Walker Tips & Tools
Thank you for being part of the Best Buddies Friendship Walk! By registering, you’re helping raise awareness and funds to create more opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in your community.
Now let’s get started! Below you’ll find tools, resources, and ideas to help make your fundraising a success. Have fun, be creative, and keep going. Together, we can build a more inclusive world through the power of friendship.
You’re officially registered for this year’s Best Buddies Friendship Walk—congratulations! Here are a few tips to help you get started. First, customize your personal fundraising page. Let’s go!
1) Log into your personal fundraising page
2) Set a fundraising goal
3) Make it personal
4) Kick things off
Raise $50 to receive our event Shirt
The Friendship Walk incentive program allows qualifying participants to redeem items in real-time as each level is achieved. To qualify for fundraising incentives, all funds must be raised funds through an individual fundraising page and tied to a specific individual (not through a team page). All items must be redeemed via form submission sent to the email address used during registration upon reaching each level. Please consider adding FriendshipWalk@bestbuddies.org to your email contacts to help avoid spam/junk filters.
2027 Fundraising Incentives Coming Soon!
change • maker [chaynj • mayker] (n.)
- Someone who is committed to bringing about positive social change.
- Someone who leads with the intention to create a difference in their community.
Being a Changemaker means you are serious about fundraising! Everyone who raises $5,000 or more is truly a “changemaker” for the programs in their area. Becoming a Changemaker puts you at an elite fundraising level for those who go above and beyond to support the Best Buddies mission. It also comes with some serious Best Buddies swag!
Let’s Get Social!
It’s a fact: The Friendship Walk is more fun with friends, and what better way to get them involved than by using social media?! Below are some images you can use to recruit team members, drive fundraising, or just let the world know that you’re walking in support of Best Buddies! Feel free to use to your heart’s content — and don’t forget to tag us!
Facebook: Best Buddies Friendship Walk
Instagram: @friendshipwalk
Twitter: @friendshipwalks
TikTok: @friendshipwalks
LinkedIn: Best Buddies Friendship Walk
General Use Social Media Images:
Team Captain Guide
Started your team and looking for ways to kickstart your recruiting and fundraising journey? Click the image below to view/download our all-new Team Captain Toolkit, which is full of inspiration, tips, ideas for recruiting team members, how to plan for event day, and more!
Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level
Fundraising Bingo Cards
One of the easiest ways to make fundraising — well, fun! — is to make it social and encourage friends and family to help you complete a bingo card! Below you will find three versions to use on your Instagram Story: One to help you raise $50 and earn your t-shirt, one to help you raise $150 and earn your $150 incentive, and one to help you raise $250 and earn your $250 incentive.
BINGO Cards
