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The Boot Campaign & Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Announce Partnership
The Boot Campaign and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series announced a new partnership to show appreciation for troops and raise funds for military programs at the 2014 P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon & ½ Marathon. A grassroots initiative which started in 2009, the Boot Campaign will become the benefiting charity of the […]
New Nationwide MDA Endurance Program Off and Running
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced the formation and launch of MDA Team Momentum, a new nationwide endurance program designed to help support MDA’s mission to find treatments and cures for muscle disease. The MDA Team Momentum program gives beginners and endurance pros alike the opportunity to participate in an endurance race — a marathon […]
Charities Enjoy Success At Marine Corps Marathon
Charities who partner with the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) annually enjoy the fruits of their fundraising while runners successfully train on behalf of significant causes. This year, MCM charity runners have gone far above expectations garnering just over $5 million dollars for 131 charitable organizations. These efforts have resulted in an overall charitable increase in excess of $1.5 […]
Dempsey’s challenge: Making time to stay fit
In the first year, the fundraiser brought in $1.1 million to support the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center. Published in the Portland Press Herald on December 18, 2013
Ten Rules of Events Fundraising
Ever considered hosting a charitable event to raise money for your youth service organization? It sounds simple: Charge people $75 a head to come to a great party (even more for a fancy gala), or host a walkathon and ask participants to contribute to your cause. Wind up with a ton of cash, good word […]
February Conference Targets Charity Ride, Endurance Event Organizers
With charity rides and other cycling-based fundraisers booming, the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Conference is dedicating a breakout program to the field at its upcoming conference in February. The conference is intended for executives of what Hessekiel calls “peer-to-peer” fundraising programs, which includes such events as the National MS Society’s Bike MS, Leukemia & Lymphoma […]
Insider Insights: Involving Millennials in Your Run, Race, Walk
ORIGINAL BROADCAST DATE: January 14, 2014 In the United States there are more than 80 million people between the ages of 20-30. This generation, Millennials, spend more than $300 billion each year in consumer discretionary goods. What does that mean for your run/race/walk? There is opportunity to involve them to raise money and spread the word […]
Geraldine Carter - Co-Founder and Director, Climate Ride
Featured Week of December 2, 2013 Name: Geraldine Carter Title: Co-Founder and Director, Climate Ride Location: Missoula, MT Number of years as a fundraiser: 12 Number of years at current organization: 7 What inspired you to do this work? I saw other leaders stepping boldly forward and creating huge events with […]