 While you’re training for the Boston Marathon, it’s a good idea to keep a training log. Not only can you look back to see how much you’ve accomplished, you can also keep track of things like your favorite running routes and miles you’ve put on your shoes.  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.  Part three in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Very few people will sign up to run a marathon, let [...]  Part two in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Training begins [...] Did you know that the average charity runner raises more than double what a walker does, and that a marathoner raises 50% more than that? Do you want to put that kind of dedication to work for your organization?  Part one in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts.  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 [...]  Reminder–World Run Day is this Sunday, November 9th. It’s an international day of running and charitable giving (and fundraising!). Where are you running? Here’s Team Firstgiving’s 3.8 mile route through Boston:  Skydiving in stilettos? That’s one item on Melissa’s life list of to-do’s and the title of her blog, where she also claims to have raised “an obscene amount of money” with Firstgiving.com |
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