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ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Plungers will "bear" the cold waters at LanierWorld at Sunset Cove on February 16 to support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia in the fourth annual Polar Plunge fundraiser. The Polar Plunge is one of the "coolest" fundraisers where participants raise money and plunge into the chilly waters of Lake Lanier. The plungers bring quite the excitement to the fundraiser by dressing up in crazy costumes and celebrating the success of...

LONDON, October 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JustGiving [http://www.justgiving.com ] and ACTIVE Network share event fundraising insights at Making Every Step Count conference Online fundraisers taking part in organised events use social media to reach close to 600 people and inspire others to take on challenges for charity, according to new data from JustGiving [http://www.justgiving.com ] Speaking at Making every step count: How to maximize participation and...

MAIDSTONE, England, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Staff climb 3 mountains in 3 days for The Lord's Taverners children's charity 72 hours and 3 mountains later, 33 tired yet determined Balreed staff are congratulating themselves on raising GBP22,600 for charity by completing the gruelling 3 Peak Challenge. Last week the team of staff from all the operations and offices of Balreed [http://www.balreed.com ] came together to conquer Snowdon in Wales, followed by...

Company's online fundraising tools empower race participants to run for a reason and raise money to fight cancer Boston, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 13, 2011 FirstGiving (http://www.firstgiving.com), the proven leader in providing online peer-to-peer fundraising tools, announced today that it was named the series sponsor of the 2011 Run Against Cancer Events Series (RACES), as well as the preferred online fundraising partner for event participants. The six race series benefits three key...

Based on analysis of 2010 Boston Marathon fundraising, paper offers benchmarks and best practices for events with a required fundraising minimum Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 6, 2011 FirstGiving (http://www.firstgiving.com), a proven leader in providing online peer-to-peer fundraising tools, announced today the release of its landmark study of marathon event fundraising. The study analyzed 907 Boston Marathon runners who used FirstGiving's online fundraising platform to raise over $2...

Company Empowers Grassroots Fundraisers to Raise Money or Donate to Worthy Causes During the Season of Giving Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 23, 2010 FirstGiving, a proven leader in providing online peer-to-peer fundraising tools, announced today the launch of its "Bring the Giving Back" holiday campaign. The campaign is based on the premise that the holidays have become overly focused on consumer exchange and less focused on the true giving spirit of the season. FirstGiving's online tools...

RADNOR, Pa., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading business intelligence company QlikTech prides itself in its strong corporate culture; one that allows its people to work hard, play hard and support the community with vigor. So it's no surprise that as more than 20,000 cyclists gathered in Motala, Sweden on June 18 to participate in the Vatternrundan cycling event, thirteen QlikTech executives from the US, UK and Sweden were among them. The team rode 300km (186 miles) in 12 hours to raise money...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- www.GiftBerry.org has established special credit and debit card rates of as little as .62% (debit card w/ key), which allows the non-profit to save thousands per year in transaction fees. Best of all, www.GiftBerry.org, a non-profit software provider to schools and charities, has introduced a free online way for those charities and schools to transact all donations, pledge drives, auctions, tuition, (and almost anything else you can think...

SHOP assistant Emma Hutchinson is preparing to do the Great North Run in memory of her cousin, who died this year at the age of 16. The 18-year-old hopes to raise money to fight cystic fibrosis (CF), the disease which claimed the life of her cousin, Rebecca Cork, of River Garth, Darlington. Miss Hutchinson, who has never taken part in any long distance event before, is building up her fitness with regular training runs from her home at Manor Cottage, in Winston, near Barnard Castle. She...