Start early and set goals for your Team's size and pledge
totals with deadlines.
It's important to ASK, ASK, ASK! Ask anyone and everyone
to be on your team. ASK your friends, family, neighbours
and co-workers to recruit their family members and friends
to join the team. Even if they say no, odds are they'll give
you a donation.
Identify a co-captain and/or set up a committee who can
assist you with recruitment efforts.
Hold a kick-off lunch in the office as a fundraising and
Team building opportunity. Your MS staff contact may be available
to attend, show videos and, of course, sign up everyone that
comes. Get other company departments or offices involved
for a friendly competition.
Build a pyramid. Ask each person who joins your team to
recruit at least 3 other team members. If you start with
only 3 team members, and they each recruit 3 more team members,
and those people each recruit 3 new team members- you'll
have 39 team members!
Devise your own early bird and top fundraising incentives
for your own team:
- Lunch with the
Boss!
- Prize draws and
raffles
- Day off work
Create team captain business cards. Include your name, team
name, the event, your contact information and our mission.
Make team T-shirts and wear them out for team dinners.
Invite individual participants to join your team.
Involve the community: ask local business to post team flyers
and posters.
