Remember: The Light The Night staff is here to help with any tools, tips or ideas

to help you reach your personal and team fundraising goals!

Online Fundraising: The most effective way to fundraise… customize your personal fundraising

page and send the link to all your contacts!

Social Networking: Post a shortened version of your fundraising letter on your media sites with

a link to your personal fundraising website. Message friends and family to get more people

involved. Challenege friends to “Like” and “Share” your page to hit new audiences!

Personal Letter Writing/Email Campaign: LTN staff can provide templates for you to customized

as needed.

Paper Icon Sales: Sell Light The Night (LTN) paper icons for $1 - $5 at your company or local

business. LLS can provide these for you upon request!

Matching Gifts: Ask if your company has a matching gifts program. You may be able to double

your fundraising this way!

Utilize Family & Friends: Ask them to join your team or fundraise on your behalf. Have them

help by sending letters, emails, or hosting events. Please contact LLS staff if you have family or

friends that are out of the area and you are interested in building a National Team.

Yard Sale: Display Light The Night signs and make sure customers know the proceeds go to Light

The Night. LTN staff can provide educational materials and information for you to display.

Host a Tournament: Suggest a minimum donation to enter and and offer a prize to the winning

team. Golf, Dodgeball, Tennis, and Kickball are all great tournament ideas.

Live, Silent, or Online Auction: Secure donations and spread the word about your fundraising

through an auction.

Game Night/Poker Night: Suggest a minimum donation to enter and/or a donation to compete

in each game.

Bowl-a-Thon: Rent a group of lanes or the entire building from a bowling alley, and start

soliciting teams. Before purchasing lanes, ask the bowling alley if they will donate some or all of

the lanes to you. Charge an entry fee for participants and spectators. You can even set it up

FUNDRAISING IDEAS

tournament style or have donated prizes awarded for most strikes, lowest score, or even most

gutter balls!

Car Wash: Pick a busy location for your car wash such as a gas station or your high school

parking lot. Make sure your location has exterior water access and that you have permission to

use the space and the water. Make signs to promote the event, gather your team members and

supplies, and you’re ready to go!

Jeans Day: For a donation of $5, employees can wear jeans to work on a designated day.

Employee Giving: Employees designate a specific dollar amount to be deducted from their

paychecks. It can be a one-time gift or set up on a recurring basis.

Potluck: Have your co-workers bring in a dish and suggest a minimum donation for employees

to eat lunch.

Team Spirit Day: For a donation of $5, employees can wear a jersey, t-shirt, sweatshirt, or hat of

their favorite sports team.

Online Fundraising Quick Start Guide

Step 1: Sign into your fundraising page Visit http://www.lightthenight.org/va/. Enter your username and password that you received in your welcome email after registering. Once signed in, you can change your username and password, or reset your password if you don’t remember it.

Step 3: Start new post Select the “Manage Posts” drop down menu and select “New Post”.

Step 2: Select “Personalize Pages” Once you’ve signed in select the last tab, “Personalize Pages”. This will show you all of your current posts.

Step 4: Write your post Tell why you are walking, talk about your inspiration

Please contact LLS Support Services at: 888.557.7177 or SupportServices@lls.org

Step 5: Add picture Select the camera icon to add a picture or image

Step 7: Select Your Photo Now that your photo has been uploaded select it

and click “OK”

Step 9: View all posts Once you save you will be brought back to

“Personalize Pages” here you can view how others

see your fundraising page

Step 6: Upload new picture You can use a LLS provided image or upload your own by selecting the “Upload New Photo” button

Step 8: Save Post Now you are ready to publish. Select the “Save”

button or “Save as draft” if you’d like to come back

to it without publishing first

Step 10: View your page Now that you’ve personalized your page it’s time to

share it with your friends, family and coworkers