Bike MS Team Captain Participating as a Team captain for the National MS Society’s fundraising event, Bike MS, is an opportunity for individuals to expand their leadership skills through meaningful interactions with community volunteer leaders, participants and Society staff. Team captains work together to contribute to a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS), through team fundraising activi- ties. Team captains will partner with Society staff to determine a success plan for meeting their desired goal. 2014 Key Dates Annual Meeting January 23 Team Captain Rally February 22 Meeting with NMSS staff Feb. - March MS Awareness Week March 3- 7 May Team Week May 26 - 30 July Team Week July 21 - 25 Team Captain Leadership Training March 25 Top 100 Club & Top Teams deadline October 31 • Almost 80% of dollars raised go toward the mission • Average team size is 18 members • 40% corporate teams, 60% friend & family teams • Those who use the participant center raise four times more than those who do not Tal Wright, Partner COMM360 Committee Chair & Board Member [email protected] Successful Team Captains will: • Raise money to fund reseach, and programs and services for people living with MS • Mentor team members to maximize their fundraising potential • Take an active role in building awareness and creating connections for the MS Community • Network with other team captains & individuals who are passionate about creating a world free of MS. Qualities Sought: • A passion for the National MS Society & working toward creating a world free of MS • Effective communication, organizational and leadership skills to drive team success • Demonstrate innovation to build a team committed to fundraising • Ability to inﬂuence others Commitment: • Set a realistic, but signiﬁcant goal for recruitment and fundraising • Attend the team captains rally and schedule a personal meeting with Society staff’ • Utilize the resources provided for fundraising through participant center • Communicate important & timely information to team members • Create a meaningful experience for the team • Attend specially-designed learning sessions to enhance leadership role as team captain Tools provided by the National MS Society: • Team Captain guide with timeline, fundraising and recruitment ideas, and matching gifts information • Participant center & guide with useful tips on how to set up personal and team pages and send emails through society website • Event collateral (posters, rack card, and trading cards) • Coaching & goal setting sessions with Society staff member • Access to the MS Center for Fundraising Development Leadership Programs and Classes Alix Moore Development Manager, Bike MS (678)534-3651 Alix. [email protected] • Top 100 Club membership • 2013 cost per participant was $154 • National fundraising average is $722 • 53% of participants raise the minimum pledge amount Things to know about Bike MS

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2014 Key Dates

Annual Meeting January 23

Team Captain Rally February 22

Meeting with NMSS staff Feb. - March

MS Awareness Week March 3- 7

May Team Week May 26 - 30

July Team Week July 21 - 25

Team Captain Leadership Training March 25

Top 100 Club &Top Teams deadline October 31

• Almost 80% of dollars raised go toward the mission• Average team size is 18 members• 40% corporate teams, 60% friend & family teams• Those who use the participant center raise four times

more than those who do not

Tal Wright, PartnerCOMM360Committee Chair & Board [email protected]

Successful Team Captains will:• Raise money to fund reseach, and programs and services for people living with MS• Mentor team members to maximize their fundraising potential• Take an active role in building awareness and creating connections for the MS

Community• Network with other team captains & individuals who are passionate about creating

a world free of MS.

Qualities Sought:• A passion for the National MS Society & working toward creating a world free of MS• Effective communication, organizational and leadership skills to drive team success• Demonstrate innovation to build a team committed to fundraising• Abilitytoinfluenceothers

Commitment:• Setarealistic,butsignificantgoalforrecruitmentandfundraising• Attend the team captains rally and schedule a personal meeting with Society staff’• Utilize the resources provided for fundraising through participant center• Communicate important & timely information to team members• Create a meaningful experience for the team• Attend specially-designed learning sessions to enhance leadership role as

team captain

Tools provided by the National MS Society:• Team Captain guide with timeline, fundraising and recruitment ideas, and matching

gifts information• Participant center & guide with useful tips on how to set up personal and team pages and send emails

through society website• Event collateral (posters, rack card, and trading cards)• Coaching & goal setting sessions with Society staff member• Access to the MS Center for Fundraising Development Leadership Programs and Classes

Alix MooreDevelopment Manager, Bike MS(678)534-3651Alix. [email protected]

• Top 100 Club membership• 2013 cost per participant was $154• National fundraising average is $722• 53% of participants raise the minimum pledge amount

Things to know about Bike MS