Fundraising Tips & Tools

We’re Here to Help You Fundraise

DOWNLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE!

You did it! Thanks to your incredible support, along with the over 8,000 community members who participated in AIDS Walk New York 2025, we raised $1,872,909 to support GMHC’s lifesaving programs for people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS!

Please accept our most sincere and heartfelt gratitude. We hope you enjoyed the gorgeous day in Central Park.

Please download the 2025 Certificate of Completion and display it proudly! You’ve earned it!

FUNDRAISING TIPS & TOOLS

Here are the Tools to Help you Succeed!

New to fundraising? First time participating in AIDS Walk New York? Need a refresher course to boost your total? We’re here to help! Follow these easy steps to becoming a successful fundraiser—aim high and you could be one of our next Star Walkers™!

Be sure to visit the Account Management page which contains instructions and tips for managing your 2025 registration, logging in to your AIDS Walk New York Supporter Center/Profile, and personalizing your individual and team fundraising pages.

STEP ONE: MAKE IT PERSONAL

Personalize your fundraising page, where your friends, family, and co-workers go to sponsor you online, by logging into your AIDS Walk New York Supporter Center. There you can:

Share your reasons for walking by editing the text on your page
Create or change your custom URL (vanity URL) that links directly to your fundraising page
Upload your own images or videos
Set or change your fundraising goal

STEP TWO: TALK THE TALK

Now that you have a spiffy new personal fundraising page, share the link with everyone you know and ask them to sponsor you for AIDS Walk New York. Don’t be afraid to follow up or send reminders, and remember to thank your donors! You can share the link by:

Copying and pasting your custom URL (vanity URL) into your fundraising outreach emails directly
Share your page through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, or Text

STEP THREE: HOST A FUNDRAISER

Bingo night, movie night, happy hour—the possibilities are endless for a successful AIDS Walk fundraiser. Gather friends and family together to have fun and raise funds!

Fundraising Tools

Fundraising templates and tools to make your fundraising a breeze! Download our promotional materials, sponsor checklists, social media content, and more! These are great for raising awareness and raising funds!

If you have further questions about how to make your fundraising work for you, please contact us at awnyinfo@gmhc.org.