HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M A TOP INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER?
Click here or go to What's Happening > Leader Boards to see our LEADER BOARD with up-to-date results.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Click "Register to Walk" and complete the registration to join the event.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TEAM CAPTAIN AND TEAM MEMBER?
Team Captains are individual walkers that are willing to create a team to fundraise COLLECTIVELY together and who recruits other team members to join. When you sign up to start a team, you will automatically be assigned the role of Team Captain and will receive special communications about the event. A team member is an individual walker who is registering to join a team that has been created. Any funds that an individual walker raises, whether they are the team captain or team member, will be 'credited' to the individual and be collectively added to the team fundraising total.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO SIGN UP AS A TEAM CAPTAIN?
When you click 'Register to Walk', select the 'Start a New Team' option. After you complete the registration, you will be prompted to create your individual and team pages. Once your team page is set up, you can start recruiting walkers from your network to join your team or request supporters to make donation to you specifically or to your team overall.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO SIGN UP AS A TEAM MEMBER?
Once your team is created, click 'Register to Walk' and select the 'Join an Existing Team' option. After you complete the registration, you will receive your individual fundraising page that will be connected to your team page. After you receive your fundraising page link, you can start to request supporters to make donations to you specifically or to your team overall.
HOW DO I SIGN UP IF I DON'T HAVE A TEAM TO JOIN?
You can join the walk and fundraise individually by completing registration by clicking 'Register to Walk" and selecting the 'Register as an Individual' option. After you complete the registration, you will automatically receive your individual fundraising page. After you receive your fundraising page link, you can start to request supporters to make donation to you specifically.
HOW MUCH IS REGISTRATION?
Funds raised through registration fees, donations, and sponsorships help support YWCA’s programs and services for survivors such as shelter, therapy, legal support, childcare & more.
ATTN FUNDRAISERS: registration fees do not go toward your fundraising total, but are counted in the overall event total, so it still supports our programs and services.
DO I HAVE TO WEAR HEELS?
No, but you can if you want to! We invite the entire community to walk with us in support of an important cause and to raise awareness about ending gender-based violence, in any shoes you’d like.
WHY IS MY SUPPORT CRITICAL?
By walking with Your YWCA, you are committing to end violence in our community. Support for Walk a Mile helps raise funds for our programs and services for survivors—and it’s support that matters!
WHAT ARE THE FUNDRAISING PRIZES?
Individual Fundraiser Prizes
$200 Raised = Walk a Mile T-Shirt
$500 Raised = Walk a Mile Cooling Towel
$1000 Raised = YWCA Tumbler
$2500 Raised = Brave Bluetooth Speaker
$5000 + Raised = Complimentary Tickets to YWCA Events for 1 year + Foot Spa Package
Top Fundraising Awards
• Top Individual Fundraisers: 1st – 5th place
• Top Sponsor Team Fundraisers: 1st – 3rd place
• Top Community Team Fundraisers: 1st – 3rd place
• Top Student Fundraiser: 1st place
• Top Title Team1 (NEW!): 1st place
WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO CREATE A FUNDRAISING PAGE FOR MYSELF?
If you are a Team Captain – you WILL need a Team Page! We can help set it up for you – just send us an email.
If you are an individual walker, we understand if you do not want to set up an individual page. You can share your team page link or the event page link with friends and family to raise donations to support your team’s goal.
IS THERE A FUNDRAISING MINIMUM?
No. We appreciate any effort, even if it is just registering to walk! However, this event is an annual fundraiser for Your YWCA, and the funds raised help ensure our services to survivors remain uninterrupted.
HOW ARE DONATIONS MADE?
Donations can be made directly from the Team or Individual Page so they are counted towards the Team Fundraising goal.
Checks can be made payable to YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley and mailed to 375 South Third Street, San Jose, CA 95112 (mention Team/Walker name in the memo line please.)
WILL SHOES BE AVAILABLE/WHERE DO I GET SHOES?
Like last year, we are not offering shoes at the Walk. However, this year we WILL have a station where you can donate to YWCA to get your pair of heels from a limited inventory that you'll be able to wear this year and for years to come. Otherwise, participants are invited to show up as they are! For those who already have their own pair, or specially-crafted shoes, please wear them—we look forward to seeing them.
HOW AM I HELPING?
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes is a light-hearted event to raise awareness about a very serious issue – gender-based violence. The walk raises much needed financial and community support for survivors of violence and sexual assault. Your donations help us provide emergency shelter, childcare, medicines, counseling, legal aid and so much more!
CAN I FUNDRAISE AFTER THE WALK?
Of course!! We will not stand between you and your fundraising prowess! Your fundraising page will remain open for 3-4 weeks after the walk. If you need more time, just let us know.
WHAT IS YWCA’s TAX ID?
Our tax id is 94-1186196
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YWCA?
Click here to read our annual report.
WHO IS THE BEST CONTACT IF I NEED HELP?
Philanthropy Team: philanthropy@yourywca.org