How to open your fundraising page A step-by-step guide

Step 1. Step 1. Go to our website Click on the link hmea.org/incredablewww.hmea.org

Step 2. Step 2. Go to the section that reads: “Be incredABLE! Participate in…” and click on the link to register.

Step 3. Step 3. Here you will begin the process of registering as an individual or as a team, or to join a team that has already been established.

Step 4. Step 4. Select “JOIN AS A NEW PARTICIPANT” Step 5. Step 5. Complete information (i.e. Team Name, Team Fundraising Goal, and Team Company) Click Next Step

Step 6. Step 6. Select the type of participation you and/or your team will be participating in. This year we’ve added a “Virtual Walker or Runner”, which is simply for anyone who wishes to participate in raising funds for the event, but who cannot physically be at the walk or run. The list of discount codes for staff and people supported at HMEA, as well as major sponsors has been sent to the programs and businesses. Additional Gift would be if you are making a donation to your individual or team page. Click “previous step” if you need to make a change or click “next step” to move forward.

Step 7. Step 7. Complete all the information “*” indicates required information (see next page for continuation of the Registration page.

The information in this section pertains to the individual who will have access to the Participant Center. This is where you will create your fundraising page, set your goal(s) and communicate with families, friends etc.

Step 8. Step 8. “The WAIVER” to participate in either the walk or the run MUST BE agreed to continue the registration process. The NEXT STEP button will turn on when you check “I agree…”

Step 9. Step 9. Your REGISTRATION SUMMARY page – If all the information is correct you can either Register another family member or complete the registration process. If the information is incorrect, you can cancel the registration and start again, or click the back arrow in your browser and correct the information from that point then move forward through the sheets.

Step 10. Step 10. This is where you will process any donations YOU make to your fundraising page or registration fees. Complete the required information and click SUBMIT.

Step 11. Step 11. This is your summary of registration. Now you will click either of the two ACCESS YOUR PARTICIPANT CENTER buttons, which will take you to the page where you can create your fundraising page, upload or input your contacts, etc.

Step 12. Step 12. This is where all the action begins… You can tab to Home, to , to Progress Page, to your Personal Page to your Team Page The first order of business is to set-up your Personal or Team page –Then add your contacts of family and friends, to invite to either join your team, or to donate to your page, to your address book. Then send them an asking them to support you and your team. You can send different s You can send a personal Thank You to your donors You can set a personal goal In the right hand column you have several links, most notably where you will add your offline donations Team Captains can write special notes of encouragement to their team, etc.

Step 13. Step 13. This page is where you will upload/enter your This page shows your progress toward your goal contacts This is where you can ‘edit’ your personal fundraising page This is where you can ‘edit’ your team fundraising page message. You can also change or load photo(s) message. You can also change or load photo(s).

Step 14. Step 14. Now that you have created your team or individual fundraising page it should look similar to this, only with your own story told. Now you can it to family or friends or even to businesses you have a personal connection to and ask them for their support