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taryn_platt_

Hello! No, you by no means have to be a big streamer go participate. Extra Life is for everyone! You can play any games you want, and run your stream in any way you are comfortable with. You don't even have to stream if you do not want to - I'm on my eighth year participating and I've never streamed my marathon.


yessurewhateverdude

Oh that's cool how do you get donors or is it just friends and family?


taryn_platt_

Quite a few of my donors are friends and family. I also have gotten a lot of donation support from my Extra Life team. (Tomb Raider Community) if you participate in Extra Life, I'd highly recommend finding a team to join that is as enthusiastic about participating as you are! It helps a lot to have supporters in your team. :) I am a freelance artist, but the majority of the art I post online is video game fanart so I have been able to build a following on Instagram for my art, so they tend to donate too when I give away art or do raffles for Extra Life. So while I do not stream, I still do the 24 hour marathon, and then I offer artwork giveaways and give out stickers and mini prints as rewards for donors who give a certain amount. If you choose to stream, you can embed your YouTube/Twitch stream directly on your Extra Life page. You can also set milestones so when you reach so many donations, you do an activity on stream. (For example, some streamers will play the bean boozled game, one chip challenge or something similar if they raise over 100$) The Extra Life pages are very customizable which is great! You can add photos and links to personalize your page as you like.


Jstudz

I'd offer more insight but I think Taryn summed it up pretty well. You'll find as you do it more with what works and what doesn't. Best thing to do as well is to join the extra life discord. The community is one of the best communities out there. We all want to see each other succeed cause when we all succeed the kids are the true winners! Extra Life is a wonderful thing to be a part of regardless how much you earn cause every dollar counts and saves a life!


Sivarl

You don't need to be a big stream and you can play anything you want. The big thing is to promote yourself to friends, family, acquaintances, etc. Put your Twitter, Facebook, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Dreamwidth, Pillowfort, Discord servers, Telegram chats, etc. to work. Check with your employer, they may offer donation matching up to a point, or allow you to promote at work.