Peer-to-Peer Fundraising in the News
- Arthritis Foundation Announces New Walk Name and Logo
- From Veganuary to Decembeard: How Each Month Became a Charity Endeavour
- The Boot Campaign & Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Announce Partnership
- New Nationwide MDA Endurance Program Off and Running
- Charities Enjoy Success At Marine Corps Marathon
- Dempsey’s challenge: Making time to stay fit
- February Conference Targets Charity Ride, Endurance Event Organizers
- Pledge requirements soar as runners vie for Boston Marathon bibs
- The Women’s Running Series Announced Official Charity Partner of the 2014 Series
- Alpes d’Huzes Raises Over $32 Million Euros in 2012 (translated from Dutch press release)
- Chicago Nearly Overrun by Charity Races, Walks
- Former Turkey Trot sponsor who never turned over money found in Hawaii
- CIGNA Falmouth Road Race exceeds $1.3 million raised for charities
- Arthritis Foundation Selects Merkle
- Super-Thons: America’s Fun Way to Fundraise
- Gold’s Gym Recruits Teams for Tour de Cure
- Free to Breathe, a National Lung Cancer Partnership
- Climb to Fight Breast Cancer
- Chalk Walk
- Cause To Run
- Breast Cancer 3-Day National Philanthropic Trust
- Braking the Cycle
- Bike 4 the Brain
- American Liver Foundation Run for Research® Marathon Team
- American Foundation For Suicide Prevention - Out of The Darkness Walk
- American Diabetes Association Walk for Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure
- AIDS Walk Los Angeles - October 15, 2006
- 2007 Out of the Darkness Community Walks - Suicide Awarness/Prevention
- Funds Raised by Runners & Walkers Grew 9% in 2006
- Up and Running: The Rise of the Themed Road Race
- Mass Audubon Aims for $200K via Annual Bird-a-Thon
- Charities Strain to Compete for Race Runners
- 2,200 People Walk 50km to Aid Poor Kids
- Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend Sets Record Pace With 26-Hour Sell Out
- NYC Marathon Announces Post-Cancellation Resolution
- Breaking the Guinness Record for the world’s largest swimwear parade
- The IRONMAN Foundation and Charity Miles offer triathletes an opportunity to give back to race communities.
- Why Can’t We Sell Charity Like We Sell Perfume?
- First-of-its-Kind Cardiac Research During Run for Heroes Marathon
- Seventy Runs and 25 Rides Throughout the World Will Commemorate Eleventh Anniversary of 9/11
- John Hancock’s 2012 Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program Raises a Record $6.8 Million
- Two Local Colleges Already ING New York City Marathon Winners
- Charity Beats Vanity in Motivating Adults to Participate in Endurance Events and Races
- Thousands Run in Sport Relief Fundraising Events
- 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out in Record Time
- NHF’s Run to Remember Had Record Number of Runners Raising Awareness & Support in October
- More are running in Long Beach Marathon to promote a good cause
- “Let’s Run Together”
- 18 Organizations Selected for ATC’s Adopt a Marathon Mile
- Boston Marathon Charity Programs Raise a Combined $16 Million for Non-Profit Organizations
- Charity Sacks Snailman: The Guardian
- Steve Chalke breaks fundraising world record
- ASPCA Launches Endurance Training Program with New Partnership with Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon
- AIDS Foundation Chicago Named Official Charity of Chicago Triathlon
- Boston Marathon “Caught in A Numbers Game”: Boston Globe
- NY Marathon Runners Raise Over $30 Million in 2010
- Dr. Andy Baldwin to Run for Something Better at the ING New York City Marathon 2010
- Running for Charity Fuels A Marathon Boom
- Stressed out are running for their sanity, helping retailers
- 15th Annual Hope In Motion raises more than $900 thousand
- Run, Walk or Maybe Nap for a Cure: New York Times
- Valley hospitals set to benefit from charity cycling event
- Thon Fundraising Tops $1.6 billion in 2009
- Jennifer Bechard Named 2010 Cash Sweat & Tears Award Winner
- Marathon charity total to hit half a billion
- Vermont Man’s Barefoot Trek Runs Into Trouble
- MDA Stride & Ride is first walk in new Cowboy Stadium
- Will charity runs leave donors exhausted?
- Charity Bike Rides
- Pan Mass Challenge Has First Down Year: Boston Globe
- Denver Gorilla Run Sets Record
- Kids up to the ‘Challenge’ in Hudson
- Cancer fundraiser asks people to go bald — for a day
- Intrepid fundraisers complete Peace Hospice charity firewalk
- Bay Area marathoners run for loved ones who cannot
- Faith, Hope & Charities: John “The Penguin” Bingham on Charity Runs
- Reducing the Runner’s Footprint: NY Times
- 26.2 with Donna the National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer Announces Fundraising Totals to Benefit the Donna Hicken Foundation and Mayo Clinic
- March of Dimes Renames Its Biggest Fundraiser: NY Times
- Running for Charity in Antartica
- The Campaign to Conquer Aims Big
- CNN.com Article on Active.com
- Parkinson’s Unity Walk 12th Annual Parkinson’s Unity Walk Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Research While Offering a Day of Community, Education, and Fun
- Newcomers to Running Generate More Than Half a Billion Dollars Each Year
Charities
- Most Charities Fail at Online Fundraising Basics, Says Study
- Arthritis Foundation Announces New Walk Name and Logo
- From Veganuary to Decembeard: How Each Month Became a Charity Endeavour
- The Boot Campaign & Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Announce Partnership
- New Nationwide MDA Endurance Program Off and Running
- The Women’s Running Series Announced Official Charity Partner of the 2014 Series
- Chicago Nearly Overrun by Charity Races, Walks
- Rock N Roll Marathon Charity Program
- Walk With Us - To Cure Lupus
- Walk To Cure Diabetes
- Walk for Polycystic Kidney Disease Raises $2.4 Million
- Volvo City of Angels Fun Ride - April 29, 2007, L.A.
- Undy 5000: Colon Cancer Alliance
- Tri for the Cure
- Tree Fund - Tour des Trees
- The Vision 5K
- The San Diego Triathalon Challenge Benefiting the Challenged Athletes Foundation
- The Pfizer People’s Coast Classic
- The National Children’s Cancer Society - Walk for the Children
- The Million Dollar Ride
- The Jimmy Fund - To Beat Cancer
- The Children’s Tumor Foundation - The Mighty NF Marathon Team
- The American Society for Bariatric Surgery Foundation - Walk from Obesity
- Support A Walk
- School Walk for Diabetes
- Ride Without Limits - Benefiting United Cerebral Palsy
- Ride for Awareness
- Relay For Life - The Cancer Council of Australia
- Provincetown Swim for Life
- Pittsburgh Rides for Charity
- Pan-Massachusetts Challenge
- Pancreatic Cancer Research - A List of Local Events To Take Action
- National Walk For Epilepsy
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Special Events National MS Society Fundraising
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Special Events
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- NAMI Walks
- Miles For Meso
- March of Dimes
- Law Enforcement Torch Run - Special Olympics
- Hydrocephalus Association Walk Events
- Henry Vilas Zoological 4th Annual Zoo Run
- Helping Children with Cancer
- Great Run - UK
- Gold’s Gym Recruits Teams for Tour de Cure
- God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD) 13th Annual Race to Deliver in Central Park
- Fred’s Team: Running Marathons to Fight Cancer
- Easter Seals Canada Drop Zone
- Down Syndrome Buddy Walk
- Church World Service CROP Hunger Walks
- 2007 Out of the Darkness Community Walks - Suicide Awarness/Prevention
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Special Events National MS Society Champions Against MS
- Zumba-Thon Helps Raise Money for Animals
- Walk the Walk Brings Their Iconic Overnight Marathon, The MoonWalk, to New York City
- The Ironman Foundation Announces Partnership with Smile Train
- Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend Sets Record Pace With 26-Hour Sell Out
- The IRONMAN Foundation and Charity Miles offer triathletes an opportunity to give back to race communities.
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s Campaign Wins Fundraising Success Award
- Pack Walk movement promotes community humane education programs for Cesar Millan Foundation
- St. Jude Beneficiary of the St. Jude Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon
- Hyundai Hope On Wheels Announces National 5K Run/Walk Series To Raise Funds And Awareness For Pediatric Cancer Research
- Heroes Wanted!
- Pushups for Charity to Take Place in 115 Gyms Across USA
- Ride Like A Pro At The Tour De Steamboat
- Papa Murphy’s Joins American Cancer Society Relay For Life National Corporate Team Program
- Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon, Nationwide Insurance Partner with Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Ironman Team Kicks Off Training With Six-Time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott
- Planting Fund-Raising Seeds
- NHF’s Run to Remember Had Record Number of Runners Raising Awareness & Support in October
- Stamford Hospital fundraising event draws more than $1 million
- Charity Sacks Snailman: The Guardian
- The American Diabetes Association and Converse, Inc. are Looking for Champions
- March of Dimes Effort Pushes March for Babies
- The First Annual Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism to take place January 29, 2011
- National Cycling Event Launches for Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps for Kids with Serious Illnesses
- Tens of Thousands Participate in World’s Largest Water Initiative
- Valley hospitals set to benefit from charity cycling event
- World Tapir Day launches 2010 fundraising initiative.
- Inaugural Mass Dash to benefit the Jimmy Fund
- Team in Training Named Sole Beneficiary of San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon
- Denver Gorilla Run Sets Record
- State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
- Kids up to the ‘Challenge’ in Hudson
- PMC Engages Donors to Become Fundraisers with New Online Tool
- Intrepid fundraisers complete Peace Hospice charity firewalk
- Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Gives $35 Million to the Jimmy Fund
- The Campaign to Conquer Aims Big
- Parkinson’s Unity Walk 12th Annual Parkinson’s Unity Walk Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Research While Offering a Day of Community, Education, and Fun
- Parkinson’s Unity Walk Official 2006 Post-Walk Press Release
- Mixing It Up For A Good Cause - Terra Nove Article
DIY Fundraising
- Dempsey’s challenge: Making time to stay fit
- New App Enables Individuals to Earn Corporate Sponsorship for Charity by Walking, Running or Biking
- “Let’s Run Together”
- Steve Chalke breaks fundraising world record
- Run, Walk or Maybe Nap for a Cure: New York Times
- To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn’t So Green
Emerging Trends
- Arthritis Foundation Announces New Walk Name and Logo
- From Veganuary to Decembeard: How Each Month Became a Charity Endeavour
- February Conference Targets Charity Ride, Endurance Event Organizers
- Pledge requirements soar as runners vie for Boston Marathon bibs
- Chicago Nearly Overrun by Charity Races, Walks
- Ten Tips for Securing More Sponsorship by Maureen Carlson, EVP, Good Scout Group
- Undy 5000: Colon Cancer Alliance
- The Underwear Affair
- Super-Thons: America’s Fun Way to Fundraise
- Funds Raised by Runners & Walkers Grew 9% in 2006
- Zumba-Thon Helps Raise Money for Animals
- Mudderella Launches Among a Growing Field of Women’s Obstacle Runs
- Up and Running: The Rise of the Themed Road Race
- Mass Audubon Aims for $200K via Annual Bird-a-Thon
- Charities Strain to Compete for Race Runners
- Charities Step Up Security for Special Events After Boston Bombings
- Walk the Walk Brings Their Iconic Overnight Marathon, The MoonWalk, to New York City
- Look Past the Underwear: This Run Is for a Good Cause
- Breaking the Guinness Record for the world’s largest swimwear parade
- DoNation, Online Environemental Organization Replacing Peer-to-Peer Fundraising with Environmental Action Pledges
- Friendship Powered Fundraising App for Facebook
- Atlanta and Chicago to host new ‘Strollers in the Front 5K’ events
- Pack Walk movement promotes community humane education programs for Cesar Millan Foundation
- Why Can’t We Sell Charity Like We Sell Perfume?
- New App Enables Individuals to Earn Corporate Sponsorship for Charity by Walking, Running or Biking
- First-of-its-Kind Cardiac Research During Run for Heroes Marathon
- Seventy Runs and 25 Rides Throughout the World Will Commemorate Eleventh Anniversary of 9/11
- Charity Beats Vanity in Motivating Adults to Participate in Endurance Events and Races
- Pushups for Charity to Take Place in 115 Gyms Across USA
- Thousands Run in Sport Relief Fundraising Events
- Bike Tour Seeks to Tandem with Charity Partners
- Charities Gain Traction in Marathons: New York Times
- Running for Charity Fuels A Marathon Boom
- MyDunkTank offers up crazy dares for good causes
- Stressed out are running for their sanity, helping retailers
- Vermont Man’s Barefoot Trek Runs Into Trouble
- Improved Incentive Program Helps Komen Chapter Increase Fundraising by 31%
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago Launches New Endurance Training Program
- Will charity runs leave donors exhausted?
- Charity Bike Rides
- Downturn Slows Elite Charity Events: Boston Globe
- ADA taps Mullen to unify diabetes message
- Reducing the Runner’s Footprint: NY Times
- Expresso Fitness & ADA Create Virtual Ride-A-Thon
- Half Marathons Experience Big Growth: NY Times
- Running for Charity in Antartica
- First Step Up to Fight Diabetes Raises $600,000
- CNN.com Article on Active.com
- Newcomers to Running Generate More Than Half a Billion Dollars Each Year
- Cashing in on race day
Strategy
- Most Charities Fail at Online Fundraising Basics, Says Study
- From Veganuary to Decembeard: How Each Month Became a Charity Endeavour
- Ten Rules of Events Fundraising
- February Conference Targets Charity Ride, Endurance Event Organizers
- Reese Witherspoon Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in New York
- Ten Tips for Securing More Sponsorship by Maureen Carlson, EVP, Good Scout Group
- Saucony app taking run at weighty issue
- Arthritis Foundation Selects Merkle
- Rock N Roll Marathon Charity Program
- Veteran Fund-Raising Team Raises the Bar for Performance
- PMC Kids Rides
- ING sponsored New York City Marathon
- Free to Breathe, a National Lung Cancer Partnership
- CancerCare Event Listings
- AIDS Walk Finder
- Mudderella Launches Among a Growing Field of Women’s Obstacle Runs
- The Lustgarten Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Join Forces for Unite to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
- The Ironman Foundation Announces Partnership with Smile Train
- NYC Marathon Announces Post-Cancellation Resolution
- Veteran Running/Cycling Promoter to Produce NorCal & Oregon Rides; Renews Partnership With Eventbrite
- DoNation, Online Environemental Organization Replacing Peer-to-Peer Fundraising with Environmental Action Pledges
- Beyond Competition, Running for a Greater Cause
- Friendship Powered Fundraising App for Facebook
- Atlanta and Chicago to host new ‘Strollers in the Front 5K’ events
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s Campaign Wins Fundraising Success Award
- New App Enables Individuals to Earn Corporate Sponsorship for Charity by Walking, Running or Biking
- Volkswagen Supports “Trans America Challenge” to Raise Awareness and Funds for Parkinson’s Disease
- FirstGiving Acquisition By FrontStream Payments Expands Integrated Fundraising Options.
- Women’s Health Announces Nationwide RUN 10 FEED 10 Platform
- Samsung Sponsors UK Bike Week, App Raises Funds
- Team4Cures: New Free Fitness Tracking App From The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training
- Papa Murphy’s Joins American Cancer Society Relay For Life National Corporate Team Program
- Massage Heights and the American Cancer
- Blackbaud to Acquire Convio
- Livestrong, Austin Marathon to Continue Partnership
- Victoria’s Secret and Limited Brands Foundation Raises More Than $200,000 for Pelotonia at Supermodel Cycle
- Shelter launches first ever ‘Orbital Rush’ event at Hillsborough stadium
- Are Charity Walks and Races Worth The Effort? Smart Money
- ASPCA Launches Endurance Training Program with New Partnership with Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon
- Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon announces Organization for Autism Research as presenting charity for 5K
- Boston Marathon “Caught in A Numbers Game”: Boston Globe
- Bike Tour Seeks to Tandem with Charity Partners
- Wyndham Worldwide and Plastic Free Ocean Welcome Tom Jones to New York City
- Patrick Dempsey Ups Ante for Maine Cancer Challenge
- Janus Partnered with IronMan® Triathletes to Raise $6.8 Million in 2009
- Marathon charity total to hit half a billion
- Improved Incentive Program Helps Komen Chapter Increase Fundraising by 31%
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago Launches New Endurance Training Program
- LA Marathon Unveils Expanded Charity Program
- Team in Training Named Sole Beneficiary of San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon
- Komen Named Official National Charity Of the Rock’n'Roll Dallas Half Marathon
- A charity event that always hits its stride
- Virgin Money Giving is up and ’Running with Richard’
- PMC Engages Donors to Become Fundraisers with New Online Tool
- To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn’t So Green
- Downturn Slows Elite Charity Events: Boston Globe
- OKI Data Americas Supports the Nation’s Largest Colorectal Cancer Fundraising Event as a Sponsor of the Colon Cancer Challenge in New York City
- ADA taps Mullen to unify diabetes message
- Independence Blue Cross Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes in Philadelphia
- Finish Line Extends Sole Destination
- March of Dimes Renames Its Biggest Fundraiser: NY Times
- Cashing in on race day