Teams

You can participate in our team fundraising event by volunteering to raise funds either as part of a team or as an individual participant. When registering for a team you may be assigned a personal fundraising website. You can also volunteer to be a team captain.

Tip: If you participated in a previous team fundraising event, you may be able to form or join the same team. Be sure to enter the name of the team exactly. If Form again displays at the top of the page, you can start the team up again and you may also be able to indicate that you want to take on the captain role if no one else has. If the team has been formed again in this event by the original Team Captain or another team member, Join will display in the message at the top of the page.

When you form your own team, you are the captain of the team and have an important role in our fundraiser.

You may be allowed to associate your team with a company that you work for or that supports involvement in the event.

Form a Team Without a Company Association

Although many team fundraising events allow teams to be associated with or sponsored by a company, you can form a team without associating it with a company.

  1. On the event website, select Form a new team.

  2. Enter a Team Name.

  3. Set a Fundraising Goal.

  4. Continue with the registration process.

Form a Team Associated with a Local Company

  1. On the event website, select Form a new team.

  2. Enter a Team Name.

  3. Check Team Company for your sponsor.

    • If your sponsor is listed, select it.

    • If you sponsor is not listed, select Enter a new company and provide the required information.

  4. Select a Team Division if applicable.

  5. Set a Fundraising Goal.

  6. Continue with the registration process.

Form a New Team Associated with a National Company

National companies are set up in the system in advance and presented in a selection list to make sure they are represented correctly by name, locations, and so on.

  1. On the event website, select the Company List and the company name.

  2. If the company is sponsoring multiple events, a list of sponsored events displays.  Select your event.

  3. Select Start new team.

  4. Enter a Team Name.

  5. Check Team Company for your sponsor.

    • If your sponsor is listed, select it.

    • If you sponsor is not listed, select Enter a new company and provide the required information.

  6. Select a Team Division if applicable.

  7. Set a Fundraising Goal.

  8. Continue with the registration process.

Form a New Team Associated with a Regional Company

Regional companies are set up in the system in advance and presented in a selection list to make sure they are represented correctly by name, locations, and so on.

  1. On the event website, select the Company List and the company name.

  2. Select Participant in an event, and select your event from the list.

  3. Select Start new team.

  4. Enter a Team Name.

  5. Check Team Company for your sponsor.

    • If your sponsor is listed, select it.

    • If you sponsor is not listed, select Enter a new company and provide the required information.

  6. Select a Team Division if applicable.

  7. Set a Fundraising Goal.

  8. Continue with the registration process.

If you have friends or coworkers that have already registered as a team, you can join them in their fundraising effort. In most cases, you can access the Participant Center to create your personal web page that tells why you are raising funds. You can also view your Team page to see how much progress your entire team has made.

Join a Team Without a Company Association

  1. On the event website, select Form a new team.

  2. Select Join an existing team.

  3. Enter all or part of the Team Name, and select Search for a Team. If applicable, select the appropriate Division,and then Search for a Team.

  4. Find the team on the results list, and select Join.

  5. Continue with the registration process.

Join a Team Associated with a Local Company

  1. On the event website, select Join an existing team.

  2. Enter all or part of the Team Name, and select Search for a Team. If applicable, select the appropriate Division,and then Search for a Team.

  3. Find the team on the results list, and select Join.

  4. Continue with the registration process.

Join a Team Associated with a National or Regional Company

National companies are set up in the system in advance and presented in a selection list to make sure they are represented correctly by name, locations, and so on.

  1. On the event website, select the Company List and the company name.

  2. Select Participant in an event, and select your event and team from the list.

  3. Select Join.

  4. Continue with the registration process.

Recruit your coworkers, friends, and family members to join your team. Your Participant Center has email templates with suggested content to make it quick and easy to recruit teammates and communicate with them.

Customize the web page for your Team and encourage your team members to visit it for status updates and information. Adding a team picture or some inspiring artwork as well as a description of the team spirit and goals can make the page interesting.

Broadcast an encouragement message or meeting notice from your Participant Center that will display to each of your team members when they log in to their Participant Center.

Make a team member a Co-captain to help with communication and team duties as necessary. (If you can use this feature, the Promote action will display by the name of each team member.)

If you are participating on a team sponsored by a company, the company coordinator may also set up a website with aids to manage participant involvement.

Note: Your team does not have to be associated with a company.

Companies are categorized as Local, National, or Regional.

  • Local company, which is typically a smaller company within a community that encourages people to form a team to compete together at one specific event and can be entered by a Team Captain during registration if their name does not display under Company Selection.

  • National or Regional team companies, which are larger companies with multiple locations (such as a corporation) that support, or are associated with, a nationwide event that occurs in multiple cities throughout a certain time frame. Often official sponsors of the event, these National or Regional Team companies typically have enough employees to encourage multiple teams to form.