Fundraising Ideas
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 [...]
Resource Fairs Entice Sponsors and Draw People to Your Event
If you’re planning a charity walk, run, or ride and you’re looking for ways to attract sponsors and participants, consider adding a resource fair to your event. When I was planning my first Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk, one of my committee members suggested this to me, and it proved to be a key factor in [...]
Biggest Loser Fundraiser
Every year, my friend Tina signs up for multiple Team in Training charity athletic events, to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I just went to her latest fundraiser, which she is calling “The Biggest Loser” fundraiser, based on the popularity of the TV show with the same name.
First Official Weigh-in
We all [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Get Creative With Decorations
I’m always hosting all kinds of crazy fundraising events at my house each year. Past themes have included Girl’s Club Tea Party, Italian Dinner Celebration and Halloween Costume Party. Right now I’m putting the finishing touches on the Team in Training cycle team’s Mad Scientist’s Party.
Party Supply Stores
The Mad Scientist’s Party is like a miniature [...]
Host a Mad Scientist’s Party
My friends and I, who do many Team in Training events, are always looking for creative ways to raise money for our latest events.
Science Can Be Fun
This seasons Palm Beach cycle team mentor, Tina O’Brien, is a chemist. She had an idea to host a Mad Scientist’s Party. She is going to get specimen cups [...]
Creative Fundraising: A Blogging Bake Sale
Looking for a fundraising idea? Meghann, athlete and blogger, has found a creative way to turn something she loves to do into a fundraiser for her Team in Training and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I recently had the chance to talk with Meghann and learn about her fund raising efforts. Check out how she [...]
Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser
Members of our Palm Beach Team in Training cycle team held a scavenger hunt fundraiser on Sunday, March 8. The Palm Beach TNT team is currently training for America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, which takes place on June 7 in Tahoe, NV. Each member of the team has pledged to raise a minimum of $4,800 [...]
