Charity walks provide many benefits. Some of these are: raising needed funds, increasing the public’s awareness of the organization and cause, and identifying new company partners, advocates, and volunteers.
What Is the Unique Charity Walk Benefit?
The important benefits mentioned above are already worth the investment of time and energy that is required to hold a charity [...]
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Categories: charity walks
Walk with a purpose! On November 21, 2009, 39 cities around the country will be participating in the Give thanks. Walk. benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The nationwide walk will kick off the sixth annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign that asks consumers to “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, [...]
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Set SMART Goals
One of the first things to do when planning charity events is to set SMART goals.
Goals will help the team be able to measure their progress along the way. They can provide a challenge and stimulate motivation.
Goals will also help the team stay focused on what is important. they will help set priorities that will be needed to make great plans and proper decisions.
Don’t create a long list of goals for your charity event. If there are too many goals, they won’t be focused and won’t be remembered as the work is carried out on a daily basis.
Limit the overall event goals to two or three. in addition to the overall event goals, individuals should also have two or three personal goals In support of the charity event as well.
Effective goals are SMART goals.
What are SMART Goals?
SMART is an acronym used by many to represent [...]
Categories: charity walks
Lee Garverick, author of The Walkathon Guide, will be joining me as my first guest on the Charity Event Success radio show. The interview will take place on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 2 p.m. Eastern. We will be discussing the topic of Planning for a Successful Walkathon.
There are several ways to listen to the [...]
Categories: charity walks
