A crowd of people assembled on a Saturday morning in Fredericksburg, Virginia in support of AIDS awareness. The event was the Fredericksburg, VA 5K AIDS Awareness Walk & Run. It was held at the Cannon Ridge Golf Course on Saturday, June 26, 2010.
It was a fun event. The event appeared to go very smooth and [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Categories: walk events
The Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference was held in Washington DC on June 25, 2010. I had the privilege of leading a session on the topic of how volunteers can support nonprofit organizations online. Below are the viewgraphs used during the session (with a couple of tweaks).
All of the methods identified can be used to raise funds [...]
Categories: charity walks
Mango, banana, and chocolate are a few of the flavors of frozen custard that were available this afternoon at my favorite deli. It is great to have a choice. Providing choice appeals to more people and allows variety.
Charity walks also come in multiple flavors to meet different needs and to include people with different interests [...]
Categories: charity walks
Food For The Poor is holding its 5th Annual Walk for Hunger charity walk event to provide food for the people of Haiti. Haitians have suffered greatly because of the earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince in January and continue to struggle daily.
This 3-mile walk will be held in Boca Raton, FL. However, others can join [...]
Categories: walk events
Charity walks come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. What makes an event a charity walk?
The terms charity walk, sponsored walk, and walkathon are typically used to describe the same kind of events. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a walkathon as:
“A walk covering a considerable distance organized especially to raise money for a cause.”
This [...]
Categories: charity walks
