Every dollar you raise makes a difference for Craig patients! As a private, nonprofit rehabilitation facility, Craig Hospital relies on donations to help patients achieve their best possible outcomes. By fundraising, you empower patients as they learn to thrive following a catastrophic injury. On behalf of the Craig Foundation and Craig Hospital families, we thank you for what you make possible!
Pedal 4 Possible: At the Raceway supports unique programs that are vital to patients’ holistic rehabilitation and help them rebuild a life filled with possibilities, but these programs are not covered by insurance. They rely on donations from generous people like YOU! These programs include:
• Therapeutic Recreation (TR)
• Nurse Advice Line
• Community Reintegration
• Music Therapy
• School Program
• Assistive Technology
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Research
This guide will help you support patients and programs through achieving your fundraising goals. Together, we can give patients the resources they need to thrive.
STEPS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS
STEP 1: CREATE YOUR PERSONAL PAGE
Personalizing your Fundraising Page with inspirational content is the first step toward achieving fundraising success!
A Personal Page was established for you when you registered. After you log in, click on the blue Participant Center button in the top right of the screen to access your page and customize it with your fundraising goal, Craig story, pictures, and why you’re riding. Some people even record a video about why Craig is important to them and upload it to their page!
If you need assistance with your personal page, contact us and we’ll get you set up!
Not sure what to do next? Check out this handy list of steps to get the most out of your participant center and jumpstart your fundraising!
Click the Email tab on the left side of the screen to access the email builder.
Upload your contacts and send emails to your family and friends to let them know about your fundraising efforts! You can build your own emails or use our predesigned templates.
In your participant center, you can edit your goal, keep track of your fundraising milestones and see who has donated to your page.
Make sure you add your reason for participating on your personal page! Add a photo or video, update the page title, and create a custom url to share with friends and family.
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Step 3: SET A GOAL
Every dollar you raise impacts Craig patients! Set a goal (aim high!) in your Particpant Center and log in often to track your fundraising progress. You will earn fundraising prizes if you raise $300 or more by November 4. Remember, 100% of every dollar you raise goes directly to Craig patients and programs. When you meet your fundraising goal, consider stretching it higher. The more people give, the more we help Craig patients!
Step 4: MAKE A PERSONAL DONATION
Jump start your fundraising by making a self-donation. Family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and social media connections are much more likely to give if they know you are invested, too. Plus, you will be on your way to earning fundraising prizes!
Step 5: SEND EMAILS
Log into your Participant Center and send emails to your family and friends.
We have pre-written templates for you to use, or you can select a blank template and create your own. Feel free to edit our templates too! You can also copy the text from the sample emails and send emails from your own email account.
The email page will also keep track of who you have emailed, who hasn’t been thanked for their donation, and more!
Tell everyone why you’re participating, send them updates on your fundraising progress, and share how their donations make a difference.
You can import your contacts individually or via import.
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email quick tips:
1. When you registered, you received a sample email titled Pedal 4 Possible Sample Email: I’m Getting Active for a Purpose! to start forwarding right away. Make sure you include the link to your Personal Page and instructions on how to donate in your emails.
You can find and edit your url on your Participant Center dashboard.
2. Add yourself to your email contacts so you receive a copy of what you send! On the “sent emails” page you can view a list of sent emails, who received them, and when they were sent, but once the email is sent, the body of the email cannot be viewed again.
3. Not ready to send? That’s ok! You can create your email, and save it as a template and come back later to send.
Step 6: GET SOCIAL
Use Facebook*, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn to reach out to your family and friends for support and to provide updates on your fundraising progress. Share the link to your Fundraising Page, and include #P4P24 on your social media efforts. Customize the samples below:
*Please note that for funds to count toward P4P and your personal fundraising goals, online gifts must be made through your Personal Page rather than a Facebook fundraiser.
Step 7: CORPORATE SUPPORT
I’m registered to ride in Pedal 4 Possible on 10/26. Please support me in my efforts to support patients at Craig Hospital. <insert personal page link> #P4P24
Many companies support their employees’ favorite charities. Ask your employer if they would be interested in sponsoring P4P: At the Raceway. We have a variety of levels that will showcase your company while supporting Craig. To learn more about sponsorships and discuss support, contact Caroline Craven at ccraven@craighospital.org or (303) 789-8578.
Matching gifts are a great way to make your fundraising dollars go further! Many companies have a matching gift program that will match or triple your donation. Check with your company’s Human Resources department for more information and ask your donors if their companies will match donations too! Our EIN is 23-7352287.
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Step 8: Ask Again!
Start early and fundraise often! Ask in person, make calls, send emails, and post on social media. Don’t forget to share your Personal Page and why Craig is important to you. It takes an average of three asks for someone to make a gift, so follow up with those who don’t respond. Remind them that 100% of their tax-deductible donation supports Craig patients.
Step 9: SAY THANKS!
Thank your donors in person, by phone, with a card, through email, and on social media. Share photos and videos from P4P and express your gratitude for their support. Let them know that their donation directly impacts Craig patients!
We have a template ready to use in your Particpant Center! quick tip: Sample email:
Dear Family and Friends,
Thank you for donating to Craig Hospital’s Pedal 4 Possible (P4P) on my behalf. I am so grateful for your support!
P4P is accessible to participants of all abilities and levels. It’s a fun event and I had a blast celebrating what is possible following a spinal cord or brain injury.
Thanks again for investing in Craig patients. Every dollar of your donation supports critical programs like Therapeutic Recreation, Music Therapy, Assistive Technology, and more. These programs are vital to patient’s holistic rehabilitation and aren’t covered by insurance.
[INSERT
PICTURES OF YOUR EXPERIENCE]
Check out my personal page: <insert Personal Page link>
Thank you for what you make possible!
[YOUR NAME]
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Step 10: DONATION DETAILS
Donations can be made online at pedal4possible.org. Select “Donate” at the top of the page, and search for the name of the participant or team. If donors don’t have a specific participant or team to support, general donations can be made to Pedal 4 Possible.
Contributions can also be mailed directly to the Foundation. Checks should be made payable to “Craig Hospital Foundation” with “P4P” and the name of the participant (if you are donating to a participant) written in the memo.
Craig Hospital Foundation 3425 S. Clarkson Street Englewood, CO 80113
If you make an online donation of $250 or more, you will receive a receipt for tax purposes in the mail in addition to an email acknowledgment. Donations made online under $250 will be acknowledged via email. Please contact us if you need a copy for your files. Donations of any amount made offline will receive an acknowledgment letter in the mail.
Please do not mail cash. If a sponsor gives you cash, write a personal check and make note of the donor’s name and address or make an online donation in the donor’s name.
The Craig Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit [EIN 23-7352287], tax-exempt charity registered and in good standing with the IRS. All donations made in support of Pedal 4 Possible are 100% tax deductible. Please consult your tax advisor.
HOW TO VIEW YOUR DONATIONS
In your Participant Center, scroll down to the “Me” section and you will see a list of donations by name and amount. You can download the list of donors as a csv file and email them through your personal email account, or you may use our “Donation Thank You” email template to send to all donors at once through your Participant Center.
To email your donors, click on Step 4: Thank Your Donors in the What to do next? section of your Participant Center and you will be taken to your email page.
From there, click on the Donors tab to select who you would like to thank.
quick tip: The email center will keep track of who you have thanked if you send emails directly from your Participant Center.
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Step 11: AMPLIFY YOUR IMPACT: START A TEAM
Ask others to join you (minimum 2 participants per team)! When you register as a team captain, a Team Page will be set up for you. Set a team goal (we recommend $300+ per participant!). Personalize your Team Page by uploading a team photo and sharing why Craig is important to you. You can also embed a YouTube video directly to your page. Encourage your team members to fundraise with their own Peronal Pages and challenge them to recruit new members. Let everyone know that fundraising creates impact for Craig patients!
Sample email:
Dear Friends and Family,
I am participating in Pedal 4 Possible: At the Raceway to support Craig Hospital and I would love for you to get involved!
As you know, Craig Hospital is very near and dear to my heart. [INSERT PERSONAL REASON] and I’m asking everyone in our family and all of my friends to join Team [NAME].
I hope to raise at least [$AMOUNT] for critical programs that are vital to patient’s holistic rehabilitation and aren’t covered by insurance. These programs include Therapeutic Recreation, Music Therapy, Assistive Technology, and more! Together, Team [NAME] can empower Craig patients as they learn to thrive following a catastrophic injury.
To join my team, click here <insert Team Page link>, or email me directly at [EMAIL] and I’ll help you register.
If you can’t join my team, please consider donating – 100% of every dollar goes directly to Craig patients, so even $5 or $10 has a real impact! <insert Team Page link>.
This is a huge deal for me, and I’m looking forward to having you on the team!
[YOUR NAME]
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Step 12: FUNDRAISING RECOGNITION
Thank you for being a Craig champion! We look forward to celebrating your fundraising success with some awesome prizes at the following fundraising levels:
Your participant registration fee does not count towards reaching the prize levels.
Participants who raised $300 by 8/23 will receive their jersey or Summit Top before the ride. Didn’t make it? That’s ok! Your jersey or dry-fit Summit Top will be mailed to you after the ride.
Prizes are cumulative. For example, if you raise $500 you will be awarded the custom PEARL iZUMi jersey or Summit Top and the $500 level prize. Each team member must individually reach the fundraising minimums for prizes (multiple team members cannot combine funds raised to reach the prizes). quick tip:
P4P QUICK START GUIDE
Use this Quick Start Guide as a reminder of the key steps on maximizing your fundraising efforts! This guide will help you support patients and programs through achieving your fundraising goals. Together, we can give patients the resources they need to thrive.
General Questions
Janna Fisher jfisher@craighospital.org
303-789-8347
Volunteering
Abby Copilevitz acopilevitz@craighospital.org
303-789-8108
Fundraising & Registration
Sydney Zeman szeman@craighospital.org 303-789-8868
