Boston Marathon Fundraising

Marathon Fundraising Study: Benchmarking Success

Based on our data of the 2010 Boston Marathon runners and donors, we created a benchmarking report for endurance event fundraising. This report includes key findings and benchmarks for fundraising success.

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Build your 2011 Boston Marathon fundraising team smart

Race day may be six months away, but a highly competitive race has already been logged in the books: the race to official registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon. In a new course record, registration closed after a mere eight hours! With so many runners still looking to get a bib, this means you could [...]

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Fundraiser spotlight: Mike Abare

Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Mike, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for charities like Doctors Without Borders.  Mike was kind enough to take a break from training to [...]

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Team Eye & Ear hits $100,000 fundraising goal

If our office wasn’t in the basement, we’d be shouting this from the rooftops! Our friends at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary announced this week that their Boston Marathon Team has reached its $100,000 fundraising goal.  With the marathon a month away, this leaves them with plenty of time to finish their training runs and [...]

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Fundraiser spotlight: Mary McManus for Spaulding Rehab Hospital

Team McManus after a training run

Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Mary, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of raising several thousand dollars for Boston Marathon charities like Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. April 20th is only five weeks away, and like [...]

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One marathon for every decade

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The historic Boston Marathon is happening right in our backyard, and we’ve been keeping up with lots of Boston Marathon fundraisers and charities as April 20 fast approaches. So far over 800 charity runners have raised almost $700,000 online with their personal fundraising pages. Larry is just one of many marathon fundraisers we know with [...]

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