This page provides tips on filling out the form to create your online sponsorship account.

If you need any further assistance setting up your account, email us at sponsorship@action.org.uk

Publish your email

Select yes if you want your email address published on the page you are creating.
People can then contact you directly if they wish.

Join mailing list

By ticking this option you give us permission to add your email address to our e-newsletter mailing list.

We hope this will help to keep you informed about the work of the charity and the research your donation will help fund.

The newsletter comes out six times a year at the beginning of February, April, June, August, October and December.

Website

If you have your own website enter the address here.
It will be published on the page you are creating.

Enter your website’s address in full, like this: http://www.example.com/

Event name

Please name the event you are doing for Action Medical Research — e.g. London Marathon, Nepal Trek, Cycle Round Australia.

Team name

Only to be completed if you are taking part in a team event, for example Race the Sun or Three Peaks.

Your team name will then be displayed on your sponsorship page instead of your personal name.

Event date

If you don’t know the exact date, please use an approximate one.
Your sponsorship account will expire three months after this date.

Event type

Select the category that applies to your event

If your event is not a Trek, Bike Ride, Marathon, or 3 Peaks Challenge, select ‘Other’.

Target

Do not use commas or full stops! E.g. for a target of £3,000.00 just enter 3000.

If you haven’t a target yet, no problem — you can always enter one later.

Appeal

This is your message to potential sponsors and will appear on your own page. Please describe what you’re doing and why. Some examples you could use are:

• Hi! I’m running in the London Marathon this year. It’s will be a great event and I’m sure a lot of fun (if a little hard work!). Please help make my efforts worthwhile by sponsoring me! It really will be appreciated. And make sure you tick the Gift Aid box!
• Hello, I’m going on Action Medical Research’s Nepal Trek in October for a adventure of a lifetime. Currently training hard I’m really looking forward to the challenge. Please help me raise lots of money for Action Medical Research and their vital work — and make sure you tick the Gift Aid box!
• Hi! I’m a big fan of Paddington Bear and I’m holding a massive Bring Your Bear party at my local school. It’s going to be a lot of fun! Please sponsor us! — and make sure you tick the Gift Aid box!

Username & password

Please choose a username between 4 and 10 alphanumeric characters that you can use to confirm your identity when you log in to your account.

The username you choose will form a part of your online account’s web address, so please choose appropriately and do not include spaces or non-alphanumeric characters.

Also, choose a password that only you know.

If you forget your password or username please email sponsorship@action.org.uk.

Image upload

Publish a picture of yourself. Your account page will look ten times better with a picture, and help you to attract even more sponsorship.

You must use a jpeg, gif or png image as these can be displayed by web browsers.

The image will appear in a narrow column, 180 pixels wide, on the right hand side of your public account details page. If you upload an image wider than 180 pixels, the Online Sponsorship system will scale it down.

The maximum file size allowed for your image is 150kb.

If you do not currently have an image, you can leave this field blank, and upload one later.