Fundraising tips

YOU CAN STILL FUNDRAISE UNTIL JULY 8!

By fundraising for United Way Toronto, you’re contributing to our Community Fund, which funds agencies helping hundreds of thousands of people throughout our city. Because of your fundraising efforts, we are able to help people move from poverty to possibility. Because of your taking to the streets and running, we are able to build healthy people and strong communities. And because of your generosity and time, we are helping kids be all they can be. We can’t do this vital work without you—by joining us, we’re all working to build a better city.

Together, we can make the 10th anniversary of the Scotiabank Rat Race for United Way the best one yet. Take action, fundraise and reach out to your network of friends, family and coworkers. When you register online, you will have a personal fundraising page and account created where people can donate and support your run. From it you can access great tools that can help you raise funds quickly and easily. Watch the helpful video tutorial below to get started.

ASKING PEOPLE TO SUPPORT YOU USING EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA IS EASY!

Once you’ve created a personalized fundraising page or revisited your page from last year, you can get started by connecting with your family and friends via email and social media—it’s easy to do. Watch this helpful video tutorial for more:

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THE RAT RACE IS NOW ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

It’s the 10th anniversary of the Scotiabank Rat Race for United Way and we’re inviting all our ‘rats’ to check out our special Facebook page, United Way Toronto, which features photos, a special giveaway and lots of other fun extras, plus our Rat Race inspired Twitter feed. Just follow us @unitedwayto for up-to-the-minute information and news about the event. Plus, we want to hear from you too! Share your photos, fundraising tips and running advice on our Facebook wall or by using the hash tag #RatRaceTO when tweeting!

GET PLEDGES VIA SMART PHONES

Now when you send out your “sponsor me” email from your online personal fundraising account, your friends, family and coworkers with smartphones (iPhone, Blackberry etc.) can donate to you right through their smart phones! It’s quick, easy and safe to do.