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Team Page Information Sheet for Team Captains
As team captain, you now have the ability to see whats happening with your
team whenever you want to The team page was added in response to team
captain requests to see who is walking on their team and how much money
they are raising
What is a team page and how do I get one?
– A page is created for each subteam on walkamericaorg By default it
displays the team name, walksite, WalkAmerica date, the walkers who have
registered online, a photo and a fundraising message You do not have to
do anything to create the page
How can the team page help my team raise more money?
– Increase the number of walkers who register online The list of online
registered walkers is displayed on the team page If you want everyone to
see whos walking, you must promote signing up and fundraising online
Online walkers raise more money than offline walkers
– Your teams goal and progress toward that goal can be displayed on your
team page Teams raise more money when a goal is promoted
– You can ask your vendors to donate to your team online This is a great
way to get vendors to contribute
– Ask people who cant or
dont want to walk can make a personal donation
to the team
– You can email the team page link to recruit walkers and solicit
donations
– You can tell the story of your team ambassador or other reasons why
your team is participating in WalkAmerica on your team page Making a
personal connection to the mission increases walker participation
– You have access to team reports so you can monitor walkers progress
and encourage everyone to fundraise
How can you access these new features?
– One person per team is assigned to be the teams online administrator
Contact your WalkAmerica representative to become the administrator If
you created your team online for 2007, you are automatically the online
admin
What does an online administrator do?
– As the online admin you have the ability to edit the team page, see
team reports and enter offline team funds You will also be signed up as
a walker and will have a personal page Both pages are accessed with the
same username and password
How do I recruit walkers and promote online fundraising? Communicate,
communicate, communicate
– Email everyone in your organization asking them to join your team and
fundraise to help save babies Include the link to your team page in the
message
– Have a kickoff with the opportunity for walkers to sign up on the spot
internet access required
– Use the information in your online reports to monitor your teams
progress Share with everyone “ how many have signed up, how much has
been raised, who the top walkers are so far, etc
– Offer incentives to walkers who raise the most money online”a day off
with pay, the bosses parking spot”get creative
– Have fundraising contests “ who can raise the most money online in a
week or a day? Offer a prize to the winner or to all who raise a
specified amount
– Keep walkers up-to-date on team plans for WalkAmerica day
– Report your team results and thank everyone for participating after
WalkAmerica day
If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact the
walkamericaorg help desk by emailing ofthelp@marchofdimescom or calling
888 274-3711
Tips for Walkers: Register online Fundraise online
10 Easy Steps to Success
1 Go to wwwwalkamericaorg
2 Sign-up:
Previous online walkers
click LOGIN on the left side
of the webpage
enter your username password well send it to you if you
forgot it
update your profile”you can change your team or walksite or
create a new family team if you would like
New online walkers
click on then choose your walking status by selecting one of the
following:
I am walking with an EXISTING company, school, organization,
Family Team or other group
I want to create a NEW family team
I am walking as an individual
3 a Team Walkers: find your team name on the following page or type it
into the search box Once you find your team, click on it and find
your specific location or sub-team This may take a few clicks If
there are too many teams listed, sort by state at the top of the page
Once youve found your sub-team, click on it to go to your
registration page
b New Family Team creators: select your walksite, click on it to go
to the page where you create your Family Team Youll enter your team
name and team address and click submit Next youll register
yourself as a walker on that team by completing
your personal profile
c Individual Walkers: select your walksite, click on it to go to
your registration page
4 Fill out all information”your username is very important”and click
submit
Record your username and
password for future reference
______________________________________________
5 Now youll see the web address for your page
wwwwalkamericaorg/yourusername
6 You can customize your webpage with a photo and a personal story if
you would like
7 Start fundraising Online fundraising is optional, but the average
walker does raise more money online and with less effort because
donors can pay online by credit card or PayPal
8 Just send out emails to everyone in your address book by copying your
web address into an email message, include a note, and watch the money
roll in
9 Follow up with those you contacted via email, by phone or in person
10 Be sure to use online and offline fundraising because some people
prefer being approached in person Use your best judgment
If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact the
walkamericaorg help desk by
emailing ofthelp@marchofdimescom or calling
888 274-3711
Online Registration and Fundraising: Photo Tips
Uploading and resizing your photos
Add a photo:
1 Your photo must be saved into your computer or on a floppy or CD when
you begin this process The system will only accept jpg or jpeg or
gif file formats and a file size less than 250k If you need to
modify your photo to meet these requirements, see Resizing your
photo below
2 LOGIN to your page and click on the EDIT Page tab
3 Click the Browse button in the photo box and browse your drives for
your personal photo
4 Select the photo you want and it will automatically be inserted into
your webpage Note: you will not see the photo on your page until you
click Save my Changes at the bottom of the page
5 Feel free to add a caption to the photo
6 Remember to click Save my Changes at the bottom of the page
Resize your photo:
1 Use your photo editing software to resize the photo and save in the
appropriate format
a If you have a digital camera, you can use the software that came
with the camera
b If you do not have a digital camera, but have an electronic
photo, most computers are pre-loaded with a basic photo
viewing/editing program on their system
1 Open your photo within the photo editing program The March of Dimes
does not provide technical support for photo editing programs, seek
help from your software provider if needed
a You can crop the photo to remove unnecessary background area
which helps reduce the file size of the photo Cropping cuts
away the parts of the photo you dont want
b To see the new file size, first go to File in the upper left
corner, select Save as and save your modified photo with a new
name and the jpg or gif extension, then go to File again and
go to Properties you should be able to see the size of the new
file
c If you do not want to crop your photo or it is still too large
after cropping, find the place in your program where you can
change the resolution of your file in some programs you choose
your resolution when doing Save as High resolution photos
are needed for
good quality prints, but low resolution photos
are all thats needed for viewing on the web A low
resolution/small file size photo also loads onto the webpage
quickly Repeat step 2b to see the size of your new file
If your picture meets the above conditions, but it continues to fail to
upload into our site, please contact the walkamericaorg help desk by
emailing ofthelp@marchofdimescom or calling 888 274-3711
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