08 Mar 2010 1 Comment
On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, FirstGiving fundraisers gathered at Dillon’s, just steps away from the Boston Marathon finish line, for a night of team building, networking, and fun. Dick Hoyt, a seasoned marathon and endurance athlete, gave a motivational speech to Boston Marathon runners. Rick Hoyt, Dick’s son, was a strongly felt presence throughout the [...]
09 Mar 2009 3 Comments
We’re presenting a free webinar this week on how to raise more money for your cause than you ever thought possible as an athlete-fundraiser. It’s free and open to non-profits and fundraisers alike. When: Wednesday, March 11 at 1.00 PM EST (10.00 AM PST) Where: Online; register here. Join Team Firstgiving for a roundtable [...]
10 Feb 2009 1 Comment
Team Firstgiving recently took a day-trip up to the New Hampshire coastline to help out our friends at Special Olympics. We passed out towels to some fearless and dedicated polar plungers, who collectively raised over $280,000 this year for Special Olympics New Hampshire. More photos from the event are here. When it comes to raising [...]
27 Jan 2009 2 Comments
Part two in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Expert advice, continued: here are more tips for success and getting the most out of marathon fundraising from Ashley, Beth, and Kristina. If you missed Part 1, it’s here. 3. Help your runners coordinate their marathon training schedule with their fundraising [...]
26 Jan 2009 No Comments
Did you know that the average charity runner raises more than double what a walker does, and that a marathoner raises 50% more than that? Do you want to put that kind of dedication to work for your organization? Let Team Firstgiving teach you why endurance athletes raise more money and how your organization can [...]
22 Jan 2009 No Comments
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 [...]
07 Nov 2008 1 Comment
Reminder–World Run Day is this Sunday, November 9th. It’s an international day of running and charitable giving (and fundraising!). Where are you running? Here’s Team Firstgiving’s 3.8 mile route through Boston: It’s not too late to join us if you’re in Boston. Team Firstgiving is meeting at 10 am at the corner of Mass Ave [...]
28 Oct 2008 No Comments
It’s marathon season, and this past weekend the 33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon took place in Washington, D.C. For Alex Counts, President of Grameen Foundation and friend of Team Firstgiving, the race was an opportunity to “run poverty out of town.” We caught up with Alex to hear his thoughts on training, fundraising, and microfinance. [...]
22 Oct 2008 1 Comment
Skydiving in stilettos? That’s one item on Melissa’s life list of to-do’s and the title of her blog, where she also claims to have raised “an obscene amount of money” with Firstgiving.com After crossing #1 (run a marathon) off her list last year, Melissa has been training for marathon #2 and will be racing in NYC [...]
26 Sep 2008 No Comments
Looking for some inspiration? Meet one of our successful fundraisers, Sarah Lewis. Sarah recently biked 70 miles with a team in the Hope for New York Bike-a-Thon, and has raised over $1,000 with Firstgiving.com. We caught up with Sarah to hear more about her story: Why are you fundraising? I am fundraising for Hope for [...]
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