Team Captain Tools

Inspire hope. | Race for the Cure | Raleigh, NC | June 9, 2012

NOW is the time to start planning your team for the 2012 Komen NC Triangle Affiliate Race for the Cure®. Team Captains must register first to create your team. Each team member can then register by clicking "Join a Team" and searching for the Team name. Your team registration fee gets you to the start line, but it's team fundraising that will help find the cures!

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Helpful Document
Team Captain Worksheet (Excel file)

Team Captain Checklist
Use this checklist as a reminder of your next steps and to help you keep track of your progress.

• Start your Team by registering as a team captain.
• Choose a unique team name. Avoid beginning it with “the” or “team” to avoid confusion with similarly-named teams.
• Is your company willing to help with registration fees? Contact admin@komennctriangle.org for details.
• Set a goal for the number of people you will recruit and your fundraising goal.
• Be the first to make a donation! Take the Sweet 16 Challenge by asking 16 friends for $20 for a total of $320.
• Host a kick-off meeting or event.
• Send fundraising tips to all your team members, highlight the teams top fundraising member.
• Create fundraising incentives so all your team members meet or exceed their goals.
• Remind team members to log on to their fundraising pages to record all offline donations and send thank you notes.
• Need tips for building your Komen Race Team? Click here!

Team Fundraising
As the leader of your team, and therefore a leader in the fight to end breast cancer, it’s important for you to know and share with your team members the importance of fundraising. Simply registering and showing up on Race Day will raise awareness, but it's the fundraising dollars that will help find the cures.

One of the best ways to inspire your team members to fundraise is to lead by example and start fundraising yourself. To begin, view the Fundraising Tips. Once you have started your own personal fundraising effort, and you have some team members on-board, read on for information on setting up your team’s fundraising page as well as some great team fundraising ideas.

Team Awards
The ultimate reward is knowing you've brought our community miles closer to the reality of a world without breast cancer. But be sure to check out the Team Awards page for more information on how we thank our top performing teams!