What is The Brain Games challenge?
The Brain Games is Encephalitis International's fundraising challenge event where you set yourself an individual or team daily challenge for September. This could be something to do with fitness, a new hobby or a change to your routine - it is your brain game challenge so be ambitious and encourage those around you to support you every step of the way!
As it is Encephalitis International's 30th birthday this year and there are 30 days in September we are suggesting you choose something with a 30 theme. For example, your challenge could be to run for 30 minutes a day for each of the 30 days of September!
Why should you become a brain gamer?
By taking part in The Brain Games we hope you set a challenge that improves your own health and wellbeing. By fundraising as you go along, you will also be helping Encephalitis International achieve our mission of saving lives, accelerating awareness and driving research. Thank you!!
How do I sign up?
Click register and follow the simple instructions to select the challenge level and fundraising target of your choice. We have started you off with "My Brain Games challenge is to..." and you then fill in the blank for you/your team. As you complete your challenge each day you can utilise your page's calendar to tick off your progress.
How do I create a team?
You can create a team when you sign up to take part in The Brain Games. As part of the registration process, just choose a team name and set a team challenge and fundraising target before you continue. You can add a team photo and information about your team at this stage, or you can do that later on through your Fundraising Dashboard.
Can anyone join my team?
When you set up a team, you can choose to allow anyone to join your team, or for new team members to join by invitation only. If you choose to allow anyone to join your team, there will be a ‘join us’ button on the team’s challenge homepage. If not, you can send your link to anyone who wants to join your team, via the Team Dashboard.
How do I invite people to be part of my team?
As team captain, you can invite friends, family members and colleagues to join your Brain Games team via email or social media. Visit your Team Dashboard where you will find a link you can share. If you have set your team up so anyone can join, there will also be a ‘join us’ button on the team’s challenge homepage.
Can I update our team page and information?
It is really easy to update your team’s information. The team captain can do this through the Team Dashboard when they are logged on to The Brain Games by clicking their ‘fundraising page.’ The team captain can also add blogs and photos, record offline donations and change the team’s URL from their dashboard. New members who join the team will automatically be shown on the team’s page and don’t need to be added manually.
Can I change my challenge and/or fundraising level?
You sure can! Your challenge is up to you and you can keep friends and family updated by sharing a post to your fundraising page. Visit 'Edit my page' and update your blog!
Track your daily activity by visiting your Fundraising Dashboard and select ‘Track My Challenge.’ From here, you can add activity and it'll update on your calendar in September.
To change your fundraising target, visit your Fundraising Dashboard and select ‘Edit My Page’. From here, you can change the amount of money you are aiming to raise (there is a minimum fundraising target of £100).
You can also change your team fundraising target from your 'Team Dashboard' by selecting 'Team Page Settings'.
If you need help, please email us at fundraising@encephalitis.info.
How do I share my fundraising page?
You can share your fundraising page via social media, text or email. You can do this by clicking on the social media or email icons at the top of your fundraising page. Or you can click on the social media buttons via your dashboard, by selecting the 'get sponsored' tab. You will then have the option of choosing the relevant social media button, or you can send emails directly by selecting one of the templates. All of the options are pre-written for you with the option to edit, so you can make them as personal as you like.
If you wish to promote your fundraising page 'offline' we have The Brain Games posters available for you to download and print. You can write the link to your page in the white box at the bottom, so people know how to donate.
If you would like any posting out to you, please email fundraising@encephalitis.info
How can I record offline donations?
You can make offline donations via your bank card, by logging into The Brain Games and going to the My Donations section of your Dashboard. You will find an "Add Offline Donation" button there which will take you to a form to record the donation details. Team captains can also do this for team donations through the Team Dashboard.
If you receive any offline donations such as a cheque, which can't be added by making a card payment, please email fundraising@encephalitis.info with the details of the donation and we can manually add this for you.
We also have a sponsorship form which can be downloaded. If you do not wish to make the offline payment via the above methods, please email fundraising@encephalitis.info so that alternative paying in options can be provided to you.
How do I meet other people taking part in The Brain Games?
The Brain Games isn’t just about raising vital funds. It is also a community of people passionate about creating a world where encephalitis matters to everyone. We would love you to join our The Brain Games Facebook group, where you can securely meet others taking the challenge, swap fundraising and fitness tips, and share updates and photos from your own The Brain Games experience.
To join the Facebook group, visit your Fundraising Dashboard and select ‘Join The Brain Games Facebook Community’ or go there right now using:
Does everyone in my team have to do the same challenge?
No, all team members can set their own Brain Games challenge as suits them. Everyone can then log their own minutes spent completing that challenge on their individual page. Their minutes progress will be shown on their tracker and added to the team's page total minutes tracker also.
For example, you could have 3 team members all doing a different challenge for 30 minutes a day. On Day 1 if they all input they have completed 30 minutes of their chosen activity that day, each of their pages will show 30 minutes of activity on their tracker and the team page will show 90 minutes. You can see these scores on the leaderboards.
