Press

RWRFC Blog Posts

• Thon Fundraising 2013: Would You Like Some Mud With Your Run? 8/8/13



• Thon Fundraising Turned Upside Down By Social And Mobile Technology. MediaPost "Marketing: Causes" 12/10/12




Press Releases

• Chicago Nearly Overrun by Charity Races, Walks, The Chicago Tribune 9/28/13



• Novelty Runs Prove Popular with Sacramento Area 'Millennials' -- For Now, The Modesto Bee 8/14/13



• The Economy of Walking for Cures. American Public Media, 6/5/13



• Events Fundraising Backpedaled During 2012. Nonprofit Times, 3/14/13



• Thon Fundraising Down Slightly in 2012 Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council survey shows revenue for top 30 programs dropped 1.3% to nearly $1.68 billion.



• Julie Weiss Named 2013 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award Winner. 3/13/13



• Thon Fundraising Continued Growth in 2011. 3BL Media, 3/7/12



• 2012 Run Walk Ride Fundraising Award Winners Announced. 3BL Media, 3/6/12



• Get There: Run Walk Ride Conference Scheduled for March 2012



• 2011 Awards For "Thon" Fundraising Presented



• 2010 Run Walk Ride Fundraising Conference Details Revealed



• Jennifer Bechard Named 2010 Cash Sweat & Tears Award Winner. CSRwire, 3/2/10



• Thon Fundraising Tops $1.6 billion in 2009. CSRwire, 3/3/10




Articles Featuring the RWRFC

• Beyond Competition Running for a Greater Cause. The New York Times, 11/8/12



• Armstrong Foundation Vows To Pedal Forward. The NonProfit Times, 8/24/12



• Running to save a life with Laura's Warriors. The Washington Times, 4/26/12



• Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure, Other Charity Races See 2.5% Increase In Fundraising Dollars (STUDY). Huffington Post, 3/16/12



• Thon Fundraising: A Rich Source Of Dollars And Inspiration. MediaPostBlogs, 3/12/12



• Charities Running And Walking To Big Revenue. The NonProfit Times, 3/8/12



• Walkathons and Athletic Events Raise More Money in 2011. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 3/7/12



• Runs, Walks Valuable Fundraising Tools for Charities. The Advocate, 3/1/12



• Cashathon: The Rise of Charity Race. The Wall Street Journal, 6/11/11



• Team Captains Worth More Than Leadership, Nonprofit Times, 5/4/11



• Love to Run, Michigan Country Lines, June 2010



• Athletic Fundraisers Hit Brick Wall of Recession, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 4/25/10



• Valley race organizers fear event saturation. Tribune, East Valley-Scottsdale, 1/4/10



• Fit to be a Fundraiser. WSJ MarketWatch, 12/9/09



• Generation B, A Mover and a Shaker of Money Trees. The New York Times, 7/31/09



• Charity Athletic Events Fared Well in 2008, but the Forecast for This Year Is Not So Sunny. The Chronical of Philanthropy, May 2009



• 'Spirit of giving' motivates runners. The Wichita Eagle,7/21/09



• Cleveland Heights resident joins growing number of athletes using extreme sports to raise money for nonprofits. clevelnad.com,7/8/09



• Benefit walks, runs start blossoming in spring. gazette.com, 4/15/09



• Cancer Walk Beats ‘07 Total. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,11/1/08



• ING Run for Something Better to be Featured at 2008 Run Walk Ride Fundraising Conference




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