Fundraising Ideas

Link your fundraising page to Facebook. Learn how on the Fundraising Toolkit page.

For example, for each $50 donation, post a goofy video of you dancing in honor of the donor; for each $20 donation send your donor a handmade thank you card; or, for each $10 donation create a doodle and send it to your donor. Customize these with your talents! Visit your Fundraising Center to post these for your donors to see.

Host a movie night with your teammates, friends and family (you can also host from your own homes, too, through Teleparty). Incorporate fun games as well! Every time the word “bike” is said in the movie, everyone donates $1 to your team. 

Host an activity night. Encourage donors to contribute a set amount to participate. For example: - Bingo - Cooking Class - Trivia - Exercise/Yoga class - Dance party - Concert - Game night

Live stream your activity to your fundraising page for your friends and family to watch.

Keep a jar nearby to put all your extra coins in – it adds up! Or put it on your desk (or a communal space if allowed) at work.

Host a no bake, bake sale. Have people donate what they would spend on making baked goods for a sale. Instead of baking, they donate to you.

Use your training miles to raise funds! The Bike MS® App is a powerful tool to help you raise funds and awareness for a world free of MS. Authorize your app to sync to your Apple Health or Google Fit account to automatically track your activity in the Bike MS app. Set a mileage or fundraising goal you’d like to achieve by a specific date. Then, share the goal with your friends and encourage them to make a pledge (e.g. $1 for every 1 mile). If you use Strava (or a similar app), make sure to edit the title of your ride to reflect your donor. For example, “Darryl’s Donation Ride 50 Miles!”