WALK MS: PARTICIPANT CENTER GUIDE WALK TO CREATE A WORLD FREE OF MS walkmsillinis.rg r 1.800.344.4867 Susan, diagnsed in 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS BE INSPIRED. GET CONNECTED. WALK MS. Why Use Online Fundraising Tls... 2 Online Security... 2 Participant Center... 3 Guide t Online Fundraising... 3 Persnal Page... 5 Address Bk... 7 Email... 8 Fllw-Ups... 9 My Prgress... 10 1 Participant Center Guide
WHY USE ONLINE FUNDRAISING TOOLS Using nline tls makes fundraising easier. And, participants wh use their participant center pages raise mre mney! Bike MS $883 v. $468 Walk MS $473 v. $232 GUIDE TO ONLINE FUNDRAISING Each dnatin yu cllect brings us clser t a wrld free f MS. Yur fundraising success is limited nly by yur imaginatin. Is there any greater feeling than knwing yu have made an impact n the lives f thse living with MS and their families? ONLINE SECURITY The Natinal MS Sciety has made every effrt t prtect yur infrmatin and the infrmatin f yur dnrs. We use industry standard SSL encryptin techniques t make sure credit card infrmatin, passwrd and persnal infrmatin travel securely ver the Internet. walkmsillinis.rg 2
PARTICIPANT CENTER A custmizable Participant Center is available t each registered participant. Yu can access the Participant Center by lgging in thrugh the Lgin t my Accunt bx with yur username and passwrd at the tp f the screen. PARTICIPANT CENTER FEATURES Uplad yur persnal address bk. Send emails t family, friends, c-wrkers r anyne else yu wuld like t ask t spnsr yu fr Walk MS. We ve even prvided sample emails that yu can use. Send thank yu emails t thse wh have dnated t yur fundraising effrts. Mnitr yur fundraising prgress receive email ntificatins when smene has dnated t yur fundraising effrts. Update yur persnal page include yur stry, share yur cnnectin t MS and tell thers why they shuld Jin the Mvement. Update yur Fundraising Gal. Learn what t d next this bx changes with suggestins t help yu with yur fundraising and get the mst ut f yur Participant Center Install the Fundraise with Facebk app It allws yur entire Facebk netwrk t dnate directly t yu. USERNAMES/PASSWORDS If yu participated in a previus event r are a newly registered participant, yu created a username and passwrd. If yu have frgtten yur username r passwrd, please call us at 1-800-344-4867. Username 3 Participant Center Guide
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PERSONAL PAGE Yur Persnal Page is a unique web page asking friends and family t jin yur team r supprt yu by making a dnatin. Custmize yur page t share yur stry abut why yu have jined the mvement t create a wrld free f MS. Chse a layut fr yur persnal page. Create a persnalized URL shrtcut fr easy reference. Uplad pictures t make yur stry mre pwerful. Enable a thermmeter shwing dllars raised t persnal fundraising gal. Chse hw yu wuld like yur dnrs t be listed n yur page by dnr name nly r name and amunt f dnatins received. Enable the blg feature t pst updates abut yur fundraising success and event experience. 5 Participant Center Guide
ADDRESS BOOK Keep it simple by uplading yur existing address bk frm yur persnal email accunt. Click n Imprt Cntacts t imprt cntacts frm anther email applicatin yu use. THE SOCIETY S ONLINE FUNDRAISING TOOLS SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: Outlk/Outlk Express AOL Yah! Mail Gmail Generic CSV Yu can als uplad a.csv file exprted frm anther email client. Add cntacts manually by chsing Add a cntact and typing in each cntact name and e-mail address. 7 Participant Center Guide
EMAIL The email sectin allws yu t send messages t yur friends, family and c-wrkers t ask fr dnatins in supprt f yur participatin. EMAIL OPTIONS Thank thse wh have made a dnatin Recruit team members Slicit dnatins Cmmunicate with yur team Crrespnding messaging is available fr each Email Optin. There is als event statinery and a blank template. Nte: If yu wuld rather email frm yur persnal email accunt, yu can cpy and paste any f the cntent int an email and send. walkmsillinis.rg 8
FOLLOW-UPS This sectin allws yu t manage yur cntact list by mnitring emails yu have sent and by srting and filtering varius grups within yur list. FILTERING OPTIONS By Dnr Status have r have nt dnated By Never Emailed Status have nt cntacted By Needs Fllw-Up Status need t send an email, a fllw-up email By Unthanked Dnrs Status need t send a thank yu message By Past Team Members Status past team members that have nt jined yur team By Team Status current team members 9 Participant Center Guide
MY PROGRESS The My Prgress sectin allws yu t mnitr yur persnal fundraising prgress based n the cmpnents chsen. MY PROGRESS FEATURES View yur mnthly prgress with a chart shwing yur fundraising success Track the number f gifts yu have received View yur gift histry Change yur fundraising gal Enter a new gift checks & cash that yu receive frm dnrs Dwnlad a list f yur dnrs t have fr yur recrds If yu are a team captain, click the team link and perfrm the same actins. walkmsillinis.rg 10
TEAM PAGE The Team Page sectin allws yu t... TEAM PAGE FEATURES Uplad a pht f yur team Share yur stry! Tell peple why yu ve chsen t ead the mvement as a team captain Create a a vanity URL and send it t frends, family, and c-wrkers s they can dnate r jin yur team * Please nte, nly team captains can edit the team page 11 Participant Center Guide
EVERY STEP MATTERS. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS. EVERY PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE.