Athlete Information

We will be holding monthly Zoom coaching calls with Nat Cook for the businesses and athletes to join.

Please register to add these to your calendars: 

OCTOBER

Oct 9, 2024 04:00 PM Brisbane

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvcOCqpzItHt0vbjLr03cOfyixv7DWo_r8

We will be holding monthly Zoom meetings for the athletes to have confidential and open conversations about the Challenge. 

Please register to add these to your calendars: 

A meeting will be held at the conclusion of the Challenge to gather feedback. More information to be circulated in due course. 

Register for the Athlete FundRaising Academy powered by EtrainU:

• Watch the video on how to register HERE
• Register HERE

Once registered you will see all of the education modules the second being how to set up your Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) page.

Your first Challenge is to create your own Australian Sports Foundation Page. (see Step #2: 'Register for the Education' and the second module is how to do this effectively)

Can you please add the following details into your ASF page: 

• A one liner at the bottom of your description saying: 
  "I am very excited to be part of the $1M Challenge, powered by Ampol."
• Add your unique photo of you and your business and/or your unique photo with the $1M Challenge logo
  Please contact Bonnie Larkin if you need a different sized image.

To access all of the recorded meetings and additional learning purely associated with the $1 Million Challenge, you must register:

• Register HERE

Once you have registered you will be able to access all recordings and additional learnings. 

We don't want to keep you waiting so once you have your social media graphic, please feel free to announce across your social media channels prior to the Aussie Athlete Fund.  We will be scatter announcing over a few weeks. 

• Post | Athletes paired with a business 
  • Your unique graphic with your business (if you haven't received it yet, please contact us)
  • Caption idea: I am very excited to be part of the @aussieathletefund $1M Challenge, powered by @ampolaustralia! I have been paired with YOUR BUSINESS and we are on our way to raising $10k for my journey towards YOUR DREAM. If you would like to contribute to my journey, please donate here (insert your ASF hyperlink). 
  • Add in your bio: your ASF URL and @aussieathletefund 

• Post | Athletes yet to be paired with a business 
  • Your unique photo with the $1M Challenge logo (if you haven't received it yet, please contact us)
  • Caption idea: I am very excited to be part of the @aussieathletefund $1M Challenge, powered by @ampolaustralia! I am seeking a business/organisation to team up with me on my fundraising journey. If you are interested in helping me raise $10k on my journey towards YOUR DREAM please contact me! 
    If you would like to contribute to my journey, please donate here (insert your ASF hyperlink). 
  • Add in your bio: your ASF URL and @aussieathletefund 

• Tags: Your business, Aussie Athlete Fund and Nat Cook

Create your video for social media, guest speaking presentations etc

• Open this link HERE, scan the QR Code and watch how to do it
• Download the Cinefly app and use the code: aafund to view the portrait and horizontal storyboards 
• Get creating and post once you have been announced on the AAF page. 

Nat Cook has done a video that you are able to play at all and any of your fundraising events as a helpful intro. 

Download HERE

Aussie Athlete Fund logos to be downloaded and used on collateral, stickers etc. Along with your partnered business logo (if applicable) 

Download Aussie Athlete Fund logos here:

• Horizontal
• Stacked

Download $1 Million Challenge logos here: 

• Challenge logo

If you create any collateral specific to this challenge, please use the following colour HEX codes:

• Green: #3db072
• Gold: #ac8a0c
• White
• Black

Business Approach Ideas

• Aim big but recommend to also go down to your local butcher, fruit store, mechanic, café, bunnings, pet store etc and pitch to them in person. 
• Leverage on your hobbies. Example: there was a an up and coming footy player who loved mowing his lawn so when he started out he went to a turf company and they sponsored him, then he got a mower sponsorship. Absolutely nothing to do with footy but leveraged his other interests to gain sponsorship. You could do the same, really leverage on your outside of sport interests; animals, cooking, painting, lawns – whatever it may be and pitch to that market.