The Big Picture – Seven Tips for Planning a Walkathon

Posted on September 10, 2009 by walkathonguide

Let’s take a break from all the walkathon details, and take a  look at the big picture for walkathon planning.   Here are seven thoughts to help you still be aware of  the trees but yet be in control of the whole  walkathon forest.  (I hope you like my metaphorest). 1. Focus on getting volunteers, and [...]

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Organizing a Walkathon

Posted on August 27, 2009 by walkathonguide

Yesterday I got nice email about The Walkathon Guide e-book, from a knowledgeable source… ” I wish ‘The Walkathon Guide’ existed when I started leading walkathons.  Lee Garverick has done a great job of creating a step-by-step guide to planning a successful walkathon.  The timelines and sample documents sprinkled throughout the guide are worth the [...]

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Great Walk-a-thon Publicity by Booksin Elementary

Posted on August 7, 2009 by walkathonguide

Here is a nice, inexpensive publicity idea.  Booksin Elementary has set up a very professional looking blog  (click here to see it). It uses WordPress, which I can attest to as being easy and fun.  They’ve purchased their own web address, which costs just $15. Notice how they use the right column to give their [...]

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Plan your Walk-a-thon Celebration Up Front

Posted on August 4, 2009 by walkathonguide

If you’re just starting to organize a walk-a-thon, it may seem strange to think about how you will celebrate.  But planning now lets you make the celebration more meaningful because you can easily cover the details if you’re aware of them. Four Ways to Celebrate Have a slide show.  Line up some photographers for the [...]

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Thank You for Coming Back

Posted on June 6, 2009 by walkathonguide

I see from my stats that some of you keep checking back.   Your privacy is protected; I only know because people are finding me by Googling  the exact titles of my posts. Thank you for returning!  Please, don’t be shy.  Comment, even if you do so anonymously.  That way I’ll know what you are looking for.

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