Fundraising Ideas
Mile by mile, dollar by dollar, you get us closer to a world free of MS.
Reaching your fundraising goals (and beyond!) is a breeze with the right resources. From videos, images, guides and an app, our Fundraising Toolkit is designed to help you become a fundraising powerhouse.
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Get Online
- Dive into your Fundraising Center
- Set a goal and aim high!
- Make a self-donation to kickstart your fundraising and show others that you’re leading the way.
- Personalize your page by sharing why you participate. You can even create a custom URL!
- Add Fundraising Milestones to create mini goals that will inspire your donors to give a little extra. Choose between mission-based milestones – provided by us – to show donors how their support is making an impact or add your own to personify how you like to fundraise. For example, if you raised $200 last year, consider adding a message like, “Last year my biggest milestone was $200. Help me reach that again!”
- Use the Power of Social Media
Share your story, videos and photos online! Launch a Facebook Fundraiser from your Fundraising Center, it’s one of the best ways to fundraise. Not sure how to use Facebook? Learn here. - Thank Your Donors
Click on the Donations tab where you can customize a thank you message for each donor and track who's been thanked. - Download the DonorDrive App
The DonorDrive app is a powerful tool to help you raise funds and awareness for a world free of MS. Exciting features — like mobile check deposit and QR code creation — will help you go the extra mile in your fundraising, as well as connect with your community.
- Donor Incentives
You can set any kind of prize, item or giveaway for incentives. For instance, one participant offered to bake a cheesecake for anyone who donated $100 as an incentive. Another offered to wash cars for every $500 donation. Incentives show up on your fundraising page right beneath your thermometer as an option for donors. To set them up, simply navigate to your personal page in your dashboard. - QR Codes
There are many ways to create a QR Code — in Google Chrome on a desktop, right click and find the option to create a QR code or use a free QR code generator here. Save and copy the image file, then print it out to use for fundraising events or just save it directly to your phone. You can also create your very own QR code from within the DonorDrive app! Whichever way you choose, pull it up on your phone to show to friends and family so they can quickly scan it with their phone and make a donation. When making a donation on a mobile device using QR codes, there are multiple payment options such as Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and more. - Video or Stream
Tell your story by adding a video to your fundraising page. First, record a video and upload it to your preferred video hosting site, like YouTube or Vimeo. Once your video is ready to share, select “My Story” on your fundraising page, click edit and then select the video icon and embed your video.
- Dive into your Fundraising Center
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Get Creative
- Silent / Online Auction
This can be a great way to get your local community involved! Host a silent or online auction where you can have local businesses donate goods and items or work with local artists in the area to contribute pieces of art that you know people will love. Maybe you’re a creative yourself and you could auction your own pieces off! - Happy Hour
Host a Happy Hour. Grab your teammates, friends, family and co-workers to show up at your place or your favorite restaurant or pub — this can be a great way to recruit new members as well. Work with location you choose to have tickets available for your invited guest that include discounts for food or drinks! - Garage Sale
Go through your things and see what you can sell at a garage sale! This can be a great way to repurpose your old stuff for a great cause. - Trivia Night
Organize a trivia night with friends and family. Host one at a favorite local community spot or at your home! Sell tickets for the event that will go towards your fundraiser or do a 50/50 drawing at the end of the night to encourage your team members and more to come out and support you. - Matching Gifts
Many companies offer matching gifts, which double or even triple donations with no extra effort on your end.
- Silent / Online Auction
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Get Moving
- Track Your Miles
Set a miles or fundraising goal and give yourself a completion date. Track your miles on the DonorDrive app, then share the goal with your friends and encourage them to donate to your fundraiser (e.g., $1 = 1 mile)!
- Track Your Miles
