If there is one thing I hate, it's asking the ether to donate. "But," you say, "I have 542,371 followers on Twitter! If everyone donated £1.00 to my cause I would have £542,371.00!" And it would work, if you were an uber-celebrity or you had a major amount of media behind you. Chances are you... Continue Reading →
How you representing?
So if you want to think of fundraising from a purely business perspective you should think in two terms: 1. Donations. 2. Exposure. For those England fundraising types, you've probably gotten packets that give you several very good ways to do #1. Many of them will also give you #2, except you may stand there... Continue Reading →
Big monies asking.
So now that VMGiving is passing me around to super great people who are working for their charities, I thought now and again I'll post some of my old fundraising tips up for people to use. I'll jump into it: It is HARD to ask for big money. It is easy to break it down,... Continue Reading →
The Pyramid
So I was asked by VMGiving (follow them) that if I had any fundraising tips I should pass them on. Get the opportunity for an extra bit of promotion for the National Autistic Society and help others? No problem. I actually spent three years in grassroots fundraising for local candidates in Houston, Texas. (If you... Continue Reading →
F***ing F*** it’s COLD!
Holy cow. (That's the nice introduction.) You know, how they say, when you are about to experience/are experiencing hypothermia? And how, when you are wet and you are cold you can accelerate the process? I attempted that today. So it's Tuesday, which means I run to work and from work. I do this Tuesday, Wednesday,... Continue Reading →
Goal #1 = 6 miles in one go = DONE.
This is the easy part. Man, how incredibly wacky nuts is it for me to type that? This is the easy part. When I first started running, 6+ years ago, I couldn't make it around a block without wanting to die. The security guard at my complex used to watch me as I slapped the... Continue Reading →
The Training Plan
So, I added three miles to my run today. This means, should the world not turn into ice tomorrow, I will have 15 miles for my regular week. Plus I have 6-mile run to do on Sunday in order to follow THE ALMIGHTY TRAINING PLAN. For those who have never decided that running long laborious... Continue Reading →
Eating shortbread, signing up for marathons…
So, I did it. I'm running this: Rome Marathon 2010. I'm doing it for this: NAS. Which makes me this: crazy. I have 90 days from today to get ready. I've never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever run a marathon before. Ever. Ever, ever.
Orange Squeaky 