Collect sponsor money
The Stofwisseltour is not an ordinary cycle tour, it is a sponsored tour to raise money for research into metabolic diseases. That is why we ask all participants to raise money. We therefore challenge all participants to raise a minimum target amount of € 300 in order to make an actual impact. That seems like a lot, but with our tips below and which you receive from us via Whatsapp or e-mail, it is easily achievable.
Volunteers are given the opportunity to create a campaign page when registering, so that they can also collect sponsorship money.
Each participant receives a personal action page during participation in the Stof Wisseltour. Make your page personal: post your photo, share your motivation to join the Stof Wissel tour. Also share why support from others is so important to you and ask for a donation.
Share the link of your action page on social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, WhatsApp, SMS from your own page by clicking on the icon of your preferred platform. You can also download the QR code here. Also place the link to your action page in your email signature. Make a poster, place the QR code of your online collection box on it and distribute it in your neighbourhood. Don't forget to ask for a donation and thank you in advance for the support. Or put the QR code on your phone and tell everyone you meet about your online collection. Are they interested? Then ask them to make a donation via the QR code on your phone.
First approach your family and friends personally and ask if they want to donate. Then there will soon be donations on your counter and neighbors, colleagues and acquaintances will follow their example more quickly.
Tell everyone you meet about your participation in the Stofwisseltour. At work, during a party or at the association. Tell about your action page, share the QR code or link that refers to it. And ask them to sponsor you. Of course they are also welcome to come and cheer you on as a supporter.
Also contact the manager of your local supermarket to ask if you can collect the deposit vouchers from the packaging for a period of time. Send an e-mail to the door-to-door newspaper, the local newspaper and radio station about your participation. This will let everyone in your neighborhood know that you are participating and who knows that they would like to sponsor you.
Do you celebrate your birthday, farewell at work or anniversary, but don't really have a wish list? In lieu of a gift, ask for a donation. When inviting your party, state that your greatest wish is a donation for your participation in the Stofwisseltour and include the link to your action page.
Ask the manager of the supermarket to collect the deposit vouchers, ask a good relation or supplier, your cousin's company or simply your own employer to sponsor you: companies are often willing to sponsor you. It also helps to ask companies that focus on care for young people, scientific research into metabolic diseases or are involved in society.
It is also interesting for companies to sponsor your campaign from a tax point of view: donations to charities are tax deductible and there are often budgets for sponsorship.
In exchange for a donation you can place the logo of the company that sponsors you on your action page or on your social media and mention in the media that the company sponsors you.
Ask your donors to help you spread your campaign. Because they will also want you to reach your target amount. Ask everyone who has donated if they want to share your campaign through their own channels. Don't forget to ask them to tell you why they supported your action. In this way, others will follow their good example more quickly.
It is true that you do not see who they are for all donors. They have chosen to remain anonymous with their donation. We as an organization cannot see who they are either.
People donate most just before you start or during your participation. Keep raising money until you finish! Keep inspiring people to donate to you who haven't already. Have you given us permission to send you more information via Whatsapp? Then you will receive sample messages from us that you can forward directly via Whatsapp or SMS.
Share your experiences during breaks and your finish via Whatsapp groups and social media. And thank sponsors again for their support.
Write a blog on your action page to keep your (potential) donors and supporters informed about your training sessions and participation in the Stofwisseltour. Provide updates on your workouts and participation. And occasionally ask if they want to sponsor you or share your campaign.
Of course it is also possible to do the same by creating a Whatsapp group with your (potential) donors and supporters. Then don't forget to share the link of your campaign page from time to time. Will someone in this Whatsapp group become a sponsor?
Then thank him or her in the group so that others see it. This increases the chance of involvement and inspires others to follow suit. After a donation or in the days following the Metabolism Tour, thank everyone who sponsored you. Do that as personally as possible: call or send a personal e-mail.
It is true that you do not see who they are for all donors. They have chosen to remain anonymous with their donation. We as an organization cannot see who they are either. To thank them anyway, message everyone you approached to sponsor you after your ascent. In this message you state that you have reached the top and that you want to thank everyone for the support.
