Sound the Alarm Personal Fundraising Page Set-Up Guide Thank you for signing up for personal fundraising (PF) in support of Sound the Alarm, a home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event. Sound the Alarm is a massive effort led by volunteers to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in over 100 cities from April 28 th -May 12 th. Personal fundraising is critical to the success of this event and supporters like you are helping make this possible! Here is a step-by-step guide to help you get your fundraising page ready to go. Step 1 Determine Which Team You Should Join Personal fundraising for Sound the Alarm is divided into several broad teams on CrowdRise, our fundraising platform. These teams are described below and the link to each team s landing page is also included. Fundraisers join smaller, local teams listed on these landing pages. Review them below or see them all at https://www.crowdrise.com/soundthe-alarm. For the best user experience, please use an updated Chrome browser for accessing CrowdRise. Note: If you received a direct link to a team page to join, skip to Step 4 Chapter Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-the-alarm-chapter-teams this is where all local volunteers, employees, and supporters can go to find a local Red Cross Chapter Team to join. The majority of personal fundraising is conducted through Chapter Teams. Board Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-the-alarm-board-teams - this is where all Red Cross Board Members can go to find a local Red Cross Board team to join. Tiffany Circle Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-the-alarm-tiffany-teams - this is where Tiffany Circle members go to find a local Red Cross Tiffany Circle team to join. General Fundraising Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-the-alarm-generalfundraising-teams - this is where general fundraisers who do not have a direct affiliation with a Red Cross Chapter or team can go to create their own team or 1
fundraise as an individual. Corporations and special interest groups can also have teams on this page. Red Cross Club Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-the-alarm-club-teams - this is where Red Cross young professional groups, high school and college club members can go to create a local Red Cross Club team. Red Cross Corporate Employee Teams https://www.crowdrise.com/sound-thealarm-corporate-employee-teams - this is where Red Cross National Headquarters employees go to join their business unit s team. Additional information will be provided by your management team. Step 2 Select the Landing Page for Your Team Once you are on your appropriate landing page from the list above, select the big, red Join Us button right under the page title. Step 3 Search for Your Local Team Page To find your local team page, use the search box to enter in search criteria. Possible criteria are: state abbreviation (Ex. FL ), Chapter (Ex. Broward County ), or keyword (Ex. Broward ). The best way to search is by state abbreviation with no punctuation (Ex. CA ) Teams that fit your search criteria will display like this. Click SELECT on the team that you want to join. 2
Step 4 Join the Team and Create a CrowdRise Account Select the option to JOIN THE TEAM (if you are not automatically on the Sign-Up page). You will be prompted to create a CrowdRise account by entering information or using Facebook. The Facebook option lets you login to your personal Facebook account and uses that email and password as your CrowdRise login. You can use this feature or enter information directly into the form without accessing Facebook. The fields required are: first and last name, email address, and a password. Once you fill in the information hit Sign Up. 3
Next, choose a group association from the drop-down menu this helps us know how you are affiliated with the Red Cross. If you are unsure, select other. As a fundraiser for Sound the Alarm, you re eligible to receive Red Cross mission based recognition items like pins, water bottles, and first aid kits based on fundraising levels you meet. Select Yes if you would like to be eligible for these recognition items, or select No if you prefer not to receive anything. If you selected Yes, enter your shipping address to confirm your participation. You do not need to enter an address if you selected No. Once completed, click JOIN THE TEAM. 4
You have a personal fundraising page!! Congratulations! You now have your own personal fundraising page as part of the team! The first thing you will see are any photos that are a part of your team, or you will see a default logo. Below this is the name of your team. On the right you will see three icons, the first is the broad group you are fundraising with as part of Sound the Alarm. The second is your name as the creator of your page. Lastly is the notification that you are fundraising for the American Red Cross. Near the bottom you will see a Story tab, which includes the default message copied from your team page. If you select The Team, you will see all the different team member s pages listed as icons. On the far right is a Recent Donations section that will show any donations made to your page. 5
Step 5 Personalize Your Page At the top, right side of your page is a small icon that looks like this: Click on this icon and select My Dashboard this lets you edit your personal fundraising page. Select EDIT from the toolbar on the left-hand side to customize your page with photos, a compelling story, and a personal fundraising goal. 6
Personalize your page with a photo by selecting the Add Photo icon. Select Upload or Choose to add a photo from your computer, or you can drag an image onto the screen. Tip: Photo sizes and file types are listed here. Once uploaded, you may need to crop your photo by moving the white box in the photo viewing area. You can move the whole box or click on a corner and drag your mouse. Select crop once completed. 7
You can also upload a compelling video and create a personal fundraising goal by selecting these options under the photo upload section. Tip: Only YouTube and Vimeo videos can be added to your page. Tell everyone why you are supporting the Red Cross by updating the text in the Campaign story field. Remember, personalizing your story will help motivate donors! You can find some great facts and statistics about Sound the Alarm here. Be sure to hit Save once you finish. There will be some default text in this field already you can change the whole story or add a note on top of what is already there. Note: If for any reason you need to delete or remove your page, go to Advanced Settings and select delete campaign. 8
Step 6 View Your Page and Add a Profile Photo On the left side of your screen select VIEW from the menu to see what your page looks like. Your page should look like this: Select The Team to other team members on your team. You will see yourself listed with an icon as the photo like this Note: You may have to hit See More to find your name if there are a lot of members on your team. 9
To have a photo shown by your name as part of the team go to the top, right side of your page and click on this icon Select My Profile this lets you edit your CrowdRise profile. Hover your mouse over the grey icon to the right of your name and click on Edit Photo. Upload a photo by selecting Choose File and locating a profile picture on your computer or mobile device. Once you select a photo, click on UPLOAD PHOTO, then crop the photo if necessary. Once you finish uploading your photo you will see it appear next to your name in your Profile. To go back to your page, click on the name of your team in the box under FUNDRAISERS in your Profile. 10
Congratulations, you now have your own, customized personal fundraising page for Sound the Alarm! Check your email for a welcome message with tips on fundraising and the link to your page, which is what you will share with friends and family to raise funds for the Red Cross. If you joined a team, you should receive additional information from your Team Captain and you can also contact us with questions at sta.p2p@redcross.org Thank you again for fundraising for the American Red Cross, we appreciate all of your effort! The American Red Cross 11