Fundraising
How an ‘Extreme Philathlete’ Gets the Job Done
Of the many questions that are sent to us here at Charity Mile, one of the hottest topics is the challenge of raising money. It’s easy to understand that even when you’re pledging to take time out of a busy day to walk, run, bike, ping-pong or what-have-you for a worthy charitable cause, putting [...]
Google Grants For Nonprofits
Marketing and advertising are often the last priority for small and medium nonprofits. After all, resources are scarce and much needed to fund core programs. Yet, most nonprofits have a development or fundraising program in place. Usually, the development officer focuses on already existing donors and funding sources. Once in a while, however, through a [...]
Money Matters
Fundraising is hard work, as any philathlete who has ever passed around his or her pledge form knows – and as any event manager can attest to, it also takes money to make money.
Dan Pallotta, the author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential, is no stranger to these realities: He was a [...]
Kickin’ It For Suzanne: The Power of Friends and Facebook
In most conversations, Kerry Mahoney is Usain Bolt-quick with the jokes. But talk to her about Kickin’ It For Suzanne, the March 28 fundraiser that she and friends Kim Iamiceli and Amy Cargain recently rallied to organize in Peekskill, N.Y., and she can’t help but strike a serious tone.
Mahoney and her cohorts had planned a [...]
Fitness-focused Silent Auctions and Raffles
Often the events surrounding a run/walk are just as much fun as the race itself. Whether it is a health fair, prize ceremony or after-party, these can keep your participants hanging around before and after the main event. This provides the perfect opportunity to raise even more funds for your charity. Silent auctions and raffles [...]
Certificates as Part of Your Prize Distribution
Recognition. For the most part, whether we admit it or not, we all seek it. Perhaps not in a loud and attention-getting way, but even the simplest thank you or good job is desired when we accomplish something significant.
When planning a race the prize ceremony is all about this recognition. Just how much attention you [...]
A Year Long Marathon
A marathon, or even a half marathon, is a race distance that many people may have no desire to accomplish. It takes a special kind of person to take an interest in and complete these types of advanced running events. However, the action, and even the dream or idea of, completing one always brings about [...]
Partnering with a More Visible Organization
When planning a race it can feel a bit intimidating to put oneself out there and seek partnerships with larger organizations. We may feel that they are likely to already be involved in charity efforts or that our event is much too small to spark their interest.
This topic came to mind last week when I [...]
Don’t Be Afraid to Focus on Fun
Many charity athletic events are for the serious runner or walker. Not to mention the fact that raising much needed funds for a charity is serious business as well. The problem is, focusing on the serious can cause the race coordinator (i.e., you) and the planning team more stress, and make you forget how fun planning [...]
Fitness Gifts on a Budget
For the exerciser with an athletic charity event coming up, donating to their cause is likely the best Christmas gift you could give. But if you are like me, there is still something special about giving loved ones and friends a tangible gift they can open. It’s for this reason that I’m always on the [...]
