14 Apr 2010 No Comments
We all know that New England tends to bring unpredictable weather, especially on Marathon Monday. So far the weather experts are predicting 59 and partly cloudy, but keep in mind that in 2007, it was a chilly 37 degrees with rain and snow. Thankfully, John Wallace III is no stranger to running in different weather [...]
06 Apr 2010 1 Comment
As the trainer for the three-time Super Bowl champion team the New England Patriots, Dave Granito has been around one of the greatest teams of all time, and is familiar with competition and hard work. In fact, competition is what Dave thrives on. Not only is he competing by running, he is also aiming to be [...]
02 Apr 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Special Olympics Florida are gearing up for their annual fundraising event, the Sallarulo Race for Champions. You can read more about the event on their FirstGiving page, but one thing they’re doing this year to encourage fundraising is offering incentives to their runners, walkers, and virtual event participants: If you’re offering incentives [...]
02 Apr 2010 No Comments
On Saturday March 28th, Jodie Nelson achieved her goal in becoming the first woman to paddle surf the 40 miles from Catalina Island to Dana Point, California, competing in the Ocean Ohana Catalina Challenge. Luckily, Jodie had some company on her 9 hour journey, a 40 foot Minke whale who Nelson named, Larry. Larry swam alongside Jodie for just [...]
01 Apr 2010 No Comments
FirstGiving Webinar: How to squeeze out 20% more in donations from your upcoming fundraising campaign Your spring or fall event may already be in full swing, but take a moment to think about your total fundraising goal. Now add 20% to that total. It’s easier to achieve than you think with a FirstGiving premium account. Please join [...]
26 Mar 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Stewart’s Caring Place are getting ready for their 4th Annual Hope Walk. Since many of their event participants are local, they’re hosting a team kick-off meeting at their offices. Here’s the invite they sent out via email: Kick-off meetings are a great way to meet supporters, generate some excitement and momentum around [...]
24 Mar 2010 2 Comments
When Kelly Strauch was moving from small-town Laurel, Montana to the big city of Boston, Massachusetts, she dreamed of running the Boston Marathon. Only knowing a little about running and marathons, she learned from a friend that the Boston Marathon consisted of 26.2 miles that started in Hopkinton and traveled into the city. She was [...]
22 Mar 2010 1 Comment
Today is World Water Day, and here at FirstGiving, we are thrilled to see people raising money online for clean water solutions all over the world. We could think of no better time to highlight the remarkable efforts of Katie Spotz, who has just spent 70 days thinking about water. In fact, she’s been doing [...]
19 Mar 2010 1 Comment
Our friends at Carolina Canines for Service are getting ready for their annual fundraising walk, the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t. They’ve set up a great blog to provide information to their community of supporters, including information about how to make the most of a FirstGiving page. Here’s one post they put together about [...]
12 Mar 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Climate Cycle are living out their mission to promote “Clean Energy in Motion” by starting registration early for their 2010 Solar Schools fundraising ride: This announcement appears front and center in their newsletter, and points event participants to Climate Cycle’s FirstGiving page to register for the event: By starting to talk about [...]
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