Does the Boston Marathon Have a Charity Problem? - NonProfit PRO

Does the Boston Marathon Have a Charity Problem? - NonProfit PRO: "If it were included in Peer to Peer Professional Forum’s “P2P Fundraising 30,” last year’s Boston Marathon would have ranked 17th among all P2P programs in 2015 gross total and second among single events. In other words, the race raises an enormous amount of money.
That should be cause for universal celebration. But not everyone is thrilled with the idea of Boston Marathon as charity run."



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Editorial: Shed light on charity races - Times Union

Editorial: Shed light on charity races - Times Union: "hat charity running has seen phenomenal growth since the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society launched Team in Training in 1988 is a credit to people's charitable souls and the rising popularity of the sport. According to an article in Runner's World, runners raised $1.2 billion for nonprofits in 2012, more than twice the amount from a decade ago.

But where does the money go? That it is not easy to discern how much an individual run organizer gives to charity is testament that government and nonprofits haven't kept up with the niche industry's growth."



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Man Runs to DC From Maine for Charity - ABC News

Man Runs to DC From Maine for Charity - ABC News: Gary Allen, an avid runner and Maine resident, is lacing up his sneakers in an attempt to run from Mount Desert Island to the nation’s capital.

Allen hopes to run about 40 to 50 miles per day to complete his 700-mile trek to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, the day of President Obama’s second inauguration.

Man, 100, claims to be oldest marathon runner; �‘Turbaned Torpedo’ runs 10K in Hong Kong� - NY Daily News

Man, 100, claims to be oldest marathon runner; �‘Turbaned Torpedo’ runs 10K in Hong Kong� - NY Daily News: A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world's oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10K run at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday.

Born in 1911 and affectionately nicknamed the "Turbaned Torpedo", Fauja Singh finished the race in just over one hour and 34 minutes, organisers told AFP, raising $25,800 for the charity Seeing Is Believing.

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri: "In recent years, these kinds of cross-country fundraising treks have become more popular, but they are still relatively rare, said Michael Nilsen, vice president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nilsen said smaller mass events such as marathons and three-day walks, runs or cycle races have increased significantly in popularity, though."

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com: "t was too late to turn back. Sigmon was caught up in the nation's most peculiar, if widely accepted, charitable exercise -- the athletic fund-raising event. Every year tens of millions of Americans ask friends to sponsor them in events ranging from 3-mile 'fun runs' to 100-mile bike treks. And while it's such a feel-good phenomenon that few pause to examine it, the once bush-league strategy has exploded into a high-profile funding source for some of the nation's biggest nonprofits. The largest such event -- the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life -- raised more than $400 million last year. Meanwhile, the ever-growing movement includes tens of thousands of tiny 'thons,' collecting for schools, hospitals and homeless shelters. As soon as the weather warms, the walkathoners take to the streets, proudly parading in their oversize T-shirts and ribbon pins."