Ideas
We’re calling on Jet Pull participants to raise $100,000 this year to help fund lifechanging research, programs and services for everyone affected by MS. You got this! Below are some easy, fun ideas to kick-start your fundraising.
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Get Online
Dive into your Fundraising Center
Set a goal and aim high
Make a self-donation to kickstart your fundraising and show others that you’re leading the way.
Personalize your page by sharing your story for why you’re registered for MS Jet Pull. You can even create a custom URL!
Add fundraising milestones which allow you to create mini goals to inspire your donors to give a little bit extra to reach your next milestone. Add competitive milestones, such as, “halfway to my goal,”, to the mission milestones we’ve included for you, to show donors how their support is making an impact. If you raised $200 last year, consider adding a Help me reach my last year’s best milestone at $200.
Thank your donors
Click on the Donations tab where you can customize a thank you message for each donor and track who's been thanked.Add your fundraising link to your emails
Link your Fundraising Center to all outgoing emails with our custom email signatures.Set up donor incentives
Set any kind of prize as an incentive to donate – we once had one participant bake a cheesecake for anyone who donated $100 through incentives! It doesn’t have to cost anything – you can post a fun video of you dancing in honor of the donor. You can even add photos to the incentive to make it more enticing. Incentives show up on your fundraising page right beneath your thermometer as an option for donors. Set them up through your Fundraising Center dashboard.Create a QR Code of your Fundraising Center.
QR Codes are an easy way for people to access a link. There are many ways to make a QR Code — in Google Chrome on a desktop, right click anywhere on the page and click “Create QR Code for this page.” You can also use a free QR code generator online. Save the image file and print it to put anywhere or save it to your phone for others to quickly scan to make a donation. Bonus: When making a donation on a mobile device, there are multiple payment options, such as Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and more.Add a personal video or stream to your fundraising page!
This is a great way to make a personal ask, tell your story or document your journey. You can pre-record a video and use the stream embed, or live stream directly to your fundraising page.
Harness the Power of Social Media
Share your story, videos and photos across your social.
You can also tag donors to thank them and ask for new donations.Launch a Linked Facebook Fundraiser from your Fundraising Center.
Learn how to use Facebook to power your fundraising.Download the National MS Society App
The apps are a powerful tool to help you raise funds and awareness for a world free of MS. There are exciting new features — like physical challenges to mobile check deposit — to help you go the extra mile in your fundraising and connect with your community.
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Get Creative
- Birthday, Anniversary or other Celebration Fundraising
In lieu of gifts, ask friends and family to donate. - Game Night
Get people to donate to participate in a fun board game night! - Garage Sale
See what you can sell and donate the proceeds. You can also gather donated items from others. You can also host a sale through a livestream or video call, or email or text pictures of the items for sale. - Matching Gifts
Many companies offer matching gifts, which double or even triple donations with no extra effort on your end.
- Birthday, Anniversary or other Celebration Fundraising
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Get Moving
- Track Your Steps
Set a certain amount of miles or fundraising goal you’d like to achieve by a specific date. Track your steps on the National MS Society app then share the goal with your friends and encourage them to donate to your fundraiser (e.g. $1 = 1 mile)!
Download the app today!
- Track Your Steps
