Bike MS My Accunt Guide Utilize the tls available thrugh My Accunt! A custmizable My Accunt is available t each registered participant t help with recruiting and fundraising. Tls within My Accunt include: Dwnlad the Fundraise with Facebk (Bundless Fundraising) applicatin Update yur persnal r team fundraising page Set yur persnal r team page shrtcut URL Update yur fundraising gal Send emails t friends, family and c-wrkers Enter ffline gifts (checks r cash) Mnitr yur fundraising prgress alng the way! STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO MY ACCOUNT 1. G t bikemsnrthwest.rg 2. Click n the crrespnding lcatin f yur selected event 3. G t the Online Accunt lgin screen by either clicking the: My Accunt link n the upper left side f the page, OR Lgin n the upper right side f the page 4. Lg in t yur nline Accunt Participants wh prvided an email address during the registratin prcess will receive their username and passwrd in their registratin cnfirmatin email Help? If yu frget yur username r passwrd, please email us at: teammsnrthwest@nmss.rg
5. Click n the name f the event in which yu are participating 6. HOME Tab 1. Nte that yu can navigate t bikemsnrthwest.rg by using the quick-link at the very tp left f the page 2. A tab system allws yu t quickly mve between different types f activities within yur Accunt: Email Prgress Persnal Page Team Page 3. A prgress bar at the tp f the page prvides an verview f yur persnal fundraising prgress 4. Team Captains see the ttal number f registered team members and the ttal team fundraising prgress 5. Scan upcming news/cntests, such as Blitz Weeks 6. Sign up fr the Bike MS texting prgram (text MS t 71010 r use the QR cde) 7. Dwnlad the Fundraise with Facebk (Bundless Fundraising) applicatin 8. Quick links fr frequently used functins dwn the right side f the page
1 2 3 8 4 5 6 7 7. EMAIL Tab Email templates available t help: Recruit team members Slicit dnatins Thank thse wh have made a dnatin Cmmunicate with yur team Use the default Bike MS Accept the Challenge statinary, r chse a different statinary t alter the image at the tp f the email Nte: If yu wuld rather email frm yur persnal email accunt, yu can cpy and past any f the cntent frm the email templates int an email and send.
Helpful tips when sending emails thrugh yur My Accunt: 1. Cmpse yur message in an utside applicatin such as Ntepad (Ntepad will remve any extra frmatting that may inadvertently have been added). If using an existing message template as a starting pint, cpy/paste the template int Ntepad and prceed t edit, r start yur wn email frm scratch in Ntepad. If drafting yur email within yur My Accunt, be sure t save a draft shrtly after starting yur email draft. Then pen the draft and cntinue editing save ften!)
2. Once yur message is ready, pen yur My Accunt, navigate t the Email tab, and click n Cntacts n the right side f the page. 3. Create a grup f cntacts by clicking n their names and selecting Add t Grup. (WARNING: Change the number f cntacts/page in the drp-dwn field fund at the bttm f the page t read 500. Otherwise, if yur cntact list is mre than ne page lng, yu'll have t select cntacts ne page at a time page 1 cntacts selected will disappear nce yu mve t page 2). Name yur grup accrding t the audience, email subject and/r date s yu can easily keep track f wh the email was distributed t. Grups are great because yu can send fllw-up messages t yur grup and/r srt yur list int easy categries: c-wrkers, family, clse friends, acquaintances, etc.
4. Click Cmpse Message (tp left f the page) t pen an email text windw. If yu're using a pre-existing template, click n the Use a template link. Mst f the time, yu will use the Current (default) layut (Bike MS Accept the Challenge). If yu want t switch which layut/statinary yu use, select a different ne. (WARNING: by clicking n an alternate layut/statinary, yu will have t lg ut and then lg back in t access the default statinary again.) 5. Select yur audience. If yu have nt already selected yur audience, type the name f the grup r the names f individuals yu wuld like t email in the T: field. A drp-dwn list shuld appear as yu type. Select the apprpriate grup r individual cntact(s). 6. Craft a subject line that clearly states the purpse f the message. 7. If yur Cntacts have first/last names in their recrds, check the Include persnalized greeting checkbx t include a "Dear [firstname]," in the message text. Yu will nt see it but the recipient will. 8. Paste yur message text frm Ntepad r Wrd int the text bx. Be sure t fix all frmatting issues. (Yu are using an HTML editr s hitting the enter key gives yu a duble space. T get a single space, use Shift+Enter.) 9. Click Send. 10. Review and fllw-up n sent mail that hasn t received a respnse r dnatin yet! 8. PROGRESS Tab All participants Track yur persnal fundraising and enter ffline gifts (click Enter a new gift ). View yur persnal dnr list Update yur persnal fundraising gal Team Captains Track yur ttal team fundraising effrt and enter team ffline gifts (click Enter a new gift, but make sure yu re n Team, if yu meant t be n team, r Persnal if yu meant t be n persnal.). View the list f dnatins made t the TEAM (these are dllars nt currently allcated t any f yur team members) Update yur team s fundraising gal
Persnal Prgress Team Prgress
9. PERSONAL PAGE Tab Custmize yur page t share yur stry abut why yu have jined the mvement t create a wrld free f MS. Uplad a picture r vide t make yur stry mre pwerful. Chse hw yu wuld like yur dnrs t be listed by name nly, r name and amunt f dnatin. Create a persnalized URL fr easy reference. Enable the blg feature t pst updates abut yur fundraising success and event experience.
10. TEAM PAGE Tab (Team Captains/C-Captains nly) Custmize yur team page t share the stry abut why yur team has jined frces fr this event. Uplad a team pht. Create a persnalized URL fr easy reference. teammsnrthwest@nmss.rg 192 Nickersn St. Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 284-4254