Tools and Tips

Let’s put the “fun” in fundraising. Check out the great guides, useful documents and digital downloads below to help you reach and surpass your fundraising goals!

Thank you for all that you do to support people with lupus and their families

Online Fundraising Guides:

• Make your Online Fundraising Center do the work for you
  This instruction sheet will guide you through updating your fundraising page with pictures or videos, uploading your contacts, sending emails and collecting donations.
• Sample Email Messages
  These are sample emails you can use to solicit donations, recruit team members and thank donors
• Team Captain Guide
  A step-by-step guide to assist you with forming your team and getting your fundraising started.
• Corporate Team Captain Guide
  A step-by-step guide for team captains working in a corporate environment
• Local Media Outreach Toolkit
  A step-by-step guide for contacting your local media, sample letters and talking points
• A to Z Fundraising Ideas
  Use these ideas to plan your next fundraising event
• General Fundraising Tips
  Use these tips to make the most of your fundraising campaign

Other Useful Documents:

• Walk Event Flyer
  Print this flyer and hang at your local coffee shop. Or send it digitally to friends and local businesses and spread the word about the Walk in your community
• Corporate Team Flyer
  Get your co-workers involved in the fun! Print this flyer and hang in the break room at work, or send digitally to rally your colleagues to support a great cause
• Offline Donation Form
  Send this to your donors who prefer to donate offline via check
• How Donations Are Used
  An overview of the Lupus Foundation of America’s program and initiatives. Send to inquiring donors or bring with you to your next fundraiser
• The Impacts of Lupus on the Body
  Lupus is a mysterious disease. Use this graphic to educate yourself and your supporters about how lupus impacts the body

Digital Downloads:

• Team Walk Logo Guidelines
  When your team wears their team walk t-shirts or promotes a team activity, they are proudly proclaiming their support for efforts to end lupus and its devastating impact. Designing your own team materials and t-shirts for the Walk is a fun way to motivate your team, build camaraderie and get noticed before and on walk day. If you choose to create walk team materials, please follow these important guidelines. Right-click the links and choose “save target as” to download the team walk logos.
  
  

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• Social Media Images
  For you to use as a profile picture or to share on your social media platforms. To save the image, right-click the image and choose “save picture as.” When you upload it, be sure to add your fundraising page link or www.WalktoEndLupusNow.org as a caption to the cover photo.
  
        
         
  
       
  
       
  
  
• Cover Photos
  You can use these cover photos on your Twitter and Facebook profiles. To save the image, right-click the image and choose “save picture as.” When you upload it to Facebook, be sure to add your fundraising page link or www.WalktoEndLupusNow.org as a caption to the cover photo.