Tools and Tips

Let’s put the “fun” in fundraising. Check out the great guides, useful documents and digital downloads below to help you reach and surpass your fundraising goals!

Thank you for all that you do to support people with lupus and their families!

Online Fundraising Guides:

• Make Your Online Fundraising Center Do the Work for You
  This instruction sheet will guide you through updating your fundraising page with pictures or videos, uploading your contacts, sending emails and collecting donations.
• Team Captain Guide
  A step-by-step guide to assist you with forming your team and getting your fundraising started.
• Corporate Team Captain Guide
  A step-by-step guide for team captains working in a corporate environment
• A to Z Fundraising Ideas
  Use these ideas to plan your next fundraising event
• General Fundraising Tips
  Use these tips to make the most of your fundraising campaign

Other Useful Documents:

• 2024 Walk Flyer
  Print this flyer and hang at your local coffee shop. Or send it digitally to friends and local businesses and spread the word about the Walk in your community
• Offline Donation Form
  Send this to your donors who prefer to donate offline via check
• How Donations Are Used
  An overview of the Lupus Foundation of America’s program and initiatives. Send to inquiring donors or bring with you to your next fundraiser
• The Impacts of Lupus on the Body
  Lupus is a mysterious disease. Use this graphic to educate yourself and your supporters about how lupus impacts the body

Sample Fundraiser Social Posts for use on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Sample 1: 1.5 million Americans suffer from lupus - a cruel and unpredictable autoimmune disease that can impact any organ of the body.  I'm walking in Atlanta to end lupus.  Please support my efforts and the Lupus Foundation of America's vision of a life free of lupus.  (add a link to your walk donation page)  #lupuswalkga #endlupus #lupusawareness

Sample 2: Lupus is a leading cause of death in young women. No one should die from this cruel disease.  Please support my efforts. (add a link to your walk donation page) #lupuswalkga #endlupus #lupusawareness

Sample 3: I'm walking in the Walk to End Lupus Now Atlanta because you don't have to look sick to be sick.  Help me support the Lupus Foundation of America and end this cruel disease. (add a link to your walk donation page) #lupuswalkatlanta #endlupus #lupusawareness 

Sample 4: The Lupus Foundation of America has been a part of every major advance in the fight against lupus. I'm walking in Atlanta because I want to help end this cruel disease. Please support my efforts. (add a link to your walk donation page) #lupuwalkga

Using Instagram?  Don't forget to add your walk page link to your bio!