Pick A Goal

You really can do whatever you want for the challenge – and you don’t have to finish by April 9, some of our participants are going to be doing things that take a while, like commit to exercising three times a week for at least six months, or trying the 100 mile diet for a year. Think about crazy ideas you’ve had, or old New Year’s resolutions, habits you want to break or build…

Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

Quit smoking Throwing a dinner part for friends Reading all of Shakespeare's plays Volunteering for non-profits Learning a new language Taking up Ballroom dancing Waxing all body hair

Dressing preppy for a month Getting a tattoo Running a 10k Swimming 40 miles (not all at once) Taking a vow of celebacy Going back to school

If you can’t think of anything, try our 10 Person Challenge and get at least 10 people to donate money, time, an in-kind gift, or even have them just learn more about our work. See? Easy.

Sign Up

There are three ways to sign up:

• Online: Signup with your name, phone number, and email, select a user name and password, and we’ll contact you to get started
• Email: Contact Phil Chan, our campaign coordinator, at philc@atthecrossroads.org, and let him know what you are thinking about.
• Phone: Call Phil Chan, our campaign coordinator, at 415-487-0691 ext 108

Setup My Site

It’s easy. Just use our online tool. It will ask you a couple of questions, and then show you a preview which you can edit or add to. It’s a lot like Evite, myspace, or facebook. You can even upload pictures.

If you need some examples of other active campaigns, click here.

Find Sponsors

Three ways to do this:

• Use your custom site: Click on Manage Account, then click on invite sponsors to send your friends a custom email about your campaign (Just like Evite). When your friends get the message, they will be directed to your webpage, where they can donate on the spot.
• Use your own email account: Click on Manage Account, then click on invite sponsors to get sample text that you can copy, personalize, and send from your email account to your list of friends. When your friends get the message, they will be directed to your webpage, where they can donate on the spot.
• Mail letters: If you have people on your list that don’t use email, then we have letters that we can send you to mail out. You will also send a donation card and a return envelope so they can make a donation via check.

Track Your Progress

This is the fun part! You can document your campaign however you see fit, whether through pictures, video, blog entries, etc. The more creative the better!

For instance, if your campaign is to quit smoking, you could have a set of “Before” pictures, showing you huffin’ and puffin’ your way up a flight of stairs, and a set of “After” pictures, showing off your triumphant, easy-breathing, tobacco-free new self.

Before

After

Pictures in-between could be shots of your last smoke, empty cig boxes, farewells to your favorite smoke shops, blog entries documenting your cravings, whatever sounds the most expressive to you!

It doesn’t even need to be something you can upload to your website. In fact, the more variety the better, especially as we look towards our special campaign event in May. During this celebration, we’ll kick back, have plenty of food and drinks, and show some highlights from different participants’ campaigns. Your own photos, stories, and other documentation could be on display (with your permission, of course) so that all the other participants and friends of ATC can see how far you came towards your goal!

In addition, remember to:
Come to our launch party on January 30th, and start your campaign on this day!
On March 5th, we’ll have a check-in/motivation get together

Timeline

January 30^th - April 9^th

Signup deadline is January 20^th

You don't have to complete your goal during these ten weeks, just start it.

Time Commitment

We want your participation to be quick and fun. How much time you take to achieve your goal will vary, but the process for the campaign should be pretty fixed.

It will take about an hour or two to get signed up and set up your webpage, an hour to contact your friends via email, and another hour along the way to send out updates or progress reports.

That’s about 2-3 hours total, not including attending the optional (but really fun!) campaign get-togethers.

I'm nervous about asking my friends for money.

Don't be! Almost everyone donates somewhere. You’re not asking anyone to do something that they wouldn’t do otherwise. You’re just giving them a cool place to support.

What’s in it for you?

• Do something for yourself and your community – two birds with one stone.
• Launch Party – We’ll be having a launch party on January 30th (Place to be determined)
• Wrap Party – On April 9th, we’ll have a wrap-up celebration
• Cool Stuff – ATC t-shirt and cd
• Anniversary Event Recognition – We’ll be hosting a major event in May 2008, and there will be special recognition for campaign participants.

Your impact on homeless youth

Money raised for ATC translates into lives changed. It’s really that simple.

Educating others about ATC and our work creates awareness, and awareness creates compassion and understanding for our clients.

To learn more about your impact, read more on the contribute page of our main site.

Understanding our philosophy

When we work with our clients, we don’t tell them what to do. We ask what matters most, and help them achieve those goals.

Rather than telling you what to do, we want you to choose whatever excites you, and we will help make that happen.

View Other Campaigns

View other campaigns to get some ideas for your's!.

Password Reminder

Enter the email you registered your account with and a password will be sent. Once you receive it, click (or copy/paste into the browser) the link and change your password by updating the password in your account.

Password Reminder Sent

An email containing a link to login to your account has been sent to the email address you provided. If you do not receive an email within 5 minutes, please try other email addresses on file as the one you provided could have been incorrect.

Donate by check

Please make check payable to: At The Crossroads and send it to:
At The Crossroads
I Think I Can Campaign
333 Valencia St. Ste 320
San Francisco, CA 94103

Make sure to note on the check whose campaign you are sponsoring!!!