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3 #MyMTMChallenge Guide Yu ve decided t participate in the #MyMTMChallenge. S awesme! Nw what? Find everything yu ll need here: Let s D This: What is #MyMTMChallenge?... 4 Quick Start Guide... 4 Chsing Yur Challenge... 5 Starting Yur #MyMTMChallenge Page... 7 Campaign Dashbard Managing Yur Campaign Making Yur Challenge a #MyMTMChallengeSuccess #HELP! And FAQS #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 3 16

4 What is #MyMTMChallenge? #MyMTMChallenge is a fun way t supprt cmpletin f the new yuth and cmmunity center here at Cuntryside. The prcess culdn t be easier: 1. Chse a challenge 2. Create yur page 3. Share, share, share, SUCCESS! Chse Yur Challenge Supprters chse a challenge r activity they will cmplete if they reach their gal. Terrified f heights? Pledge t g skydiving! Lking fr smething a little tamer? Hst family and friends fr a game night. Fr help and details see Chsing Yur Challenge. Create Yur Page Once yu ve picked yur challenge take the 7 steps t setup yur #MyMTMChallenge page. Yur page is where peple will g t supprt yur campaign. Dnatins g directly t Cuntryside earmarked fr the MTM Campaign; n muss, n fuss, n handling mney. See Starting Yur #MyMTMChallenge Page fr step-by-step instructins. Or, if yu re mre f the independent type, there s als a Quick Start Guide belw that skips all the details. Share, share, share, SUCCESS! Once yur page is setup share it with yur scial circles thrugh channels like , Facebk, Instagram, Twitter, r ther channel f chice. See Making Yur Challenge a #MyMTMChallengeSuccess fr tips n hw t make yur campaign all that it can be. Quick Start Guide Dn t need step-by-step instructins with screenshts? Yu ve cme t the right place my tech-savvy friend. Here s the quick start guide fr independents like yu! 1. G t and click Start My Campaign 2. Welcme t ur campaign landing page! Click Set Up Yur Challenge and fllw the steps t create yur page. 3. Frm yur campaign dashbard yu can share yur page, edit yur inf, update yur supprters n yur prgress, cllect ffline dnatins, etc. If yu need help see Campaign Dashbard r #Help and FAQs. #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 4 16

5 Chsing Yur Challenge The ptins are endless when it cmes t chsing yur challenge. Pick frm the ideas belw r create smething ttally unique t yu! Whatever yu d make sure it s FUN! If it s a challenge yu re ging t cmplete, pick smething yu knw yur friends and family wuld lve t see yu d! If it s an activity they ll be invlved in make it smething they ll lk frward t! Fr any challenges that will cst mney t cmplete find ne spnsr wh will cver the csts. Yur supprter s cntributins are tax-deductible and must g 100% t the cause. The church is nt able t cver the csts frm funds raised. #TheIRSsaysS. #MyMTMChallenge Ideas: Idea: Afraid f heights? Peple wuld pay t see yu: Parasail Repel Skydive Bungee-jump Hw It Wrks: Ask supprters t g t yur page and give. Once yu raise yur gal get ready t say AHHHHHHH! Pr Tip: Pledge t G Live n Facebk r Instagram when yu g thrugh with yur challenge; r share a recrding s supprters are in n the fun! Idea: Have a life event? Dnate yur Birthday Anniversary Mther s Day Father s Day Graduatin Wedding Hw It Wrks: In lieu f gifts ask family and friends t visit and supprt yur page. Pr Tip: On average life events raise mre mney than any ther kind f challenge! If yur favrite kind f activity is passivity this is the challenge fr yu. Idea: Want t d smething crazy? Smething s ridiculus peple wuld pay t see yu g thrugh with it? Pledge that when yu hit yur gal yu will #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 5 16

6 Shave yur head/cut yur hair/dye yur hair Swim with sharks D ne push-up fr every dllar yu raise Cmplete a bt camp Cmplete a crss fit prgram Stay in a haunted htel Play vide games all night Sing karake G t a cmedy pen mic night Run in a mud run G mnths withut shaving Hw It Wrks: Set yur gal and pledge t cmplete yur challenge nce yu reach it. Pr Tip: Pick smething yur friends and family just culdn t imagine yu ding. The mre ut f yur cmfrt zne it is the mre peple will want t see yu d it! Idea: Have a talent? Share it! Guitar Pian Painting Phtshp Phtgraphy Wd wrking Handy wrk Hw It Wrks: Give lessns, sell yur creatins, d the wrk yu lve t d. Have peple give t yur page in lieu f what yu wuld nrmally charge. Pr Tip: Make it easy n yur supprter; have yur page up and ready t accept payments at the time f service r sale! Idea: Lking fr smething a little slwer paced? Invlve yur family and friends in these inclusive initiatives: Hst a game night Hst a backyard BBQ Have a yard sale Hst a viewing party fr yur favrite sprts team Hw It Wrks: Invite guests t yur huse fr any number f activities. Ask fr an entry gift t be given t yur page. Pr Tip: Make yur event fun! Create invites and include the link t yur page, r have a cmputer with yur page up when peple get there! REMEMBER THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS! LET YOUR CREATIVITY RUN FREE! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 6 16

7 Starting Yur #MyMTMChallenge Page Yu ve picked yur challenge and yu re super excited t get started. Nw it s time t create yur page. Head ver t and click Start My Campaign. 1. Welcme t ur landing page fr the #MyMTMchallenge Campaign! Click Set Up Yur Challenge 2. Start yur wn campaign (versus jining an existing team). 3. Name yur campaign and set a gal. Need help n what yur gal shuld be? See the FAQs. #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 7 16

8 4. Describe yur event. Campaigns that tell a stry raise 3x mre than thse wh dn t! 5. Select a pht fr yur campaign s peple knw it s yu! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 8 16

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10 7. Cngrats! Yur campaign is up and running. Lk at that handsme gent. Time t make the dnuts! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 10 16

11 Campaign Dashbard Managing Yur Campaign Once yu ve setup yur campaign yu will land n yur campaign dashbard. This is yur cmmand center t share yur page, update yur supprters n yur prgress, recrd ffline dnatins, edit yur campaign and mre. This is yur dashbard. Let s see what yu need t knw t get where yu want t g. Let s start with the navigatin ptins n the left-side f the screen: 1. My Fundraisers: This is yur main dashbard page. 2. View: This will pen a new tab that shws yur dashbard in a different style. 3. Edit: Here is where yu can g t change the name f yur campaign, change yur gal, yur summary, and add pictures and vides. 4. Team: If yu wanted t recruit thers t help yu with yur campaign yu wuld be able t manage yur team here. This is used mstly fr events like walks where team captains have thers walking n their team. #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 11 16

12 5. Advanced: This ptin will drp dwn a list with these ptins: a. Reprt Center: run a reprt n all the peple wh have given t yur campaign. This helps when yu want t make sure yu remembered t thank everyne wh supprted yu! b. Offline Dnatin Manager: recrd dnatins yu may have received ffline s they cunt twards yur gal! c. My Fundraiser Widget: Have a website yu d like t integrate yur campaign int? This prvides the cding t d that. What abut the tabs in the middle f yur dashbard? 1. Set Up: This is the tab yur page is n by default. Frm here yu can share yur page thrugh Facebk, Twitter r Traffic: See hw many peple have visited yur page 3. Dnatins: See wh has dnated t yur campaign. raised fr yur campaign. 4. Raised: See the mney yu have Q: Where d I get the link t share my page if I dn t want t sign in t my scial media accunts frm here? A: Yu can grab the link fr yur campaign n the right-hand side f yur dashbard, belw yur picture: That s it! Share yur campaign and get ready t meet yur challenge! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 12 16

13 Making Yur Challenge a #MyMTMChallengeSuccess The mst imprtant tip t make yur challenge a success is t share, share, share! Once yu ve cmpleted yur page yu can share it directly frm yur page r cpy the link frm yur dashbard. Here are sme ther pr tips n hw t make yur campaign a success! Pr Tip: The mre ways yu share the mre yu raise, s make sure t use all yur available avenues (Facebk, Twitter, Instagram, , etc.). If yu nly have time t share n ne platfrm, Facebk is king. Of dllars raised n scial media ver 90% cme thrugh Facebk! Pr Tip: The early bird gets the wrm! Sharing and prmting yur campaign as sn as yu start is a prven way t succeed. The mst successful campaigns raise 30% f their gal in the first 2 days, and 51% by the end f the first week. Pr Tip: Dn t frget t share with thse that dn t have scial media! Call r family r friends that aren t nline. Pr Tip: Be the first t dnate t yur campaign. Campaigns that launch with a dnatin already n recrd are mre likely t succeed! Seriusly there are psychlgy studies that shw peple are mre likely t give t smething ther peple are giving t. I guess we re all bandwagners in ur subcnscius! #HELP! And FAQS Gd never meant fr us t g it alne! We re right here fr yu every step f the way. If yu need help at any step f yur jurney yu can reach yur #MyMTMChallenge Cach, Jenna Gnzalez, at jgnzalez@cuntryside.cc r by phne at ext In the meantime, here are sme frequently asked questins t help yu n yur way! Q: D I have t setup a page? What if I just want t ask peple t give? Althugh yu dn t have t setup a page it s the single best way t make 100% sure yur campaign is credited with the mney. If yu cllect mney ffline please make sure checks are made ut t Cuntryside Christian Center with MTM in the mem line. Cntact Jenna by the address r phne number abve and she will help get the mney t the right place. Funds just placed int the ffering will g t MTM if marked but will nt be credited t yur campaign. Q: Hw d I decide what my gal shuld be? A:D yu knw at least 10 peple yu think wuld give yu $50? Then maybe $500 is the right gal fr yu! Knw 100 peple that wuld give yu $10? Sunds like $1,000 fits well. D yu knw Oprah? Maybe $1 mil is mre yur style! (Seriusly if yu knw Oprah we need t talk). Q: What if I dn t reach my gal? Will peple get their mney back? A: N wrries mn! Every penny raised is a huge help! Unfrtunately we cannt refund mney back after it s been dnated. #TheIRSsaysS Q: What if I exceed my gal? A: Awesme sauce! Feel free t adjust yur gal and keep ging! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 13 16

14 Q: I hit my gal and dn t want t extend it. Nw what? A: If yu had an event (like a yard sale, game night, etc.) that was part f yur fundraising yu re all set! If yu vwed t cmplete a challenge nce yu hit yur gal it s time t put yur mney where yur muth is! Shw yu supprters sme lve by sharing vide f yu cmpleting yur challenge r even better g Live n Facebk and Instagram! Q: Peple dn t seem t be giving t my campaign; what can I d? A: Did yu fllw all the Pr Tips? Try sharing yur campaign again and really let peple knw why yu re passinate abut this prject! Q: What if smene gives me an ffline dnatin r desn t want t dnate nline? A: Great prblem t have! Offline dnatins dnatins nt given thrugh yur nline page can be recrded by ging t yur dashbard. Click n Advanced n the left side f the page then click Offline Dnatins Manager. Yu can recrd yur ffline dnatin here and even keep it annymus if yu need t. Q: What if smene s dnatin isn t shwing up n my page but they said they gave? A: Please cntact Jenna and she can help with this! Q: I m ging t g skydiving r have a challenge that I will need help paying fr. What d I d? A: Fr any challenges that will cst mney t cmplete find ne spnsr wh will cver the csts. Yur supprter s cntributins are tax-deductible and must g 100% t the cause. The church is nt able t cver the csts frm funds raised. #TheIRSsaysS. Q: What d yu mean under Starting yur #MyMTMChallenge Page, step 7, when yu say Time t Make the Dnuts? A: Time t Make the Dnuts was a ppular 80s cmmercials fr Dunkin Dnuts featuring Fred the Baker. We say time t make the dnuts when it s time t get things ging. It makes us giggle. If yu re curius we suggest lking fr Fred n YuTube. Q: What s the deal with all this # stuff? A: Fr thse f us arund lng befre the internet the # is the pund sign n the phne. Yu ve heard it n the autmated calls, please put in yur zip cde fllwed by the pund sign. Nw we re asked t use them n ur scial media; s what d they d? Simply put hashtags are used t put cntent int categries and track discussin tpics. When yu use #MyMTMChallenge n scial media we ll be able t see all the psts made n that tpic by using that hashtag! #MyMTMChallenge Guide Page 14 16

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