Walk MS: 2013 Participant Center Guide Walk t create a wrld free f ms mymswalk.rg r 800-582-5296 Susan, diagnsed in 1998
Table f cntents Be inspired. Get cnnected. Walk MS. Why use nline fundraising tls... 2 Online security... 2 Participant Center... 3 Guide t nline fundraising...4 Persnal Page...5 Address bk... 7 Email...8 Fllw-ups...9 My prgress...10 1 Participant Center Guide
Why use nline fundraising tls Using nline tls makes fundraising easier. And, participants wh use persnal pages raise mre mney! Bike MS $883 v. $468 Walk MS $473 v. $232 Guide t nline 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 ve 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. walkms.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 d 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 dnate t yur fundraising effrts. Mnitr yur fundraising prgress receive email ntificatins when smene dnates 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. Usernames/Passwrds If yu participated in a previus event r are a newly registered participant, yu created a username and passwrd. If yu ve frgtten yur username r passwrd, please cntact us at 800-582-5296 r specialevents@mssciety.rg. Username 3 Participant Center Guide
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Persnal 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 bk 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 Sciety s nline fundraising tls supprt the fllwing: 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 email 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 Optins Thank thse wh made a dnatin. Recruit team members. Slicit dnatins. Cmmunicate with yur team. Crrespnding messaging is available fr each Email Optin. There s als event statinary and a blank template. Nte: If yu d rather email frm yur persnal email accunt, yu can cpy and paste any f the cntent int an email and send. walkms.rg 8
Fllw-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 Optins 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 wh have nt jined yur team By team status current team members 9 Participant Center Guide
My Prgress The My Prgress sectin allws yu t mnitr yur persnal fundraising prgress based n the cmpnents chsen. My Prgress Features View yur mnthly prgress with a chart shwing yur fundraising success. Track the number f gifts yu ve received. View yur gift histry. Change yur fundraising gal. Enter a new gift checks and cash yu receive frm dnrs. walkms.rg 10
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