Planning
Get Support by Showing It
When planning a fitness event we all wish to have the support and participation of like-minded organizations in our community. Even if your event isn’t large enough to have several groups on the planning committee you still hope they come out and support your event by running or walking.
The best way to get support in [...]
Keep Them Coming Back
When planning your first event your sights are usually set on creating an organized race with no major problems or emergencies while also bringing in some much needed funds for your charity. That alone is a major accomplishment. However, if you plan to make your run/walk a recurring event you also have to give some [...]
I-Dot, Tool for Assessing Exercise Body Temperature
My husband took part in a 5K in Lexington, KY this past week. He crossed the finish in under 23 minutes, by the way, so congrats to him. Before the race he was approached by some folks who asked him to wear an “I-Dot” during his run. Above is a picture.
This small, adhesive dot is [...]
How Many Participants Can Your Venue Handle?
When planning your first event, the focus is usually on getting as many participants as possible. We never know just how many to expect especially if the event falls on a day when other races are taking place nearby. It’s easy to estimate from one year to the next, but when it is your premier [...]
What to Expect at Your First Event
You can never be certain exactly what to expect when hosting your first fitness event. If you’ve stayed organized throughout the planning process chances are this will extend to the day of the event. Although, things are bound to get a bit crazy because that is just the nature of hosting any type of event [...]
Race Day Giveaway Ideas
When planning an event you always have your eye out for new ideas when it comes to giveaways. Whether it is something to give out with t-shirts, or maybe instead of them, an extra for the goodie bags or prizes for your third place participants, there is always a need for something a little less [...]
When to Call It Off
Summer means the scheduling of many charity fitness events, but it also brings with it the threat of bad weather. It is one thing to have a rain shower, but quite another when there is risk of a dangerous thunderstorm which could turn into a tornado.
After all that planning and hard work it is [...]
Twitter for Fundraising and Event Marketing
Earlier this year Carrie did a post about using social networking as a fundraising tool. In the comments, many of you mentioned using Twitter. Just last week this topic was brought to mind for me again because the site TwiTip, which provides users with all kinds of tips for using Twitter to its full potential, [...]
Turning the Tables: How to Be a Good Participant
Most of the time I can be found writing about how to be a successful, easy-to-work-with event planner. However, often when I turn the table and find myself as the participant I remember how important it is to the event that I perfect my skill in this role as well.
Many of us who plan [...]
Choosing a Date for Your First Event
When you set out to plan your first charity fitness event you probably already have an idea of the season or month of when you would like to hold the event. However, when planning a brand new event it can be difficult to select an exact day.
An ideal time of year will greatly depend [...]
