Use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to show your network how passionate you are about the cause. Post updates on your fundraising and link to your personal public page so your networks can follow your progress and know where to go to make their donation.
Here are a few suggested social media posts to get you started!
Twitter
Help me reach my $XXXX fundraising goal by supporting me in the Walk to End ALS! (Insert Link)
Help me support @ALSCanada to invest in research and community-based support services in Ontario by making a secure donation online (Insert Link)
Facebook
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a terminal and devastating disease that takes away someone’s ability to walk, talk, eat, swallow and eventually breathe – often within two to five years from diagnosis. Provincial ALS Societies provide invaluable support to people and families living with ALS and they contribute to the only dedicated funding mechanism for ALS research in Canada – the ALS Canada Research Program. ALS Societies rely on our communities’ fundraising efforts and generous donors – like you – to provide help and hope to people affected by ALS.
That’s why I will be walking toward a future without ALS. Can I count on your support?
Please show your support with a donation toward my fundraising goal. Just click on the link below to be directed to my personal Walk to End ALS fundraising page where you can make a secure online donation and receive your electronic tax receipt.
*Insert Personal Page link here*
Instagram
My team, Team Name, is walking in the Walk to End ALS.
We are participating in the Walk to provide help and hope to people and families living with ALS in Ontario. Please support me, or my team, by making a secure donation to ALS Canada.
Link to Personal or Team Page
Use email to reach further into your network.
Try these email templates to:
- request donations
- invite team members to join
- thank your supporters
There are also two ideas for wording you can add to your email signature.
Sample email requesting donations
Hello,
This summer I will be participating in the Walk to End ALS. Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our support to provide hope and help to families affected by ALS. That’s why I’m joining thousands of others, a part of a passionate and motivated community to “walk” in celebration of hope and a future without ALS. Please consider supporting me and donating towards this important cause.
Your support will help to:
- create a better day-to-day reality for people and families living with ALS by providing community-based support throughout Ontario – like home visits and support groups – as well as necessary medical equipment like hospital beds, wheelchairs, stairlifts and other items that increase safety in the home, at no cost to those who need them.
- further scientific progress by investing in the ALS Canada Research Program, which funds promising ALS research. This program provides peer-reviewed grants to researchers whose work has the greatest potential to advance the field of ALS. There’s been more progress made in ALS research in the last five years than over the last century – we need to keep building on this momentum.
Join me in making a difference. Please consider donating to my fundraising page as we work towards a future without ALS.
Your support is needed now more than ever – we are stronger together!
Sample email inviting team members to join
Hello,
Join me and my team, TEAM NAME, in the Walk to End ALS this summer.
You’re invited to join me and my team in providing help and hope to people and families living with ALS. Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our help. We’ll be participating in the Walk to End ALS and would love if you can join us in whatever capacity you can.
ALS doesn’t stop, and neither will we.
Here is a link to our team page – just click on it and look for the “join my team” button to join, or the “donate to the team” button to support us!
*Insert Link to Team Page*
Thank you for your support!
Sample email thanking supporters
Thank you for supporting me in the Walk to End ALS this year and providing hope for a future without ALS.
Here’s how your donation makes an impact:
- Community-based support: With in-home visits now on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, ALS Canada’s team of Community Leads has pivoted to offer virtual support groups and check-ins with families. For people living with the challenges of an ALS diagnosis, having someone to help them cope with the realities of ALS and turn to for assistance in navigating our complex healthcare system makes a huge difference.
- Access to assistive devices: Through ALS Canada’s equipment loan program, people living with ALS can access necessary medical equipment at no cost – like wheelchairs, hospital beds and hoyer lifts – to support their safety and independence as mobility and communication ability decreases with the progression of the disease.
- Research for a brighter future: A portion of your donation will be directed to the ALS Canada Research Program and invested in the most promising Canadian research showing the greatest potential for future treatments or stopping ALS altogether. Read more about the progress being made in ALS research today.
Your support means everything.
Thank you.
Sample email signatures (two options)
I’m participating in the Walk to End ALS this year! Help me create hope for a future without ALS and donate here: Insert Personal Page Link
I’m participating in the Walk to End ALS this year! Please support me with a donation toward my fundraising goal. Just click on the link below to be directed to my personal Walk to End ALS fundraising page where you can make a secure online donation and receive your electronic tax receipt.
Insert Personal Page Link
Get Social
Use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to show your network how passionate you are about the cause. Post updates on your fundraising and link to your personal public page so your networks can follow your progress and know where to go to make their donation.
Here are a few suggested social media posts to get you started!
Twitter
Help me reach my $XXXX fundraising goal by supporting me in the Walk to End ALS! (Insert Link)
Help me support @ALSCanada to invest in research and community-based support services in Ontario by making a secure donation online (Insert Link)
Facebook
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a terminal and devastating disease that takes away someone’s ability to walk, talk, eat, swallow and eventually breathe – often within two to five years from diagnosis. Provincial ALS Societies provide invaluable support to people and families living with ALS and they contribute to the only dedicated funding mechanism for ALS research in Canada – the ALS Canada Research Program. ALS Societies rely on our communities’ fundraising efforts and generous donors – like you – to provide help and hope to people affected by ALS.
That’s why I will be walking toward a future without ALS. Can I count on your support?
Please show your support with a donation toward my fundraising goal. Just click on the link below to be directed to my personal Walk to End ALS fundraising page where you can make a secure online donation and receive your electronic tax receipt.
*Insert Personal Page link here*
Instagram
My team, Team Name, is walking in the Walk to End ALS.
We are participating in the Walk to provide help and hope to people and families living with ALS in Ontario. Please support me, or my team, by making a secure donation to ALS Canada.
Link to Personal or Team Page
Use email to reach further into your network.
Try these email templates to:
There are also two ideas for wording you can add to your email signature.
Sample email requesting donations
Hello,
This summer I will be participating in the Walk to End ALS. Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our support to provide hope and help to families affected by ALS. That’s why I’m joining thousands of others, a part of a passionate and motivated community to “walk” in celebration of hope and a future without ALS. Please consider supporting me and donating towards this important cause.
Your support will help to:
Join me in making a difference. Please consider donating to my fundraising page as we work towards a future without ALS.
Your support is needed now more than ever – we are stronger together!
Sample email inviting team members to join
Hello,
Join me and my team, TEAM NAME, in the Walk to End ALS this summer.
You’re invited to join me and my team in providing help and hope to people and families living with ALS. Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our help. We’ll be participating in the Walk to End ALS and would love if you can join us in whatever capacity you can.
ALS doesn’t stop, and neither will we.
Here is a link to our team page – just click on it and look for the “join my team” button to join, or the “donate to the team” button to support us!
*Insert Link to Team Page*
Thank you for your support!
Sample email thanking supporters
Thank you for supporting me in the Walk to End ALS this year and providing hope for a future without ALS.
Here’s how your donation makes an impact:
Your support means everything.
Thank you.
Sample email signatures (two options)
I’m participating in the Walk to End ALS this year! Help me create hope for a future without ALS and donate here: Insert Personal Page Link
I’m participating in the Walk to End ALS this year! Please support me with a donation toward my fundraising goal. Just click on the link below to be directed to my personal Walk to End ALS fundraising page where you can make a secure online donation and receive your electronic tax receipt.
Insert Personal Page Link