RWRF News
- Pushups for Charity to Take Place in 115 Gyms Across USA
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, 115 gyms across the country will challenge participants to see how many pushups they can do in 90 seconds, while getting friends and family to sponsor them by donating anywhere from 50 cents to $1 per pushup. Last year alone raised over $250k and this year's goal is $500k. Proceeds will be donated to The Boot Campaign, a Texas-based non-profit that supports soldiers healing from physical and emotional wounds.(5/17/2012) permalink
- Samsung Hope Relay App Launched
Samsung is encouraging people to take part in its Hope Relay to celebrate the Olympic Games in London this year, and to leave a lasting legacy by raising funds for three charities.
Anyone can take part by downloading a mobile app and taking part. Samsung will donate £1 for every mile completed. The money will be donated to Kids Company, London 2012's international sports legacy programme International Inspiration, and an IOC designated charity. It will donate up to up to £667,000 or $1 million.(5/17/2012) permalink
- Samsung Sponsors UK Bike Week, App Raises Funds
Consumer electronics giant Samsung will be the official sponsor of this year’s Bike Week, which takes place from 16-24 June. The South Korea-based company has also unveiled a smartphone app that ties in with its sponsorship of the Olympic Torch Relay under which the company will donate £1 to charity for each user completes a mile as part of the Samsung Hope Relay initiative.(5/17/2012) permalink
- Ride Like A Pro At The Tour De Steamboat
This summer cyclists from around the world are invited to experience first hand what sets riding in Steamboat apart, by participating in the 8th annual Kent Eriksen Tour de Steamboat on July 21, 2012. The two-day fundraising event benefiting the Sunshine Kids Foundation offers three courses: 110-mile century course, 40-mile out and back, and a 25-mile loop.(5/11/2012) permalink
- Water.org and Rosetta Launch 'Steps for Water' Mother's Day Campaign to Raise Awareness of World Water Crisis
Water.org and interactive agency Rosetta are joining forces to launch an interactive Mother's Day initiative called 'Steps For Water' to raise awareness for the world water crisis, which largely impacts poor women and children and takes the life of approximately 5,000 children each and every day. Beginning today, anyone interested in making a difference in the lives of women and children that lack access to clean water can connect through an online community, make a donation to Water.org at https://donate.water.org, and participate in the nationwide virtual walk-a-thon that will take place Saturday, May 12 by downloading the Steps For Water app designed to track participation and facilitate the goal of reaching one million virtual steps. (5/11/2012) permalink
- 18th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk Raises More Than $1.5 Million in Support of Parkinson's Research
The 18th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk (PUW), held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in New York City's Central Park, raised more than $1.5 million thus far and united 10,000 walkers, The Parkinson Alliance announced today.(5/2/2012) permalink
- Relay for Life a fundraising powerhouse; 3 million take part
Raising $415 million with 3 million participants across the country, the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life has become Kingthon. The 24-hour relay walk brought in more than three times as much money last year as its next closest marathon, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, according to the 2011 Run Walk Ride Fundraising Survey.
(4/5/2012) permalink
- Thousands Run in Sport Relief Fundraising Events
Thousands of people across the UK have been participating in running events raising money for Sport Relief. The funds will be spent by the Comic Relief charity in the UK and the world's poorest countries. Celebrities joined Olympic athletes for the Sport Relief London Mile, while Prime Minister David Cameron took part in an event in Buckinghamshire. Friday's BBC telethon, featuring sport and entertainment stars, raised more than £50m - an on the night record. By Sunday more than £52m had been raised.(3/25/2012) permalink
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training® Teams Up with Spartan Obstacle Racing
Spartan Race, the leader in obstacle racing, offers participants the opportunity to test their resilience, strength and stamina with a choice of three different course levels. And now Spartan Race Founder Joe DeSena and his team have created an online training program exclusively for TNT, the leader in endurance sports charity training, to prepare participants for the mud running, insane obstacles and sheer physical and mental challenge.
(3/1/2012) permalink
- Team4Cures: New Free Fitness Tracking App From The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), which created Team In Training (TNT), the world's biggest and most successful endurance sports training charity program, has created the Team4Cures app to provide users a simple way to set and track fitness goals.(2/28/2012) permalink
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Online Tools
- DoJiggy Participant Fundraising Library
DoJiggys new fundraising library provides tools, guidelines and resources to assist walk-a-thon and other a-thon event participants and team leaders in their fundraising efforts. permalink
- DoJiggy Walk-a-thon Resources
"How-To" planning tips, free templates & sample forms, pledge software for walk-a-thons or any "a-thon" event permalink
- Hoover's
This website offers free and pay information about companies, industries, people and products. A free look at one of its capsule company profiles is a great place for a nonprofit to start researching a potential business partner. permalink
- Rock N Roll Marathon Charity Program
Charities have netted over $243 million for their causes through Rock n Roll Marathon Series events since the program's inception in 1998. The Competitor Group offers tiered charity benefits to charities of varying sizes. permalink
