11 Cities. 1 Mission. Join the PALS Fundraising Challenge!
WEEKLY SHOUTOUT: PALS New York
PALS New York is kicking off Week 2 of the P2P challenge! Can they get to $7,000 this week?!
Together, we’re raising $77,000 across 11 cities for 11 weeks!
Each program city has a goal of raising $7,000 before the start of summer!
As a Participant or Volunteer Leader, you have the opportunity to be a champion for PALS by sharing your personal fundraising page and inspiring more people to join our mission. Through your fundraising efforts, PALS is able to provide travel assistance, financial aid, university housing, meals, and unforgettable experiences.
Participating Cities
Check out the top fundraising cities HERE!
📍 Philadelphia
📍 New York
📍 New Jersey
📍 Los Angeles
📍 Cleveland
📍 Boston
📍 Baltimore
📍 Chicago
📍 San Francisco
📍 Washington, DC
📍 Atlantic City
Let’s come together and make this the biggest PALS fundraising campaign yet!
How-to Get Started
Follow us on social media and use our campaign hashtag: #PALSFundraisingChallenge
resources & Support
We will be supporting you every step of the way - providing opportunities to celebrate your successes, offering opportunities for face time to have questions answered, and providing resources!
Weekly Office HOurs
We will be hosting weekly office hours every Wednesday from 4pm - 4:30pm EST on Zoom. All are welcome! This is an opportunity for you to meet with PALS Staff to ask questions, share progress, and get motivated.
City Power Sessions
Every week, the highlighted city will be invited to join their city’s Power Session on Zoom. This is an opportunity to get hype with your city! You can bring questions, meet people in your program city, highlight top performers, and celebrate your city’s success!
**Zoom link will be provided via email during your city’s week.
Fundraising Toolkit
Check out our Fundraising Toolkit to find tips & tricks, fundraising ideas, support & resources.
Challenges & Prizes!
We’ve got a lineup of challenges & prizes to keep you excited, creative, and motivated.
⬇️ Check out our first challenges that will be running all season long ⬇️
Create your fundraising page and receive your first donation to win a prize!
Raise $250 and earn PALS Swag!
There is SO MUCH MORE coming.. stay tuned!
Have questions or need support setting up your page?
Email Brittany, PALS Development Associate at support@palsprograms.org.
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Create your personal fundraising page by clicking HERE to be directed to Givebutter (PALS fundraising platform).
Click “Join Your City.”
Sign up by providing the requested information
Start your fundraising page. Select '“Join an existing team” and select the city of the program you’re going to!
Personalize your page by adding a picture of yourself and why you are fundraising for PALS.
Click here for a step-by-step guide to create your personal fundraising page.
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Once you’ve created your Givebutter account and started your fundraising page, you can personalize! Personalization is key to sharing your heart, connecting others to your story, and inspiring them to give with meaning.
Check out this resource for a step-by-step guide to personalizing your page on Givebutter.
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Post on social media. Share the link to your page on all your platforms, include your story & tag @PALSPrograms.
Share with family and friends through messages, emails, texts, notes - you name it!
Share about PALS while at camp. People want to give to what you are passionate about! Give live updates while at Camp through social media.
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PALS is proud to offer financial aid to any participants. This is made possible by the generous donations of our community to support our mission of inspiring a world of belonging.
As members of the PALS Family, you know PALS changes attitudes, transforms lives, and inspires a world of belonging. Personal fundraising pages is an invitation to your friends and family to be a part of that with you!
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Email Brittany, PALS Development Associate, at brittany@palsprograms.org or by calling the PALS office line at (267) 477-7257.
Whether it’s planning a fundraiser or assistance setting up your page, we’re here for you.
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