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registration, presents an informative slideshow on the top five key

components of running a charity event

Top Five Key Components of Running a Charity Event

• Whom Should Your Event Benefit?

• Covering Your Costs

• Corporate Sponsorship for Charity Events

• Donating to the Cause Yourself

• The Benefits of Spectators at a Charity Event

Whom Should Your Event Benefit?

• What organization or organizations should you team up with when hosting a charity event?

• There are many, many organizations that can be potential partners

• There are many online resources for organizations

Covering Your Costs

• While the main purpose of running a charity event is to raise money for the organization...

• It is important to remember that your event should cover the costs of running the event

• Determine how much of the money raised through registration fees and donations should be given to the charity and how much should be kept for your own

Corporate Sponsorship for Charity Events

• Make sure that your sponsors match up with not only the participants in the event, but also the organization that you are benefiting

• Make sure that sponsors receive enough recognition during the event through snacks, t-shirts, flyers, etc.

• Put yourself in the sponsor’s shoes and determine how sponsoring your event will help them

Donating to the Cause Yourself

• Be the first to donate to the organization that you are benefiting

• This shows the charity that you are truly interested in helping their cause

• This also shows potential participants that you care and will encourage them to sign up for your event and donate themselves

The Benefits of Spectators at a Charity Event

• It is important to have a high number of spectators at the event because they will increase fundraising for your organization and the charity

• They will also boost the money earned so that you can cover the costs of running the event

• Spectators will attend an event that is highly publicized and if they are interested in helping the organization that is being benefited

Useful Links & References• http://www.uswindsurfing.org/

usw_library/other/charity.pdf: Tips for charity events

• LinkedIn.com: http://tinyurl.com/5r4fzp: An article about charity sponsorship

• http://www.charitynavigator.com: a resource for finding charities

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