Throw a Party, Raise Funds for Your Cause

Throwing a party is a great way to have fun and raise money to meet your fundraising goal. Let your creativity and imagination run wild as you plan a party that your friends will be talking about for years to come.
There are several ways that parties can be planned so that they serve as a [...]

Soles4Souls to Host First 5K/10K Race in Nashville, TN

Soles4Souls, is an international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to those in need. This year they are planning their first race to raise funds and awareness for this cause. The race will have chip timed 5K and 10K courses which wind through both the city streets and waterfront properties. The event will [...]

Weekly Roundup: Kudos Edition

Today over at Step by Step Fundraising I wrote about several organizations and individuals who are doing great things for their favorite causes. Since there’s several kudos for people involved with charity athletic events, I thought I’d continue the good vibes here also:
Charity Mile member Dan Hughes, along with his friends, completed a 78 mile [...]

Catherine Tate as Georgie – Another Fundraiser

Earlier this year BBC America ran the third (and final) series of The Catherine Tate show.  Following in the footsteps of fellow Brit Tracey Ullman, she embodies a number of oddball characters in a sketch comedy format.  One of my favorite characters is Georgie.  She is always doing some kind of fundraiser – a run, [...]

It’s National Ice Cream Month: Have an Ice Cream Fundraiser for Your Charity run or walk

A Canadian team sells shakes and smoothies to raise funds in advance of the 2008 Weekend to End Breast Cancer which will be in early September.
Carol at Dollar Philanthropy describes a fun ice cream social you can do at work to raise funds.
Anne Lynn is a lung cancer survivor and team captain for the Lance [...]

Weekly Roundup: Featured Athletes

This week I thought I’d feature a few great athletes who are supporting some great causes:
World class runner Ryan Hall runs for World Vision and trains for the Olympics.
Deborah is planning on running the Chicago Marathon for the American Cancer Society.
Buttons of Hope founder Michael Gibbons will be doing a 24 hour bike ride for [...]

Chicago or New York Charity Marathon Slots

Would you like to participate in the highly competitive Chicago or New York Marathons?  Not just anyone can get in… but if you hook up with a registered charity you may have a better chance.  Charity slots are limited too so check out the non profits that are approved for these races and see if [...]

Walk Like MADD

This year Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) unveiled a new name for its signature event – Walk Like MADD. This is an excellent name change. In three simple words you know exactly what the event is (a walk) and who it benefits. It’s also a clever play on words.
Walk Like MADD events [...]

Weekly Roundup: Featured Events

The Central PA Team in Training group will hold its kickoff this weekend.
Charity Mile member thediva0629 has organized a 5k walk/run to be held on August 9th 2008. It is a walk for the Great American Health Challenge focusing on Childhood Obesity.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation will be hosting several cycling events this year. These [...]

How to lose 192 pounds in 7 seconds (plus 2 years)

Oh, if it were only this easy! With the aid of video see how author Jennette Fulda lost 192 pounds. She started out at 372 pounds and after two years officially lost half her weight. Last month she ran a half-marathon and released a book based on her weight loss journey.

How to lose [...]