Walk for Thse Who Can't - Team Questions

With the Walk for Those Who Can't just a few days away, there are a number of questions coming in from teams. Here are the most frequenly asked and how Carolina Canines is handling this:

• Some people have accidentally clicked on the "support this team" instead of "join this team" and did not get the chance to get a T-shirt. Is there a way that they can change it to join the team and get the shirt? If you give us the names (walkinfo@carolinacanines.org) of the people that “supported the team” rather than “Joined the Team, we can handle that on our end. However, these folks need to sign the release which that can do using the attached form and make sure these are bought to the office on Wednesday, 3/24 at 7 pm or turned in at the Walk.
• People have registered under Join this team and the amount I've raised is not showing. How do I know how much I've raised? Online registrations are tallied separate from donations in Firstgiving.com. Carolina Canines will be totaling online registrations + donations + offline donations and registrations for a Team Total. The same goes for an individual.
• When can a Team Captain pick up the T-shirts for my team? Team t-shirts and goody bags can be picked up at the Walk on Saturday , March 27, 2010 beginning at 9 am. There will be a Team Registration table at Huge MacRae Park, Shelter 6 for all pre-registered teams.

Team Captains can bring their Teams registrations to our office (1200 N. 23rd St., Ste 101, Wilmington, NC) until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 if the Team wants to be included in the Top Fundraising Team and be eligible to receive special recognition the day of the Walk.

Individuals are encouraged to bring their registrations to our office the same day to be included in the Top Individual Fundraiser an be eligible to receive special recognition the day of the Walk.

Best Practices Recognition from Firstgivng.com

Imagine how excited I was to see in my inbox today an email from firstgiving.com in their weekly feature, Best Practices. Wow, recognition, from a national organization whose goal is to help people raise as much as they can for the causes they care about. The Best Practices feature goes out to thousands of users providing tips and techniques to help maximize the use of Firstgiving. Not only did the article feature Carolina Canines for Service, but it featured a recent Carolina Canines blog article about using firstgiving.com for the 4th Annual Walk for Those Who Can't.

Have you used Firstgiving to register for the 4th Annual Walk for Those Who Can't? It really is easy and with just a few clicks you can register as an individual or form a team. There's still time. The Walk is still over a week away. What are you waiting for?

Walk for Those Who Can't - Firstgiving Tip

Are you using Firstgiving.com/carolinacanines to raise money for the Walk for Those Who Can't? If you have supporters that want to donate offline (i.e. not using Firstgiving), that's okay. Here are some simple tips for recording your offline donations on your Firstgivng.com fundraising page directly from Firstgiving.com

How do I display offline donations on my fundraising page?
If someone donates with a personal check, there are two ways you can add them to your fundraising page.

Type their donation amount into your offline donation total.

Add their name, date, amount, or comment to your personal message.

Not sure how to add these? Learn how to edit your page.

If someone donates with cash, you can add them to your donor list by making a donation on their behalf to your page; just be sure to enter their name in the Display Name field.

Using Firstgiving for Walk for Those Who Can't

Firstgiving is a great tool for registration and online giving for an event like the Walk for Those Who Can't. But, with any tool, it can be confusing. There's been questions on how a person or team can see there Walk for Those Who Can't fudnraising total so, here are some commons questions and answers about using Firstgiving.

I registered for the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t and created a fundraising page, my amount raised still says $0.00 on my page?
Donations for registrations are tallied separately in Firstgiving from Donations made to your Fundraising Page.

How will my Team or Individual Total be determined?
Each person that registers for the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t makes a donation of $25 and can also create a fundraising page and set a fundraising goal. The fundraising goal does not include the registration donation.

When the Walk Planning Team tallies the donations to determine the Top Fundraising Team and Individual, we will include:
a) Registration donations for each registered person on a team or each individual
b) Donations made to the Team or Individual online using Firstgiving
c) Donations made to the Team or Individual offline

Here’s an example:
-Georgeanna has a team, The Legal Beagles
-They have a goal to raise $500; So far they have raised $0.00 online with Firstgiving
-The Legal Beagles Team has received $25 in offline donations
-The Legal Beagles have 5 adults and 1 child under 12 registered for the Walk with total registration donations of $150.00
-The Legal Beagles Team Total to date is $175.00 (Online registrations + online donations + offline donations)

How can I see who has registered on my team?

On the Team Page, in the upper right corner, click on the Team Name and another screen opens to show all the member of the team that have registered.

Walk for Those Who Can't -Tips for Creating a Fundraising Page

Here are some tips for individuals to register for the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t, joining a team and creating a fundraising page

First, register for the event and join a team:

Visit our nonprofit page at http://www.firstgiving.com/carolinacanines

• Click Get Started and Select 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t
• To register for the event, click “Yes, register online now.”
• Select the registration type, the number of people you’re registering, and read and agree to the waiver, then click Continue.
• If you’ve used Firstgiving before, log in to your account. If not, enter your email and click Continue.
• Fill out your account details and click Continue.
• Next, enter your registration details and click Continue.
• Join or add your team.
• If you’re registering another person, enter their registration details and add them to a team.
• Confirm your registration submission.
  

Next, create your fundraising page:

• Click Create Your Page at the bottom of the registration confirmation screen.
• Choose your web address and click Create Your Page.
• You’ve successfully created your page.
• To tell your story, add photos, set a fundraising target, then click Personalize and Share Your Page. Once you’ve edited it, click Save and Continue.

Now, click Email Your Friends to share your fundraising page with your community.

It's that easy and you are on the way to helping the mission of Carolina Canines for the 4th Annual Walk for Those Who Can't.

Registering for the Walk for Those Who Can't, Just A Click Away

Are you interested in registering for the Walk For Those Who Can’t, but you are not sure where to begin? Here’s some simple tips to get started.

Do you want to form your own team?
Visit http://firstgiving.com/carolinacanines and click Register for An Event and select the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t and follow the instructions on screen to:

• Register online ($25 donation required)
• Create your own fundraising page
• Register off-line

Once you have made your selection, you can easily create your own fundraising page and recruit people to your team or ask family, friends and co-workers to sponsor you by making a donation

Do you want to join an existing team?
Visit http://firstgiving.com/carolinacanines and click Join a Team

• Register online ($25 donation required)
• Create your own fundraising page
• Register off-line
• Locate your team and join them.

Here is a link to some helpful Q&As: http://help.firstgiving.com/

Folks are welcomed and encouraged to register for the Walk, create a team, and recruit others to help you reach your goal. There will be special recognition for the Top Fundraising Team and Individual! The total of registrations plus donations will be used to determine the Top Fundraising Team and Individual. All registrations must be completed by Wednesday, March 24, 2010 to be eligible.

Come out and meet the Army Wives and let’s make this the best Walk for Those Who Can’t yet!

Gifts Come in All Forms

The gift of giving is one of the greatest acts of kindness for humankind. Many of us stand on the side lines never to know the joy of giving to others. Quietly observing, wanting to take the next step, but not always sure how.

Taking he next step is easy with Carolina Canines Walk For Those Who Can't. Just taking a step will help us to train one more service dog for a person in need, help another prisoner learn a new skill while saving a shelter dog, visit with one more patient in a nursing facility, help one child find the love of reading or keep a victim of domestic violence safe for one more night.

How? By supporting Carolina Canines through the Walk for Those Who Can't. It is not too late to form a team or register as an individual, gather your friends and family to help you make that act of kindness reality. Feel awkward asking your friends and family to support you, then sign on to Firstgiving, firstgiving.com/carolinacanines, register and start a page, then send it to your entire email address book. Ask 50 people to give $5.00 and you raised $250.

Don't miss your opportunity for a random act of kindness today!