You have a great “sweat for good” idea and now you need to put it into action. It’s easier and more fun with friends.
RECRUITING TEAM MEMBERS IN YOUR CAUSE
- Come up with a FUN Active Idea for your event
- Make a list of potential team members and then just ask, in person if possible. The most successful teams have more than 10 members.
- Ask people who you can depend on, have time to help and are excited to be involved
- Include in your outreach:
- details about your event
- description of your cause
- brief description of why you’re doing it
- how they can help
ENGAGING TEAM MEMBERS IN YOUR CAUSE
As team captain, you have the job of motivating your team to fundraise and/or raise awareness for your cause.
- Tell Your Story. You believe in your cause, right? Let your passion lead the way in convincing your supporters of its worthiness. If you raise funds or awareness in memory or in honor of someone, say so—telling a personal story about your cause is a way for people to relate to what you’re doing.
- Share how you learned about your organization and why are you supporting it now
- Send team members language so they can easily talk about what you’re doing and why
- Have them join your fundraising team. Encourage team members to set up, customize and share their fundraising pages.
- Get them involved as volunteers. Not everyone has time to join in your event, but could help out as a volunteer. Here’s a list of potential volunteer roles.
- Create a Facebook event and invite people to join
- Encourage your team to invite friends and family
CREATING TEAM UNITY
- Send weekly email updates that highlight successes of your team
- Send reminders about your cause and easy talking points so they can tell anyone who asks about it
- Host Team dinners
- Create Team t-shirts
- Train together
- Share weekly training tips
- Encourage a healthy competition
Once you’ve tackled getting a team together, the next step is rallying participants for your event. Learn more here.
