The work of a champion online fundraiser is never over, not even when the race ends. So as soon as your ice packs come off, it’s time to get back on the fundraising trail for your cause! Here’s what you should do as soon as you’re able:
Thank everybody. Everybody who helped you, [...]
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If our office wasn’t in the basement, we’d be shouting this from the rooftops!
Our friends at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary announced this week that their Boston Marathon Team has reached its $100,000 fundraising goal. With the marathon a month away, this leaves them with plenty of time to finish their training runs and [...]
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Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Mary, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of raising several thousand dollars for Boston Marathon charities like Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
April 20th is only five weeks away, and like so [...]
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Via our friends at Team Mass Eye & Ear, a thrilling ride through the Boston Marathon course, only 6 weeks away.
Mark and Beth from Team Firstgiving are running this year for Cycle Kids and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
We’re getting excited, are you?
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Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Wayne, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for Boston Marathon charities like Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Wayne has a particularly remarkable story. For [...]
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Our friends at Neurofibromatosis Inc. have 5 charity spots for the Boston Marathon through their Run4NF program.
Always wanted to run the Boston Marathon?
Know someone affected by NF?
Willing to fundraise a little?
Contact Debbi at debbi@run4nf.org
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The historic Boston Marathon is happening right in our backyard, and we’ve been keeping up with lots of Boston Marathon fundraisers and charities as April 20 fast approaches. So far over 800 charity runners have raised almost $700,000 online with their personal fundraising pages.
Larry is just one of many marathon fundraisers we know with an [...]
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Our friends at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children just received about 20 more bib numbers for the Boston Marathon and are looking for charity runners to join their team.
Interested? Contact Tom O’Toole by phone at 617.587.1533 or email totoole@mspcc.org.
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Bill is running the Boston Marathon in 2 months, 1 day, 22 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds. . . and counting. He’s fundraising for Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, and he’s met 32% of his fundraising goal. How did we get this info so fast? Bill has a couple of nifty widgets on his [...]
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Part three in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts.
Even more expert advice from Ashley, Beth and Kristina. If you missed them, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here.
6. Remind your fundraisers not to apologize when asking for donations
Very few people will sign up to run a marathon, let [...]
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