Teams, Team Building, and Being a Successful Team Captain

Teams make a difference! Team members make a significant contribution by asking their colleagues, friends, and family to sponsor them with a donation to support LIFE Walk. Showing up on event day sends a powerful message. There is always power in numbers.

Team captains and co-captains are the volunteer leaders who help to build excitement and help teams reach fundraising goals. Every person that you recruit helps to promote awareness of organ and tissue donation.

Download more information in our Team Captain Kit.

Guidelines for Team Captains and Co-Captains

Team Captains and Co-Captains play an important role in helping to make LIFE Walk a success. To support you there are a number resources for download/printing available online at www.motteplifewalk.org.  The following tips are to help you get started.

1. Talk “LIFE Walk.”

2. Recruit at least 10 family members, friends, and co-workers to be members of your team.

3. Register online and take advantage of online fundraising by setting up a personalized fundraising page for the team or even yourself!

4. Set a fundraising goal and encourage your team members to surpass it.

5. Plan a team-building kick-off meeting or event – be sure to invite plenty of people.

6.  Spread enthusiasm and excitement while working together to reach fundraising goals. Encourage team members to set up their own personalized fundraising page.

7. Communicate frequently with team members to keep them informed of the team’s progress. Offer fundraising advice.

8. Provide team members with event-day information (e.g., date, time, place, gathering spot, etc.)

9. Create a team t-shirt, banner, or hat to boost team spirit and give your team the recognition it deserves!

10. Encourage team members to submit donations/pledges collected offline to you for submission to Gift of LIFE MOTTEP for LIFE Walk. (Offline pledges must be received and recorded by Gift of LIFE MOTTEP.)

11. HAVE FUN!!!

Team Member Roles

Team Captains recruit co-captains and team members. A recommended team size is 10 members. But all it really takes is two (2) people to make a team. The larger the team, the greater the need for co-captains, perhaps one for overseeing members who register online, one for overseeing mail-in registration, and one for overseeing event-day registration of team members.

Co-Captains work closely with the team captain. As a co-captain, you will help recruit members, and help get them registered and assist in setting goals and advising team members.

Team Members agree to be a part of the walk and are encouraged to raise funds. EVERYONE can be team member!

Where can you find team members?

• Talk “LIFE Walk” to all of your friends, family members and co-workers.

• Send a letter or an email to everyone in your address book.

• Ask people/staff at your favorite or frequented establishments (e.g., restaurant, salon, store, barber, doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.).

• Ask people at your place of worship, school, neighborhood, community center, etc.

• Ask your fraternity or sorority associations.