How To Fundraise

Never fundraised before? Contact us!

If you have never fundraised before and are keen to support people with MS, please do not hesitate to call us. We are available to make it easy for everyone to achieve their fundraising goal to help people living with MS. Call 1800 287 367 or email msc@msaustralia.org.au at anytime.

Before you get started, read about our fantastic 2009 fundraisers and team captains to see how they helped people with MS.

Set a fundraising goal

Setting a fundraising goal communicates to sponsors that you have a personal target to achieve. Let your sponsors be part of that experience of contributing towards something bigger than a simple donation. People donate because they respect the person asking them. They will feel good about their donation because they are supporting you personally and they are helping you reach your personal fundraising goal.

Set a fundraising plan to achieve your goal

Setting a plan to achieve your goal is the best way to ensure success! Look at your strengths and contacts to work out the most efficient way to use your time to achieve a great result. More often than not you will surpass your goal just because you executed your fundraising plan and your sponsors noticed how passionate (and organised) you were and so they respond by exceeding your expectations.

Easy example: If you decided to set a goal of $4,000 you could plan to:

  • Run a trivia night for 100 people (will get 10 people to organise a table each) - $2,000
  • Ask for online sponsorship from friends and co-workers (20 people x $50) - $1,000
  • Ask for matched funding ($4,000) or a company donation - $1,000

Read about MS and where your money goes

Educate yourself about Multiple Sclerosis. It is also a great idea to read about MS Australia's
programs and services offered for the benefit of people living with MS.

Promote your efforts

Let everyone know about what you plan to achieve and promote this great thing you are doing to help people living with MS. People want to help and may offer a donation or even their time to help with your fundraising. People give because they want to support you and your fundraising, why not let them!

Great ways to promote your efforts are:

  • Send an email with a link to your webpage asking for sponsorship. You may be surprised by the amount of support you receive in such a short space of time.
  • Place a notice on your company Intranet or sporting/community newsletter.
  • Send an invite for people to sponsor you on Facebook.
  • Why not ask if you can send something out in your company’s payslips that are sent to employees.
  • Place posters up around your workplace.
  • Insert your fundraising goal and link to your webpage on your auto signature.
  • Join the Melbourne Summer Cycle Facebook Event Group.

Enquire about matched funding

Many workplaces and organisations are more than happy to support a good cause, a huge bonus being if they can be seen to support their employees at the same time, all you have to do is ask! You could also offer to put your company's logo on your web page to show everyone who visits that they are supporting your fundraising efforts for this cause. Click here to find out more!