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Just got my rejection letter, am now thinking about applying through a charity but am worried about raising the amount of money they ask for. Any suggestions?
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Do you have a kind boss (will they match whatever you raise sponsorship wise mine doesn't)
Will be back later.
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=1122
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Apart from asking the boss
Bit nervous.
Get a place and raise what you can.
That might have been because I'm a student, my charity were wary about me raising much as students are traditionally tight (unless beer is involved). But i've raised almost £800 so far, over 4months which isn't bad.
"What would any charity do to you if you didn't raise what you had promised to? Not much I think. Get a place and raise what you can."
I have to disagree with this. Golden bonds are for people who want to raise the amount requested for a charity they care about. If you think you are unlikely to raise the amount requested then leave the GB place for someone who will. Or be prepared to make up the difference yourself.
It should not be a question of whether the charity is going to chase you up for the shortfall. You can always keep trying the ballot in future years (even if you are unlucky, after 5 consecutive rejections you get in anyway), or enter another marathon instead.
I am now a bit scared that I may not reach the same amount as I feel that I am asking the same people to sponsor me again not long after the 5k, I need to raise £450 to cover cost of place, and then extra to actually raise money for the TSA. I have a target of £2000, but the minimum the TSA are hoping for is about £1000. They only had one place available, and believe it or not noone else wanted to do it. The TSA is not a high profile charity by any means, and the reality is that not many people would have known that they had a FLM GB place at all.
I agree with Mr L in that it is good if you are running for charity to do it for something you believe in, It certainly gives me the motivation I need everytime I look at my son! However, some larger charities have a huge number of GB places and often have them for sale to other charities as they can't fill them all, so any help you can give them really would be appreciated.
After all this rambling, what i really wanted to say is good luck everyone with fundraising, and it is not too late to start now .... I havn't started yet! It took me 2 months to raise £1700 with relatively little effort - give everyone you know a sponsor form (and get the money upfront if you can). Go for it!
Bit surprised at that? I guess I don't know for all charities but I know that two of the main charities for this year's FLM, British Heart Foundation and Stroke Association both have many more applications for gold bond places than they have places. Are you sure about that?
Anyway, I guess as long as money goes to good causes that's the main thing. Good luck on your fundraising. And I hope I'm as sucsesful! (I'm running for the Stroke Association)
I would presume that all charity places avaliable in any one year are eventually filled one way or another, and ultmately all charities feel they benefit, either by selling a place that would otherwise remain unfilled, or getting someone to run for them. If not it is a real shame as looking at the forums on this website, it seems that many people are disappointed every year by not getting in to the FLM, when there are charities who would be happy with the minimum amount you could raise rather than nothing at all.