraising page! Consider starting a team with your co-workers and extend your reach by asking business customers, clients, and contractors. Contact us for posters you can post in your office! Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program. Especially if you involve your co-workers, you can double—or triple—your support to Countryside! Outreach Ideas
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Pledge-raising Pointers
Countryside Association for People with Disabilities
Host a potluck and give the option of bringing a dish or pledging $10 to your walk. Chances are many people will do both!
Host a movie night at your house and start the evening by showing The People of Countryside promotional video. Nothing motivates people to give more than seeing the faces of Countryside!
Is your birthday coming up? Ask your friends to contribute to your fundraising goal instead of sending gifts!
www.countrysideassn.org
Do — Make it personal! Are you walking in honor of a family member or friend? When people know what motivates you, chances are it will motivate them to participate!
Do — Remember: It’s all about empowerment! When someone contributes, they are empowering someone with a disability to make their own choices, live more independently, and pursue the life they want to lead.
Do — Ask others to walk, too! Ask your spouse, children, siblings, and your parents to walk as a team and collect pledges as a group!
Don’t — Be afraid to ask! The most common reason people give for not participating in a charity event is that they were not asked! It is easier than ever to ask people to get involved. Send a link to your pledge page using Facebook, send an email out to your buddies; you can get the message out to hundreds in an instant!
Don’t — Scoff at small gifts. Be it $1 or $100, every pledge creates meaningful change. And maybe those smaller pledgers will increase their support next year!
Do’s & Don’ts
Mini-Events
Thank You! It takes courage to walk a 5K, to ask for pledges, and to get involved. Be proud! You are changing lives with every step you take on the walk, with every person you talk to about Countryside Association, and with every pledge dollar you collect!
Send emails to your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues with the story of a person with disabilities who motivated you to get involved—include the link to your fundraising page!
Post pledge updates and links on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
Adjust your email signature so that it announces the cause you’re walking for. Include a link to your fundraising page!
Consider starting a team with your co-workers and extend your reach by asking business customers, clients, and contractors. Contact us for posters you can post in your office!
Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program. Especially if you involve your co-workers, you can double—or triple—your support to Countryside!
Outreach Ideas
www.countrysideassn.org
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