15 Apr 2011 No Comments
“My name is Joe and I am a drive-thru runner.” Those are the words of Joe D’Amico, who has run 14 marathons, with a personal best of 2:36:54. Beginning at the end of February, he created the McRunner Challenge: “I will eat only McDonald’s for 30 days and attempt a sub 2:36 at the [...]
05 Apr 2011 No Comments
Chuck Wagner is raising funds for the 2011 Boston Marathon to benefit The Hoyt Foundation. He tells of how he has raised his funds, what motivates him, and why he’s creating the “Send Chuck to Boston” video.
30 Jun 2010 1 Comment
Nothing can help build momentum and participation for an event like team spirit! Creating a team helps create a community and the sense that you’re all in it together, working toward a common goal and FirstGiving Teams makes teambuilding a snap. Whether running a marathon, a local race, or just raising money for an end-of-year [...]
04 Feb 2010 3 Comments
Nonprofit organizations are seeking fresh ideas that will help lead to more donations and volunteer engagement. FirstGiving presents a FREE Webinar about online social fundraising while showing how one nonprofit raised $1,000 a day for 30 days online. You can easily design a similar fundraising program for your supporters as well. Join the Webinar to learn how. [...]
29 Oct 2009 No Comments
Each month, we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit spotlight fundraising series, is Garden of Dreams Foundation (GDF). 37,000 runners will be crossing the Brooklyn Bridge and running the 26.2 [...]
31 Aug 2009 No Comments
Peter Ogle doesn’t think his story is a newsworthy one, but here at FirstGiving, we do! Peter is a marathon runner, a survivor of melanoma, and the founder of the Acorn Foundation. On October 4th, exactly one year after his last treatment, Peter will be running the Portland Marathon. In addition to a strenuous training [...]
22 Apr 2009 No Comments
The work of a champion online fundraiser is never over, not even when the race ends. So as soon as your ice packs come off, it’s time to get back on the fundraising trail for your cause! Here’s what you should do as soon as you’re able: Thank everybody. Everybody who helped you, not just [...]
21 Apr 2009 No Comments
What a day! We caught a few of our marathon fundraisers, Ria, Beth and Anne, for a quick photo at the very blustery finish line. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2009 Boston Marathon! You accomplished quite a feat in running those 26.2 miles, and many of you raised hundreds of thousands of dollars [...]
20 Apr 2009 No Comments
Congratulations to all those who ran and helped organize the 113th Boston Marathon, and especially to those who raised millions for good causes by running the race for charity. We’ll have a full recap in a while, but here are some pics from the finish line by our own Beth P, and I can also [...]
20 Apr 2009 No Comments
The big day is HERE!. You’ve covered hundreds of miles in training runs in wind, snow, sun and rain. You’ve raised money online and offline–thousands of dollars–for almost 100 nonprofit organizations. You may have worn out a pair of shoes or two. Your family and friends are supporting you. And on Monday morning, you’ll step [...]
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