Meijer Derby Festival Marathon/miniMarathon Official Charity Donation Center

 

2007 DONATION DETAILS

	How to make a donation online?
	How to raise money?
	How to find your personal donations page?
	How to setup a personal donations page if you have not registered online?
	How to view your online donations?
	How to modify your personal donations page?

How To Make a Donation Online?

Click here and you will be asked to enter the first and last name of the participant. Note: you can search by entering the first few letters of the first or last name. When you locate the participant click on their name and you will be taken to their personal fundraising page.  Click on their sponsor me link and you will be asked to fill in the donation amount and payment information and click "Submit" to verify and complete your donation. If you are registering for the race you can also make a general donation to one of the official charities on the first page of the registration process.  If you do not intend on registering for the race you can still make a general donation to any of the official charities by clicking here.

How To Raise Money?

If you register for the Race online (or offline - will take a few days to be processed), a Personal Donations Page will be created for you.  To claim your page please click here and enter your last name, email address and birthday.  An email notification with the link to the login page as well as your login id and password will be sent to you.  A "tools" feature allows you to set a fundraising goal, email potential donors, keep track of your donations, send thank you emails and create a fundraising poster. Potential donors can click on the link below to search for your name and make a donation.

If you do NOT register for the Race online but still want to set up a Personal Donations Page, click here. Potential donors can then click on the link below to search for your name and make a donation.

How To Find Your Personal Donations Page?

	Everyone Who Registers for the Race Gets a Personal Donations Page.
	Online Registrants' Personal Donations Pages are created automatically. Offline entrants take a few days to process.
	To find your page please CLICK HERE TO SEARCH.  Just type in your last name, email and birthday.  From there please select the charity you want to fundraise for from the pull down menu and set up your fundraising goal.  You could also make an optional donation to get your fundraising off to a good start.  An email will be sent that will remind you of your user name and password so that you may log in and change your fundraising goal, add a personal note to your campaign, add a photo if you choose, download a fundraising poster and to email potential donors..

How to Setup a Personal Donations Page if you have NOT registered online?

You can create a Personal Donations Page even if you do NOT register for the event online. Click here to go through the steps to set up your Personal Donations Page. You will be asked to provide personal information in order to set up your account which will enable you to modify your page and view donations as well as give you an opportunity to donate to the event. The final step is to press the "Press to Register" button.  You will be able to edit your Personal Donations Page and access other Tools at this time, and you will receive an email confirmation containing a link to your Page and your Tools for future reference.

How to View Your Online Donations?

	An individualized link to your "Tools" is created at the time of registration for each registrant and sent in a confirmation email. You should bookmark the page link that is sent for easy access. Within your tools you will see an area titled,  "Fundraising Progress" where you will be able to see how you are doing as well as the charity as a whole.
	When you visit your Personal Donations Page and you are logged in, a QUICK TOOLS tool bar will appear for you. Follow the "Your Total" link. If you are not logged in when you visit your page, you will not see the QUICK TOOLS bar.
	You can locate Your Personal Donations Page by accessing our search page, typing in your last name, email address and birthday. If your name does not come up, you have not yet registered for the event OR set up a Personal Donations Page using the option above ("How to Setup a Personal Donations Page if you have NOT registered online").
	If you lose your email or have any technical questions you can contact MarathonGuide at 212-595-4995 or RegistrationHelp@MarathonGuide.com.

How to Modify Your Personal Donations Page?

When you registered online or created your Personal Donations page, you were sent an email and the link to Your Donations Tools, where you can modify your Personal Donations Page.

When you visit your Personal Donations Page and you are logged in, a QUICK TOOLS tool bar will appear for you. Follow the "Edit Personal Fundraising Page" link. If you are not logged in when you visit your page, you will not see the QUICK TOOLS bar. You can login to your members only section here or by clicking on the link that was emailed to you when your registered. If you cannot locate this email, you can contact MarathonGuide at 212-595-4995 or RegistrationHelp@MarathonGuide.com.