Online Help

Joining an Existing Team

If you have friends or coworkers that have already registered as a team, you can join them in their fundraising effort. In most cases, as a participant on a fundraising team, you can access the Participant Center to create a Personal Page that tells why you are raising funds. You can also view your Team page to see how much progress your teammates have made.

Note: In many team fundraising events, teams may be supported by local companies and large corporations with multiple locations.

The following instructions walk you through joining a team without specifiying a supporting company. To join a team that is supported by company, refer to one of the following help topics:

Step 1: Display the Join or Form a Team Page

Click the:

  • Click here to join an existing team link on the fundraiser Greeting page.
  • Or, the appropriate link in an email you have received.

Note: You can also use the general event Search page to locate a team and display the Team page, which contains a link to join the team. For details, refer to Finding a Participant or Team.

Step 2: Locate the Team

Enter all or part of the team in the Team Name field and click the Search for a Team button.

If the team is competing within a specific Division or group, click the appropriate Division from the Team Division drop-down list and click the Search for a Team button.

Notes:
(a) You can use any combination of the fields and drop-down lists to display the smallest number of search results.

(b) After you click the Search for a Team button, the list of teams that match the criteria will display in a Search Results Lists below the search criteria fields.

Step 3: Select the Team

Click the Join link for the team. The Participation Options page open.

Note: You can click the name link for the team to view the team members and then click the Join link on the Team page.

Next Step

Continue with Choosing Your Participation Options.