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Website 101:

The Participant Experience

October 28, 2025

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Agenda

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  • Overview: NAMIWalks Home Page
  • Your Local NAMIWalks Website
  • How to Register as a Participant
  • The Participant Center
  • How to Make a Donation
  • Resources on the Quick Guide to DonorDrive
  • Q&A

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Overview: NAMIWalks Home Page

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Overview: �NAMIWalks Home Page

  • Found on → NAMIWalks.org �Find a fundraiser, Find a Walk, Login
  • One stop shop for…
    • About NAMIWalks, Register, Donate, Our National Teams, The Fundraise4NAMI App, United Day of Hope - spring and fall, NAMIWalks Store

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Your Local NAMIWalks Website

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Your Local NAMIWalks Website

  • Found on → NAMIWalks.org
    • Three common ways: United Day of Hope Page, Find Your Event, Customized URL
  • Before Your Local NAMIWalks Website is Launched:
    • 2025 Final Accounting must be completed
    • 2026 License Agreement must be countersigned
    • Website Request Form must be submitted
    • “Your 2026 NAMIWalks Website Has Launched!” email received from Danica Kimball

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Your Local NAMIWalks Website

  • Ensure this is customized for the participants experience!

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How to Register as a Participant

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How to Register as a Participant

  • Found on → Your NAMIWalks Landing Page

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  • Why is it important to Register as a Participant?:
    • Create own personal fundraiser
      • Raise $100 and earn a NAMIWalks T-shirt
      • Raise $1,000 and be recognized as a Walk Star
      • Share personal fundraiser to Facebook
    • Form a team and invite others to join
    • Access to Participant Center
      • Customize Fundraising Page

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The Participant Center

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The Participant Center

  • Login to NAMIWalks.org
  • What do Registered Participants have access to?
    • “Your Page”, Dashboard, Donations, Messages, Resources
      • Track progress and adjust fundraising goal
      • View donations received, send message to supporters and create a Facebook fundraiser
      • Customize your fundraising page and add story
      • Utilize the Participant Resource Center

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How to Make a Donation

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How to Make a Donation

  • Found on → Your local NAMIWalks website
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  • Ways to Give:
    • Donate directly to your NAMIWalks event
    • Donate to an individual fundraiser, team captain, or team member
    • Donate to a team
    • Facilitate a matching gift

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Resources on the Quick Guide to DonorDrive

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Resources on the Quick Guide to DonorDrive

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