1. Recruiting: Team members can be anyone— friends, family, co-workers, or neighbors. Teams can all easily register online at movingtoendsexualassault.org. Whether you’re a corporate team or a team of family and friends, just be sure to ask everyone you know to join in on the fun.

2. Co-Captain: Assign a co-captain to help you run the team.  This is someone that can help you rally team spirit!

3. Raising Money: Fundraising comes more naturally when you make it personal.  Tell them why you and your team are participating in this event to help raise funds for Boulder County’s Rape Crisis Team.

Don’t forget to ask everyone who sponsors you if their employer offers matching gifts!

4. Really Having Fun! Being a team captain is an opportunity to share a great experience with friends and family members, or co-workers. It’s people coming together for a common goal and the accomplishment of a unique personal challenge! As a leader, it’s up to you to remind your teammates of why they registered. This can be more than a fundraising event — it can be a joyous celebration of how far we’ve come together!

1. What is the minimum number of people needed to make a team? You need a minimum of 4 people to qualify for the team prizes!

2. Does the team have to fundraise? No, there are no fundraising requirements for the Canine Classic but we do encourage you to do so!

3. Do we have to register as a team? No, each person needs to register as an individual participant. When they register they should enter the team name. 

4. Is there a team discount?   There is a registration fee for a Pack of 4. To qualify for this rate, two out of the four people must fall into one of the following categories: senior citizen, youth, student or non-profit employee

5.  How do we set up our team fundraising pages? To learn how to set up a team fundraising page, click here
Then you and your team members can set up their individual fundraising pages.  Click here for instructions.

Establishing a goal is an easy way to maintain motivation as well as give you and your team a benchmark for success. We encourage team captains to set goals for themselves and their teams, while keeping these tips in mind:

• Goals should be realistic, but significant. If it requires hard work to attain, it will be a source of more pride for your team.
• Don’t arbitrarily set a goal without input from the team. Having them believe in the goal from the word “go” will make your job as team captain that much easier.
• Lead by example. Share your personal fundraising goal with your team.
• Set a goal for team size as well as collective fundraising. Recruiting more team members can mean more substantial fundraising!
• Don’t keep your goal a secret! Use e-mail, team pages, and even internal company intranets and newsletters to communicate goals - and how close your team is to attaining them.
• If you are part of a large corporate team, have departments set their own goals to create some fun internal competition.

• Listed below are some ideas from other team captains, but you should feel free to add your own and share them with other team captains!
• Offer to do something unusual (e.g., shave your head, sing karaoke in a costume of the team’s choice, etc.) if your team reaches or exceeds its fundraising goal.
• Set up a drawing for the team, with each $500 raised netting you another chance to win a prize (For friends: A special home-cooked meal for the winner and their family; For employees: A day off).
• For corporate teams, reward the top fundraiser with lunch with the president. Give the person who recruits the most additional team members a reserved parking spot for a month.
• Hold your own silent auction with food and entertainment.
• Clean out the attic and basement with a garage sale and donate the proceeds. Have a team garage sale!
• Ask your favorite restaurant or bar to donate a percentage of one evening’s income to your team, possibly in return for sponsor privileges.
• BE SURE TO ASK EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

Special Thanks to our K9 Classic Teams!

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