Charity Runners

How much money do you reckon the average charity runner raises?  

I'm running for charity, and am currently just over £1200.... my target is £1600 and I'm hoping to reach it... but...

my charity has 600 places right and I can't help wondering how many people just don't bother.

Happens every year but will be much worse this year. I think the only reason they set the pledge so high is because they know from their statistics that only 20% or so bother fundraising and keep them going. Then there is the 'overkill' issue regarding budgets for 'corporate entertaining' etc, but let's not go there???....

Not sure where your question is going to be honest.

At the moment your charity is only about 750 up on you as they have had to pay c450 for your place.

Some people dont raise the cash - most do hopefully but no charity will ever release the sort of stats you are after as its too dangerous for their business model.

Personally I think you have a huge moral obligation to riase the cash but thats just me. 

Think this is nonesense - only 20%? Come on? If that was the case they would be losing money on VLM and would give back the gold bond places. Think far more likely is that around 20% dont raise full amount.

Agreed. I've raised about £800 so far.  Macmillan.   Family illness and the death of a friend galvanised me quite a bit.   My target was £500 (got a ballot place) and intending to press gang some in the pub before the team I support's football match tomorrow evening.  People may be a bit merry given it's a later kick off hence the method in my madness.

No Keith, not nonsense. That 20% (or so) raise far more then the pledge and therefore make it worthwhile. If it were that good, why would they still operate a 'clearing system' that still tries to recruit runners as late as Feb 20th for the best race on the planet????...

I'll tell you where my question is going.... on the Facebook group, only two people have reached the target.  When I reach it, I would be singing it from the rooftops.  I've looked at other peoples pages when they post the link and very few are over £1k and then the charity recently sent out an email saying we need to start fundraising if you haven't already.  That doesn't sound all that positive does it?

And yes, I agree on the moral obligations.  I'm not hoping you are all going to say I can stop trying to get more.  I'm nowhere near done!!

I have applied five times for the ballot.  By my reckoning if I applied next time, I would have got in, but anyone that knows me will think the idea of me running a marathon is a bit bonkers, so why not take the opportunity to do a bit of fund raising..... I won't be doing it again!!

And it is alot of money to raise and personally I think the only way to do it is to support a charity than means something personally.  

Was still musing on it and found this:

http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/991700/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH

But with respect thats not what you said. You said only 20% bother fundraising not that 20% raise far more than the pledge. Would agree possibly that a certain proportion raise far more, most raise the target or so and a few raise less. But its a few who radically unachieve not the majority.

Some people take the charity places then decide they "can't be bothered with it"

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2112423/Lauren-Goodger-gives-marathon-dream-friend-claims-finished.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

What a waste of a place.  Feel sorry for the charity too...

Fair play 

Yes, if you don't feel like it, it's acceptable to just give up.

What's really funny is that running a marathon is her dream, but she can't be bothered to train!

Think it's called attention seeking for these so called celebs! She's a nobody that will do anything for a bit of press coverage but when they realise how much time and effort it takes to train for a marathon they cry off!

Last year the average amount raised by golden bond runners for my charity was £480 and we had all signed up to rasie £2000. I found this really sad because obviously people had taken places to run for a charity they didn't actually care about. Because if they cared, they would have put some effort into fundraising if it meant anything to them. I know there were seven of us who raised over £8000 so there must have been others who rised less than £100 which is just pathetic.

Fundraising takes just as much effort as training, if not more in terms of time. There's no point taking a place if you can't be bothered doing more than just setting up a donation page. I agree with Keith that there's a moral obligation to do all you can to reach your target. But clearly there are some people who just don't  care.

As for celebs, I'm not sure why so many think they don't have to train like the rest of the human race. There are a good number who put the effort in each year and get good times but others that just do it for publicity and won't make the start line let alone the finish!

So you agree with me as well then?....although I don't actually disagree with Keith anyway,,,he just obviously wanted to start a row....~

Oh my god - that is shocking!!

I thought if you didn't raise the cash you pledged to you had to pay for it out of your own coffers?

If nothing else that motivated me to get fundraising.

I wouldn't have the balls to tell my charity I only raised £200 and still turn up on the day and take a place.

I would have given up my place and hung my head in shame.

They have an obligation to report that kind of information don't they?

After reading this thread I will certainly be wanting to know how much was raised overall for my charity. Not least to feed my 'off-track' competitive streak!

I'm pretty sure they would give me the overall figure even if they didn't want a witch hunt started by naming and shaming.

there's no legal obligation to rasie the money. The only thing that might happen is they won't give you a place again. Some people make the money up out of their own pocket. Others just don't care. And I'm not sure they've the sort of people who would hang their heads in shame either.

Yes, times are tough and some people work really hard at their fundraising and never reach their target but some people just don't try at all. Very sad state of affairs and I've no idea how charities mange to make it work as a business model.

Wow, this makes me wonder how much others raised for my charity last year. I ran on a ballot place and raised just over £1000, no wonder they were pleased with me!

wow i am shocked reading this thread, it makes me happy i have raised a decent amount so far and plenty of time to raise more.  I would be so embarrassed if i turned up and i had raised none for the charity hahahah oh the shame!