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Fundraising

Fundraising Made Easy | Fundraising Incentives

Fundraising is one of the most important elements of Bike MS. Your fundraising provides help for today and hope for tomorrow by funding education programs, support services, advocacy, and research. Each cyclist is required to raise at least $300. However, the majority of cyclists go above and beyond the fundraising minimum. So, set your sights high and earn great prizes, all while helping fight MS. All donations to the National MS Society are tax-deductible.

Fundraising Made Easy

Whether you are participating as part of a corporate team, a friends and family team, or as an individual, these quick tips will help you maximize your fundraising efforts.

Step #1: Set Your Fundraising Goal

The fundraising minimum for the Bike MS is $300, but can you achieve Thousandaire status? Keep in mind that you will want an attainable goal and there is always an opportunity to adjust your goal throughout the Bike MS season. Once you’ve settled on your goal, make sure log into your account and update it.

Step #2: Set Up Your Bike MS Personal Page

Did you know if you set up and actively update your personal page you can raise on average two to three times more?

  • Start by logging in to your Participant Center.
  • Once you access your Participant Center, you can update your personal fundraising page (and your team page if you are a team captain), track your progress, and reach out to your friends and family with the e-mail templates. Each time you send an e-mail from your Participant Center, a link to your personal fundraising page (and team page) is automatically added. 
  • From your Participant Center home page, you can download the Bike MS Facebook application. The application allows you to donate your profile picture to the NMSS logo, send a stream story where your friends can click directly on the status update that you send through the application to donate to your efforts, and view your personalized fundraising badge.

Having trouble using your account? View our how-to guide (pdf) or watch a video tutorial.

Step #3: Know Your Networks

Make a list of every person you know — the obvious (friends and family) and the not-so obvious (neighbors, acquaintances, business associates, team members, alumni associates, etc.). You have just created your donor list. Need extra help? Use the Know Your Networks worksheet (pdf) included in the fundraising toolkit to the right.

Step #4: Ask Away!

You have created your personal page, set your goal, and made your "ask list"; next comes what many people think is the hardest part of fundraising, the ASK. Tell everyone what you are doing — the excitement is contagious and your story will inspire others. Articulate why you are taking on the Bike MS. Your commitment will be the reason they choose to give you a donation.

  • Be sure to make the "ask" through social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn): We make it easy for you to set up automatic status updates and asks to your entire Facebook network with Boundless Fundraising. Log into your account and click on the Boundless Fundraising with Facebook button to set it up today.
  • Think outside the fundraising box. This is a unique fundraiser and there are tons of unique ways to fundraise. Put on your thinking cap and get creative with it! Need inspiration? Check out the 101 Fundraising Ideas document in the fundraising resources box to the right.

Fundraising Incentives

The goal of Bike MS is to raise money to create a world free of MS. To help our participants reach their goals, we offer incentives at different fundraising levels. So, set your sights high and earn great prizes, all while helping fight MS.

2014 Bike MS: Virginia's Ocean to Bay Ride:

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2014 Bike MS: Ride Virginia: 

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