Fundraising Tips

1. Set your fundraising goal
   The higher your goal, the more you will raise! No one will hold you to it, but just by setting the bar high, you are on the way to getting there! We ask that all participants raise at least $75, but why not set a goal of $100, $200 or even $500!
   
2. Define Your Fundraising World
   Tell everyone you know! Include old friends from high school or college, your kids’ teachers and classmates’ parents, colleagues, local businesses you patronize, your doctor, even acquaintances. Your world is bigger than you think, and you can include them all on your solicitation list.
   
3. Start Online
   Set up your personal page on our website, compose an email (or use one of ours) and ask everyone you have an email address for to support your Relay team. You’ll be amazed at how quickly people will respond!
   
4. Be Creative! Five Ways to raise at least $75
• Ask 5 (or more) friends and family members to support you at $15 each
• Email just 5 colleagues to support you at $8 each and submit a company matching gift form. (matching gifts are the easiest way to double your donations!)
• Host a fundraising party and charge $10 for each guest
• Put a jar of jellybeans on your desk and charge $1 for colleagues to guess how many are in the jar.
• Ask at least one person for a $75 gift