FAQ

In order to register additional participants, a user must select the "Register another member" card in step 3 of the registration process. If the additional member will share the same login credentials as the primary user, select "add user to my account".  Use this option primarily to add family members who are too young to have their own email address or login information. Please see here for more on managed users. If you register a user with their own account, a new registration is created for a user who will manage their own account with their own login credentials. The invited user will receive an email prompting them to complete their registration. 

Yes. Users who have completed their own registration can add registrants in the "My Info" tab of the Fundraiser dashboard. To add registrants, simply click the "Register another member" card to open a new card and follow the same steps taken in the initial registration. 

All registered participants will receive a Fun Run race medal and t-shirt. Participants who register to fundraise will receive the race medal, t-shirt, and fundraising awards, if eligible.

You can connect a fitness app and import activities from your fundraising dashboard under the "Endurance Challenge" tab. Within the tab, you can log your activity by connecting the Strava app. 

The Sesame Street Virtual Fun Run will take place anytime between November 8 and December 3, 2021. No matter where you live, you can run a race distance of your choice during those dates. 

You can download your race bib and finisher certificate using the links below: 

Race Bib: https://cdn3.rallybound.com/Content/images/img/21681/SSfunrunracebib.png 
Finisher Certificate: https://cdn3.rallybound.com/Content/images/img/21681/SSfunruncertificate.png 

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://fundraiser.sesameworkshop.org/virtual-funrun-fall-2021/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".

All proceeds will benefit the Sesame Workshop Yellow Feather Fund, which supports Sesame Workshop's many social impact initiatives that help children and families around the world through challenges big and small. For more information, please visit sesameworkshop.org. 

All fundraising awards will be awarded based on the individual fundraiser's total amount raised by December 10. 

We do not require participants to raise a minimum amount of money. However, we encourage everyone to set a fundraising goal and do their best to achieve it. Individual members who raise a minimum of $50 will receive a Sesame Street character cape and if you raise $100 or more, you will receive a cape plus a Sesame Street character plush! 

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to Sesame Workshop P.O. Box 21609 New York, NY 10087.

It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account. All checks should be made out to "Sesame Workshop" and include the fundraiser's name.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact Sesame Workshop.

You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Sesame Workshop.  Please contact Shaquana Broadhead at shaquana.broadhead@sesame.org if you have any questions. 

A Tax ID number identifies Sesame Workshop as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The Sesame Workshop Tax ID number is 13-2655731.

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select ‘My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

Yes. You can make a donation to a fundraiser on a team or you can make a general team donation.

All donations should be mailed to:

Sesame Workshop
P.O. Box 21609
New York, NY 10087

All checks should be made out to "Sesame Workshop" and include the fundraiser's name.

Please make all checks payable to: Sesame Workshop.
Please make sure that in the memo it says Fall 2021 Fun Run Campaign and who the donations should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies Sesame Workshop as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Sesame Workshop Tax ID number is 13-2655731

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."