Marathon fundraising tips

One More Thing

Last week we posted a mini-series on tips from our marathon fundraising panel experts.  If you missed it, you can find it here.   One of our experts, Beth from Samaritans, mentioned a method of thinking about your networks and extended networks called “treasure-mapping.”  This concept is so useful, we thought we’d give you a [...]

Fundraising is Not a 4-Letter Word: Part 3

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Part three in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Even more expert advice from Ashley, Beth and Kristina. If you missed them, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. 6. Remind your fundraisers not to apologize when asking for donations Very few people will sign up to run [...]

Fundraising is Not a 4-Letter Word: Part 1

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Cross-posted at the Team Firstgiving Blog Part one in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Last week Firstgiving hosted a Marathon Fundraising Panel for local charities interested in endurance event fundraising. We’ve got photos here. Successful Boston Marathon fundraising team coordinators Ashley, Beth, and Kristina shared their wisdom on how [...]

NaNoWriMo

Here at Firstgiving, we have been known to highlight the stories of marathon runner-fundraisers, who continuously inspire us with their feats of athletic and online fundraising prowess.  You can check out some of their profiles here.  But this month a group of marathoners of a whole different sort started popping up all over Firstgiving.com with [...]