2017 Buddy Walk Team Captain and Registration How-To Guide
Step 1: Registering Your Team (Initial Sign Up and adding additional walkers)
1. Visit http://dsnetworkaz.org/bw17/ and click on “Register to Walk”.
Note: It is best to have the team captain initially register all walkers on your team. You will need to know the first and last
names of the walkers, as well as their t-shirt size.
2. Fill out the form, including your first name, last name, email and address. DSNetwork will never share your contact
information with anyone without your permission. If you are registering a team for an organization, click the “Register as an
Organization” button in the top right corner of the page and fill out the form in the same manner.
3.
Next, include the number of people you would like to add to your team. If you are going to be walking, please ensure that
the “Include Myself as an Attendee” box is checked.
Note: Additional team members can be added later. It will be easier to add as many of them now as possible. You will
enter their information on the next page. If you are going to add team members later and you are already registered,
please uncheck the “Include myself as an attendee” box!
4. If you need to create a new 2017 team then put the name of your Buddy Walk Team in the “I would like to create a Buddy
Walk Team” text box.
Note: Even if you are going to use the same team name from last year, you will need to create a new team for the 2017
Buddy Walk. The system will not remember your information from 2016 – you will need to make a new fundraising page
(steps to follow).
5. If you are adding members to an EXISTING 2017 BUDDY WALK TEAM, then leave “I would like to create a Buddy Walk
Team” blank. Instead, use the drop down menu to choose the team that you would like to join.
6. Read and sign the Waiver Statement in order to proceed. Sign by checking the box shown below.
7. After clicking “Continue”, you should see your information filled out in the “Attendee 1” field. There are additional blank
attendee fields below based on how many people you selected in “Number of Attendees” on the previous page.
Note: If the “Include myself as an attendee” box was unchecked, your information will not be shown. You only need to
register yourself once if you are attending the Buddy Walk, but you can register multiple people multiple times!
8. Fill out the “Participant Type”.
Team Captain: This is the person who will manage the team’s fundraising page, registrations and day-of check in
activities.
Volunteer: If you are volunteering for the Buddy Walk, check this box. A volunteer sign up guide can be found on PAGE
X of this manual.
Walker: All other members of your team who will be participating in the Buddy Walk.
Virtual Walker: A member of your team who will NOT BE ATTENDING the Buddy Walk.
9. Fill out “Team Name”.
Note: Please make sure you use the same team name that you used on the previous page for “I would like to create a
Buddy Walk Team”.
10. Fill out “What is your t-shirt size?”.
11. For each additional team member, please include their “Participant Type”, “Team Name”, “First Name”, “Last Name” and
shirt size. Email is optional. Click “Continue” when completed.
12. The next page is the Event Registration Summary. Check to make sure you included all the correct information about your
team. If you need to make changes, click “Edit”.
13. If all the information is correct, please click “Complete Registration”.
Note: If you are a TEAM CAPTAIN, stay on the page and continue to follow the steps to create your team fundraising
page.
If you are NOT A TEAM CAPTAIN, you may exit the page once you “Complete Registration” (for cases of joining a team,
not creating a team.
Step 2: Creating a Team Fundraising Page (For Team Captains)
14. After clicking “Complete Registration”, you will be directed to a page that looks like this:
Note: If you exited the page, you can still create a team fundraising page. Click on “Donate” on the right sidebar menu of
the Buddy Walk main homepage. Then, click on “Become a Fundraiser”:
Follow the steps to create and account and login to the account. Resume instructions on this how-to guide when logged
in.
15. In order to create a team fundraising page and start collecting donations, you will need to “Create New Account”. By
creating an account, you will be able to login to manage your Buddy Walk fundraising.
Note: You can create a new account using your existing Facebook or Twitter Login. You will need to give permission to
these sites to access your information.
16. Fill in the “Create Fundraiser Account”. See below for an example. Make sure you write down your Login Name and
Password in safe place for your reference.
17. After clicking “Submit”, you will see a similar notification:
18. Use the custom URL to Login to your account. Once logged in, you will see a similar page:
19. Use the drop down menu to select “Social Fundraising”.
20. In the drop down menu, select “Buddy Walk 2017” and click “Create Page”.
21. You will see a similar page to this:
22. Under “Page Content”, change your Fundraising Page Title to your new team name, as shown below:
23. You can change your Team Page URL to your team name, as shown below by the arrow. This is the link that you can share
with family and friends to donate directly to your team. It is OK to keep the default URL if you would like, but it can be
difficult to remember!
24. Change your team fundraising goal. Prizes are given to top fundraising teams (See the introduction for information on
prizes). The top fundraising team gets to lead the Buddy Walk and be featured in the 2019 Calendar!
Note: DSNetwork suggests a minimum fundraising goal of $250 per team. All donations to the Buddy Walk are eligible
for the AZ Tax Credit – up to $400 if filing single and up to $800 if filing jointly. This means it is a dollar-for-dollar credit
back to you when filing your 2017 state income taxes!
25. Upload a team photo! Use “Select a File” to chose a .jpeg or .tif file from your computer. Click “Upload” to finish. If you want
to change the picture, delete the current picture and select a new file to upload.
26. Customize your Team Page fundraising information. Include any information about your team and goals that you would like.
You can add pictures, change fonts/colors and much more!
Note: This is optional. The default page information includes information about the Buddy Walk® Arizona and
DSNetwork.
27. Publish your team fundraising page by clicking “Save”.
28. View your Team’s Fundraising Page by clicking “View My Fundraising Page” at the top of the screen.
29. Your team’s fundraising page will look similar to this (including personal content):
30. One time, secure, online donations can be made directly to your team by clicking “Donate”. Each time a donation is credited
to your team, you will receive a notification email and the progress bar will start to fill up!
31. Start fundraising by sharing your team’s page with family and friends!
32. To access your team fundraising page, select “Team Captain Login” on the Buddy Walk webpage
(www.dsnetworkaz.org/bw17). You will need to use the username and password that you created (or sign in using
Facebook/Twitter).
33. Team Donations can also be made by clicking “Donate” on the main Buddy Walk page:
34. There are two ways donate to a team:
35. Option 1: Clicking “Donate” in Upper right corner. Your team will receive credit for the donation if the “Credit to a Social
Fundraiser” is chosen with your team name:
36. Option 2: Clicking “Donate” under a team name. The online donation page can be filled out directly without selecting a social
fundraiser.