Getting started as a captain
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2. Donate now
3. Join my team!
4. Share the news
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Fundraising tools
Start your fundraising efforts off on the right foot.
Dear (Insert Name),
Join my Team in making a difference in lives of cancer patients and their families!
On [insert date] I will be participating in the MMRF Team for Cures: (Event Location) Walk/Run, to raise awareness and critical
funds to cure multiple myeloma as the Team Captain of [insert team name]. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
(MMRF) is a leader in driving the most innovative research on behalf of the myeloma community, to ultimately lead to a cure.
Their work has helped nearly triple patient survival, deliver fourteen FDA-approved treatments in 10 years, and launched
over 80 clinical trials.
Here is where you can personalize your email. Why are you participating? Explain why this cause is so important to YOU. See below for an example:
As many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 6 years ago.
As recently as 10 years ago, the life
expectancy of a myeloma patient was only 3 years. Today, that has more than tripled, thanks to the work of the MMRF in
funding collaborative research that is extending the lives of patients while they work relentlessly on a cure. An extraordinary
90% of the MMRF total budget goes directly to research and related programming, consistently earning them top rankings
from the nation's leading charity evaluators, including 18 years of 4-star ratings on Charity Navigator. Your support truly
makes a difference in the lives of multiple myeloma patients, including my mom.
I urge you to join me at the event as a member of [insert Team Name] or by making a donation on my fundraising page:
(Insert Link). Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
No one fights cancer alone, together we will reach the ultimate finish line: a cure.
Sincerely,
(Insert Your Name)
Dear (Insert Name),
Join my Team in making a difference in lives of cancer patients and their families!
On [insert date] I will be participating in the MMRF Team for Cures: (Event Location) Walk/Run, to raise awareness and critical
funds to cure multiple myeloma as the Team Captain of [insert team name]. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
(MMRF) is a leader in driving the most innovative research on behalf of the myeloma community, to ultimately lead to a cure.
Their work has helped nearly triple patient survival, deliver fourteen FDA-approved treatments in 10 years, and launched
over 80 clinical trials.
Here is where you can personalize your email. Why are you participating? Explain why this cause is so important to YOU. See below for an example:
As many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 6 years ago.
As recently as 10 years ago, the life
expectancy of a myeloma patient was only 3 years. Today, that has more than tripled, thanks to the work of the MMRF in
funding collaborative research that is extending the lives of patients while they work relentlessly on a cure. An extraordinary
90% of the MMRF total budget goes directly to research and related programming, consistently earning them top rankings
from the nation's leading charity evaluators, including 18 years of 4-star ratings on Charity Navigator. Your support truly
makes a difference in the lives of multiple myeloma patients, including my mom.
I urge you to join me at the event as a member of [insert Team Name] or by making a donation on my fundraising page:
(Insert Link). Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
No one fights cancer alone, together we will reach the ultimate finish line: a cure.
Sincerely,
(Insert Your Name)
Dear (Insert Name),
Join my Team in making a difference in lives of cancer patients and their families!
On [insert date] I will be participating in the MMRF Team for Cures: (Event Location) Walk/Run, to raise awareness and critical
funds to cure multiple myeloma as the Team Captain of [insert team name]. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
(MMRF) is a leader in driving the most innovative research on behalf of the myeloma community, to ultimately lead to a cure.
Their work has helped nearly triple patient survival, deliver fourteen FDA-approved treatments in 10 years, and launched
over 80 clinical trials.
Here is where you can personalize your email. Why are you participating? Explain why this cause is so important to YOU. See below for an example:
As many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 6 years ago.
As recently as 10 years ago, the life
expectancy of a myeloma patient was only 3 years. Today, that has more than tripled, thanks to the work of the MMRF in
funding collaborative research that is extending the lives of patients while they work relentlessly on a cure. An extraordinary
90% of the MMRF total budget goes directly to research and related programming, consistently earning them top rankings
from the nation's leading charity evaluators, including 18 years of 4-star ratings on Charity Navigator. Your support truly
makes a difference in the lives of multiple myeloma patients, including my mom.
I urge you to join me at the event as a member of [insert Team Name] or by making a donation on my fundraising page:
(Insert Link). Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
No one fights cancer alone, together we will reach the ultimate finish line: a cure.
Sincerely,
(Insert Your Name)
Team captain email signatures
Download one of our email signatures and drop into your professional or personal email for extra awareness.
Team Captain email signature
Run email signature
Walk email signature
1. Personalize your team page on Headquarters (ex: photos/fundraising goal).
2. Recruit as many people as possible when you share the link to your team page!
3. Help each team member reach their goal by checking in with them regularly.
4. Keep everyone up to date on your team’s progress.
5. Utilize social media to share your story.
6. Ask your team members if their employers would like to donate or sponsor the event.
7. Suggest that each team member set a personal goal for fundraising.
8. Build your team by encouraging each team member to get their friends/family to join.
Asking for small donations:
Ask several relatives for $25 each
Ask several friends for $10 each
Ask several co-workers or neighbors for $10 each
Email campaign
Recruit 5 team members who will commit to sending out 25 emails asking for a donation of $25
Fundraising events
Host a fundraising event with a fee of $5 per person with all of the proceeds going to your teams' goal
Facebook post & Facebook fundraising
Post your team page on Facebook asking your Facebook friends for $10 donations
Dear [Name]:
Your support is needed to make a difference in curing cancer for people in our community.
For over 20 years, in 13 locations across the country, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Team for Cures:
Walk/Runs have been bringing together patients, families, doctors, nurses, and community leaders to raise awareness and
critical funds to cure multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer. On [Event Date] the city of [City Name] will
once again host the MMRF Walk/Run to accelerate a cure.
The MMRF is a leader in driving the most innovative research on behalf of the myeloma community to ultimately lead to a
cure. Since its inception, the MMRF has raised over $500 million to support research, clinical trials, and related educational
programming. An extraordinary 90% of the MMRF total budget goes directly to research and related programming,
consistently earning them top rankings from the nation's leading charity evaluators, including 18 years of 4-star ratings on
Charity Navigator.
None of this would be possible without generous supporters in our community like you. With past donations the MMRF and its
partners have been able to nearly triple patient survival, deliver fourteen FDA-approved treatments in 10 years, and launch
over 80 clinical trials.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could contribute [amount] to the MMRF Team for Cures: Walk/Run [city] as a sponsor to
continue this urgent work to end cancer.
Information is enclosed on both the event as well as the MMRF, and we look forward to working with you to reach our ultimate
finish line: a cure.
Sincerely,
[Name]
The MMRF is a registered 501(C)(3) non-profit. Tax ID: 06-1504413
Dear (Insert Name),
Join my Team in making a difference in lives of cancer patients and their families!
On [insert date] I will be participating in the MMRF Team for Cures: (Event Location) Walk/Run, to raise awareness and critical
funds to cure multiple myeloma as the Team Captain of [insert team name]. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
(MMRF) is a leader in driving the most innovative research on behalf of the myeloma community, to ultimately lead to a cure.
Their work has helped nearly triple patient survival, deliver fourteen FDA-approved treatments in 10 years, and launched
over 80 clinical trials.
Here is where you can personalize your email. Why are you participating? Explain why this cause is so important to YOU. See below for an example:
As many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 6 years ago.
As recently as 10 years ago, the life
expectancy of a myeloma patient was only 3 years. Today, that has more than tripled, thanks to the work of the MMRF in
funding collaborative research that is extending the lives of patients while they work relentlessly on a cure. An extraordinary
90% of the MMRF total budget goes directly to research and related programming, consistently earning them top rankings
from the nation's leading charity evaluators, including 18 years of 4-star ratings on Charity Navigator. Your support truly
makes a difference in the lives of multiple myeloma patients, including my mom.
I urge you to join me at the event as a member of [insert Team Name] or by making a donation on my fundraising page:
(Insert Link). Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
No one fights cancer alone, together we will reach the ultimate finish line: a cure.
Sincerely,
(Insert Your Name)
