When using Team Fundraising on Social Sync, there are two distinct member types within a team:
Team Captains
Team Members
Each role comes with different permissions and responsibilities. Understanding these differences will help you confidently support your fundraisers and troubleshoot queries quickly.
Team Captains
A Team Captain is automatically created when a supporter chooses to create a new team during registration.
Once registered, the Team Captain is taken directly to their fundraising page, where they can access their team page. Here they have enhanced control and management permissions.
What Team Captains Can Do
Team Captains can:
Invite new members to join their team
Edit the team story (page bio)
Edit the team page title
Update the team fundraising target
Upload a custom banner image
Make an existing team member a Co-Captain
Remove members who no longer wish to participate
They also have control over important team settings. Captains can:
Make the team invite-only
Hide the team from leaderboards
Close the team to prevent new members from joining
This level of control gives Team Captains ownership over their fundraising experience and allows them to actively lead and manage their group.
đĄ Best practice tip: Encouraging captains to personalise their team story and banner image can significantly improve engagement and team recruitment.
Team Members
A Team Member is someone who joins an existing team during registration (or is added later).
What Team Members Can Do
Team Members can:
Invite new supporters to join the team
However, they cannot:
Edit the team page
Change the fundraising target
Update the team story or banner image
Remove members
Assign co-captains
Adjust team privacy or visibility settings
This ensures that overall control remains with the Team Captain (and any assigned Co-Captains), keeping team management organised and consistent.
A Quick Summary |
Feature | Team Captain | Team Member |
Invite new members | â | â |
Edit team story | â | â |
Edit fundraising target | â | â |
Upload banner image | â | â |
Assign co-captains | â | â |
Remove members | â | â |
Adjust privacy & leaderboard settings | â | â |
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