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Your Miles Can Bring Rescue & Freedom From Trafficking

You will bring freedom to trafficked individuals when you use your miles to raise funds. We’ve been leading fundraisers for years, and we’re here to walk you through yours! By following these steps and using the copy-and-paste templates we provide, you'll be well on your way to reaching your fundraising goal.

Step 1: Create a Fundraiser

Now that you’ve registered for a Team Venture event, it’s time to build your fundraising page on Venture Miles.

Create an account or log in to your existing account at venturemiles.org.

Click the ☰ menu button, go to Challenges, and find Team Venture.

Click "Join" and fill out the form.

For a visual walk-through, check out this video.

Create a Fundraiser

Step 2: Share Your Fundraiser

When you tell your community what you’re doing and why, your physical sacrifice on behalf of others will inspire people to donate. Here are some practical tips to get started.

Be Your First Donor

Visit your fundraising page and make the first donation. Whatever amount you choose is great, and it tells your donors you're all in!

Make Your First Ask

The first ask is always the hardest, so start by asking someone you’re close to. Tell them you’re running to raise money to fight human trafficking, and ask them to support your fundraiser.

Get Moving!

Share a pic or video while you’re training. When people SEE your sacrifice toward a cause you care about, they will feel moved to give.

Remember, people want to support you. You just have to ask.

Get Your Fundraiser Link

To view your fundraiser, log in to your Venture Miles Dashboard and click "View Fundraiser."

Step 3: Cross the Finish Line & Log Your Miles

Join us on race day and cross that finish line knowing your miles have forever changed the lives of those at risk of being trafficked. Then, sign into Venture Miles and log your miles to show you finished the race and to trigger donations from any per-mile pledges to your fundraiser.

Log Your Miles

Ready-To-Post Graphics

These graphics are freely available for you to pick from and post on your social media to help you share your fundraiser with your community.

Fundraising Templates

These templates can be used as a starting point when creating and sharing your fundraiser. Replace the highlighted parts and add a personal touch by adding some of your own story and why you care about this cause.

TITLE: [Your Name] Joins Team Venture at TCM

I’m compelled to do something for the girls at risk of being trafficked across the border into India. By joining Team Venture at the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, raising awareness, and fundraising, I’m helping rescue and free those girls from trafficking.

Your generosity right now can help rescue girls at the Nepal-India border before they become lost in the world of trafficking.

$113 provides one day of border patrol operations, which rescues one girl every three days, on average, and counsels many. Will you join me in sending rescue and freedom to these girls?

I would love for you to join me in this upcoming challenge. For the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, I’m running [ # of miles ] with Team Venture to help rescue girls at imminent risk of being trafficked into India.

Your generosity toward my fundraising goal of [ $ ] can help rescue girls at the Nepal-India border before they become lost in the world of trafficking.

$113 provides 1 day of border patrol operations, which rescues 1 girl every 3 days, on average, and counsels many.

Thank you for considering to give toward this life-changing work! 🤝

To Give, Learn More, or Share: [ fundraising page link ].

Hi [ FIRST NAME ],

I’m compelled to do something for the girls who are currently at risk of being trafficked across the border into India.

That’s why I’m joining Team Venture at the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend this year. I’m choosing to physically sacrifice by running [ # of miles ] and raising [ $ ] so that girls can be rescued and set free.

Each year, an estimated 25,000-35,000 girls are trafficked from Nepal to India and beyond. Nearly 80% of those girls will end up being sexually exploited.

Knowing this absolutely breaks my heart. Together, we can prevent this injustice from happening.

Your sacrificial generosity toward my physical sacrifice can help rescue girls at the Nepal-India border before they become lost in the world of trafficking.

$113 provides one day of border patrol operations, which rescues one girl every three days, on average, and counsels many.

Will you join me in sending rescue and freedom to these girls? You can learn more about the cause and give at [ fundraising page link ].

Thank you for your time and prayerful consideration to support this crucial work.

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Hey, [ NAME ]! I’ll be running [ # of miles ] with Team Venture at the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend this year so that girls at imminent risk of being trafficked can be rescued and set free.

Would you give toward my fundraising goal of [ $ ] so that girls at the Nepal-India border can get rescued before they become lost in the world of trafficking?

You can learn more about the cause and give at [ fundraising page link ].

Thank you so much for considering! 😊

Watch Sushila's story of rescue from human trafficking.

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Check out our Fundraising Guide below.

Fundraising Guide

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Thousands more still need immediate humanitarian aid.

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The Most Urgent Need Is Food & Shelter

When you give, you stand with thousands of refugees who have lost loved ones and given up everything to survive. Your financial sacrifice will provide them with desperately needed food and shelter.

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Decades of Commitment

In 1998, Melody (“Ma Skoog” - one of Venture’s founding spiritual voices), began teaching at a Bible school in Yangon, Myanmar. The students of this school became the first of a network of partners that would help Venture deliver aid to the furthest corners of a country ravaged by the longest running civil war in modern history.

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Along the way, Venture has continually invested in relationships with local business people and local leaders. Through this network of local partners, we have been able to reach vulnerable people that other foreign aid organizations cannot, and have delivered over 34 million meals in this region over the years.

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Road closures, internet shutdowns, military checkpoints, and violent skirmishes all over the country have made the work we do significantly more challenging. Many of our existing transport routes are no longer usable, so our staff and partners have been finding alternative routes and methods of getting food to the vulnerable. We never cease to be amazed by their ingenuity and commitment in these efforts.

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More and more people are being displaced by the violence and there is less and less opportunity for the vulnerable to provide for themselves. As the situation is becoming dire and the needs are increasing, your generosity in giving and in prayer will enable us to provide food and a sense of security to those displaced by the conflict.

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Participant Checklist

Your Miles Can Bring Rescue & Freedom From Trafficking

Step 1: Create a Fundraiser