
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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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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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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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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Part two in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts.
Expert advice, continued: here are more tips for success and getting the most out of marathon fundraising from Ashley, Beth, and Kristina. If you missed Part 1, it’s here.
3. Help your runners coordinate their marathon training schedule with their fundraising schedule.
Training begins [...]
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Part one in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts.
Last week Firstgiving hosted a Marathon Fundraising Panel for local charities interested in endurance event fundraising. We’ve got photos here. Successful Boston Marathon fundraising team coordinators Ashley, Beth, and Kristina shared their wisdom on how to get the most out of marathon [...]
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Time is running out! The following charities still have a few numbers available for the Boston Marathon:
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project - Learn more
To apply, email Jeff Newton
ReadBoston-Learn more
To apply, submit applications toErin.Smith.JCS@cityofboston.gov. Or, fax them to Erin Smith, 617-918-5475. Questions, please call 617-918-5289.
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries-Learn more
To apply, click here
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One of the most exciting things Team Firstgiving gets to do is connect athlete-fundraisers with charities who use endurance events to raise money online. As marathoners and triathletes who fundraise ourselves, we know a lot about training and fundraising, and we love to help athlete-fundraisers achieve their goals. Check out the fundraiser spotlight section on [...]
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