Part 1 – Leading Powerful Fundraising Teams: Formulas of Successful

Team Captains

Friday, November 6, 2015 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to create connections between people to grow your team

• Understand how to best leverage tools and resources to raise funds individually and for your team

• Learn how to tap community and corporate connections

• Understand how to organize your team for success and longevity through committees

Team Captain Presenters:

• Michael Augustine – Team Velox Rota

• Cathy and Bill Onufrychuk – Team Onos

• Rudy Mendez and Chris Potter – Team Wingman

Team Velox Rota Team Captain: Michael Augustine

• Facilitate connections between people to grow your team

• Lead powerful fundraising teams

• Leverage tools and resources to raise funds individually and for your team

Team Velox Rota

• First MS event: MS 150 Breakaway to the Beach (Rocking NC to Myrtle Beach SC in 1997.

• First Team event: Cape Cod Getaway 2005 (18 people and $13K in fundraising)

• I am inspired by every person I meet that fights MS every day of their life.

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Team Onos Team Captains: Cathy and Bill Onufrychuk

• Team Captain Fundraising

• Team Fundraising

Team Onos

Overall Fundraising!

• Making it personal • Changing your approach over time • Providing updates on progress

Team Fundraising!

Team Wingman Team Captains: Chris Potter and Rudy Mendez

Who is Team Wingman

• First Bike MS was in Oct. 2012 with Chris, Andrew, and Rudy we raised $12K

• We grew the team to 26 riders who raised over $50K in 2013

• We had 81 riders who raised over $150K in 2014 • This year we have 104 riders and are over $160K

on a goal of $200,004 • I continue to be inspired by all those living with MS

who are not only on my team, but also those who I meet along my journey to FUND a cure for MS.

MS kills connections… Connections kill MS!!! • With over 20 cyclists living with MS we are able

to bring an aspect to show why and who you are helping when you donate money, time, or products.

• Several riders who are out in memory of a family member are special advocates to companies or friends with companies to donate product for FUNdraising.

• Give the companies a reason to enjoy their donations or the fun it creates.

Your Team is your main RESOURCE of ideas and volunteers for FUNdraising

• Talk to your team, get to know them and you will realize that either they or someone they know has the ability to take care of all aspects of the team. When you do this t helps entrench them into your “Family” and helps generate more interest from their contacts.

Having a platform for ideas

• We have hosted fundraising parties in order to gather and have an open forum of events and ideas. Great time to socialize and realize talents of your team. It also gives the opportunity to write out a calendar of events in order to not overlap so much.

Ask, Ask, Ask • Participate in Community/City events.

– Market Days, Car Shows, BBQ Cook Offs, and Parades, etc.

• Local Restaurants love helping locally • Chain Restaurants usually have a fundraising

program in place • Local breweries love giving away beer • Does your company have a matching program?

– Why not? – Partner with HR

Organize your team for success through committees

• Formed a Board of Directors: – Operations – Communications – Advocacy – Rider Safety – Training – Treasurer

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