training for communities

Celebrate 50!

How to roll-out your community’s Campaign

After you’ve submitted all your information for your Celebrate 50! Location page

• Consider that the more people you have participating, the more $ you will raise

• Some suggestions to sign up participants:– Identify houses, programs, and volunteers that would be a

natural team– Identify a team leader for each team– Meet with team leaders one-on-one to help them register,

set up a team, and use the system*The Artez system generates automatic e-mails to encourage and remind people to fundraise

How to register to start fundraising

• Go to www.larche.ca/50 then click on “Sign up” under the New Participants bar

• Under location selection, click your community, click next

• Decide if you want to create a team, join a team or register as an individual

• Follow the screens

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Information for Team Captains

Team Captains

• The Team Captain is responsible for:1. Signing up new team members - This can be done by clicking under the Team Tab, “Recruit Team Members”

2. Motivating team members to fundraise3. Modifying the team page• The Team Captain could be anyone. Experience suggests

that an Assistant who is looking for some responsibility may be a good choice. People in existing leadership roles may be too busy to take on the additional responsibility.

How to Create a Team

• If this is your first time registering, under the New Participants bar, click “Sign Up”

• Choose the location you belong to, click next• Then click “Create a Team”• Choose a catchy Team Name• Choose a Fundraising Goal– More on this on the next slide

How to choose a team fundraising goal

• Consider the number of people you will be asking to join your team and fundraise

• Your goal is a guess based on the number of team members

• The goal can be modified later• Start by guessing $250 per team member as

an example• Avoid setting goals too high or too low

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I have been invited to join a Team. What do I do?

How to register under an existing team

• Click on the link in your e-mail OR for new participants, go to www.larche.ca/50

• Under the New Participants bar, click Sign up• Click the location your team belongs to, click

next• Under Registration Type, click Join a Team• Search for the Team Name or Team Captain’s

name, then click Search• Complete the fields and screens

Information for those joining a team

• If you have already registered as in individual, go to www.larche.ca/50

• Under Returning Participants, enter your user name and password, and click sign un

• Click on the Team tab• You will need to know the team name or the

team captain’s name• Complete the fields

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For Individuals not joining or creating a team

How do I register as an Individual

• Go to www.larche.ca/50• Under the bar on the left side of the page

called New Participants, click Sign Up• Click on your preferred community (this is

where your fundraised $ will go), then next• Click on Register as an individual• Enter your contact information, click next• Follow the screens

I’ve signed up, how do I ask friends and family for support

• Sign in to your personal fundraising page by going to www.larche.ca/50. Under the sidebar Returning Participants

• Enter your username and password. This takes you to your homepage

• Click on the Fundraising tab on the left side of the page• Click on “Get Supporters” in the Fundraising tab• You can type in each person’s e-mail that you’d like to

ask for support– Or you can import your address book if you would like to

send e-mails to all of your contacts• Customize the e-mail content to make it more personal

& then send your e-mails

How do I modify my Personal Page

• Sign into your personal home page by going to www.larche.ca/50. Fill in your user name and password under Returning Participants

• Click on the Fundraising tab• Make your changes and press save. Eg - modify

your goal, add images, add videos• If you’d like to upload your own image, be sure

to follow their size recommendations (1000 pixels wide and 270 pixels tall)

I’d like to join an existing team. What do I do?

• If you registered as an individual, you can join an existing team

• Simply log into your page, and under the Tab “Team” on the left side of the page, enter the team name to find this team (You must know the team name or team captain)

• Ask your family and friends to support you by sending them e-mails, under the tab “Recruit Team Members”