Comments on: Marathons – raise more money for your nonprofit

By: Marathon Fundraising with Team Firstgiving » Need a number for Boston? Run with Team Esplanade Association

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:10:23 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: Want to Raise More Money? Become an Endurance Athlete

Want to Raise More Money? Become an Endurance Athlete — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:27:53 +0000

[...] just read an interesting study conducted by Firstgiving regarding which kinds of athletic charity events tend to raise the most [...]

By: Marathon Fundraising with Team Firstgiving » Inspiration for Fundraisers: Will Weidman

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:30 +0000

[...] Did you know that marathoners like Will typically raise an average of $1450 with their fundraising p…? Want to do the same? Send an email to endurance@firstgiving.com and we’ll help you get started. [...]

By: The Online Fundraising Blog » A Good Thank-You

The Online Fundraising Blog » A Good Thank-You — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:00:51 +0000

[...] taps into two of the main reasons why people give. [...]

By: Sandra Sims

Sandra Sims — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:06:06 +0000

You are so right, one of the best reasons to latch on to an existing event is that as you put it, “And the best part for your nonprofit is – you don’t have to organize this event.” This saves so much time effort and money for the non-profit!

The stats for average amount raised on a Firstgiving fundraising page varying for walks, runs and marathons are quite interesting. I imagine that the minimums that some programs require had an impact, making fundraising for marathons the highest. Short walks and 5K runs don’t normally have a minimum, if they do it’s usually less than $50. Marathon programs like TNT, as you probably know, have minimums in the thousands.