Fund Raising for Race Registration - Ethical?
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TriOnLife posted 1 year ago.
If you want to raise money for charity then do it. If you do an event with an organization they will use a portion of your fund to cover your race fees.
To raise money just to cover your fees is pretty bush league. I wouldn't call it unethical but I would call it tacky.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Depends on how you present it.
If telling people that it is for a charity then that would be very misleading.
Asking friends to help you out to offset your costs then that is honest and they know what the $ is for.
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
it's called sponsorship. what do people get out paying for you? donating to a charity they know the money is at least in part spent on the charity's cause and a tax deduction. what do they get if they pay your way?
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fittycent posted 1 year ago.
TriOnLife;72200 wrote:
I wouldn't call it unethical but I would call it tacky.
Ditto.....
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Tikal Dog posted 1 year ago.
The only way I would think of that being ok is if your "donants" are your parents man!
I don´t know..... it seems for me like something I would never give money for. even if you raised double the registration cost and donate half..... I wouldn´t feel comfortable.
Nothing against your idea.........just giving you my honest answer.
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mightymill posted 1 year ago.
One suggestion would be to talk to your employer or a business (preferably where you know someone) and tell them in exchange for taking care of your race fees you will promise to race and train in a jersey/shirt with the company's name on it. This way it's not so much like you are begging but have something to offer in return.
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
that is what Sponsorship is pretty much but to put it under a false guise is questionable.
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
You can definitely ask for contributions towards your entry to XYZ race and you should describe the race, its history, its beneficiary (the charity) and tell your would be contributors your long term goals if any. Tell them it is part of your five-year plan to qualify for the World Age Group Championships or Kona (if true)
but DO NOT mis-represent any part of it.
This is how up-and-coming athletes nobody has ever heard of, get started. They even do up resumes with photos and canvass companies for longer term contributions to help fund their training.
My company has been approached by aspiring Olympians who have had only modest results at local races but who are ambitious about making the Canadian Olympic Team in minor sports like biathlon which has nearly zero exposure or corporate support.
Unlike downhill ski racing which is way mo' sexy to the big Corporations.
I got a $100 towards my own 2007 IMC entry fee from a local business and I'm not anywhere near winning anything! They just want to be part of something. I offered to wear their logo on my helmet or even to wear a running singlet with their company name on it. It would be kinda cool I think:
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jerky1280 posted 1 year ago.
RV;72233 wrote:
Depends on how you present it.
If telling people that it is for a charity then that would be very misleading.
Asking friends to help you out to offset your costs then that is honest and they know what the $ is for.
This is kind of how I was thinking of doing it. Just friends/family. Maybe asking for $5 or 10 a person. I'm really getting into Triathlons, but being a young guy in an expensive sport is killing me! I just got the idea because I gave a friend $10 when he was collecting money for a charity race a few months ago.
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
Good luck with it, make 'em proud!
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I was wondering if anyone has fund-raised for race registration. Race registration can be expensive! I was thinking that since most triathlons benefit a charity, would it be unethical for me to ask for donations to go towards registration? It's kind of selfish on my part, but I figure it also would benefit the charity that received a portion of the charity. Just looking for input.