Being a Team Captain

Team Captains play a huge role in our Welcome Walk. Team Captains are leaders who are responsible for getting their friends, co-workers, family members, etc organized and energized to fundraise. To all our Team Captains, thank you for your dedication and support! 


HOW TO BECOME A TEAM CAPTAIN:
1) Register Yourself as the Team Captain and create a fun team name
2) Get your team members registered. Through your team page, you can send emails and text messages to your networks to ask them to join your team. You can also post on your social media asking for people to join your team.
3) Start fundraising with your team! 

Tips for Team Captains 

COMMUNICATE WITH THE TEAM REGULARLY
*Touch base regularly via email, phone, or text message to make sure they understand how to set up their fundraising page and/or how to ask their networks to support their fundraising page 
*Keep the team informated on their progress- highlight a certain members fundraising efforts or when team members hit fundraising goals in a weekly team update email

BUILD AN AWESOME TEAM
*So many people in your networks may want to join your Walk Team- look for co-workers, friends, family members, groups you are associated with, etc
*Be sure to emphasize that if they join your team, they have an opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of refugee girls in Atlanta
*Seek people with different connections to widen the circle of possible donors and recruit others to join your team

MOTIVE AND ENCOURAGE TEAM MEMBERS
*Challenge the team and foster a fun, competitive spirit
*Always thank members throughout the process

MAKE SURE TEAM MEMBERS FEEL APPRECIATED
*Consider ways to recognize each team member
*Overly celebrate and congratulate them on walk day, emails, and text messages
*Most importantly, remember to recognize YOU and how your own contributions and efforts impact educational equity among refugee girls who attend GVP. THANK YOU, Team Captains! 


**Download our Team Captain Toolkit Here**