Fundraising Ideas
Your fundraising fuels cutting-edge research and delivers critical services to help the MS community live their best lives. At Hike MS, you come for the mountains, but stay for the difference you make to get us that much closer to a world free of MS.
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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 your story of why you participate. You can even create a custom URL!
- Add Fundraising Milestones which allow you to create mini goals to inspire your donors to give a little bit extra to reach your next milestone. Add competitive milestones, such as, “halfway to my goal,”, to the mission milestones we’ve included for you, to show donors how their support is making an impact. If you raised $200 last year, consider adding a Help me reach my last year’s best milestone at $200.
- Use the Power of Social Media
Share your story, videos and photos. Launch a Linked Facebook Fundraiser from your Fundraising Center. Learn how to use Facebook to power your fundraising. - 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 NEW DonorDrive App
The DonorDrive mobile app is a powerful tool to help you raise funds and awareness for a world free of MS.
- Add Fundraising Link to Your Emails
Include your fundraising link on all outgoing emails, and texts. Also, re-record your voicemail to include a mention about participating and a request to contact you about donating. - 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 through incentives. - QR Codes
There are many ways to make a QR Code of a page — in Google Chrome on a desktop you can simply 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 and print it on posters for a tip jar, put it up at your team fundraising events, or save it directly to your phone and show it to friends and family when you see them to quickly scan with their phone and make a donation. When making a donation on a mobile device there are multiple payment options such as Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and more. - Video or Stream
Link your YouTube or Twitch channel(s) to your Fundraising Center! Put on a livestream or use a pre-recorded video to share your story or document your Climb MS journey.
- 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. A fun additional idea: Work with the location of your choice to provide tickets to guests that include discounts for food or drinks! - Garage Sale
Go through your things and see what you can sell at a garage sale! This is 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 Steps
Be sure to download the new DonorDrive app to track your steps and connect with your favorite activity tracker (like Fitbit or Garmin). Enter your steps or fundraising goal directly into the DonorDrive app and give yourself a completion date. Then track your steps on the app and share the goal with your friends and family. Encourage them to donate to your fundraiser (e.g. $1 = 1 mile)!
- Track Your Steps
