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Can I give a flat donation instead of an amount pledged per lap?
Yes, Flat donations are rewarded the same as if you made a pledge per lap The average number of laps run is 25-30 laps, so a $25 donation equals $1 pledged per lap and $50 equals $2 pledged per lap.
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How many laps will the students run?
Students average between 25-30 laps, and the lap cap is 40. If you pledge $1 per lap, it will probably be a $25-$30 donation, but it will never be more than $40.
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Is my gift tax deductible?
Yes. 100% of any gift given from a sponsor to a school or a parent organization is tax deductible. Please keep your check stub for tax purposes.
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When are pledges and donations due?
Students call their sponsors after they have completed the Fun Run and share with them how many laps they completed. Pledges and donations are due one week after the Fun Run event. This is important because the students and school recieves rewards based on this timeline.
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How do I pay my pledge or donation?
You can pay online or write a check made out to the school your sponsored student attends. To give online, go to contributions. You can follow instructions from there. You will need your credit card or debit handy. To give by check, hand or mail the check to your sponsored student. Make the check payable to the school your sponsored student attends.
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How can my school keep 100% of the profits?
The reason we have been doing so well is due to our partnership with the school. We personalize the program to meet your needs. We like to do the entire program the first year, using the FundRunners' team. This allows you to see the different aspects of the program.
After you become familiar with the program, we open the doors for you to take more ownership of the program depending on your volunteer base. We train you on one or two aspects of the program and allow you to manage that part with our day to day guidance. This allows you to keep more of the donations. After your feet are wet or whenever you feel comfortable, we set up an account for you, and you can choose what aspects of the program you want to do yourself with volunteers and what aspects you want FundRunners team to cover.
For example, If you have the volunteers needed to manage the character days, you can contract FundRunners to do the assembly kick-off and the Fun Run event. We will always be here to provide the pledge cards, prize program and t-shirts at bulk discounted prices to keep the feel of the program professional. Also, FundRunners will always be ready to do the entire program for you from year to year because we know the volunteer base changes from year to year. Many schools around the nation have made this program their own.
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Is there a way to keep donations strong from year to year?
Why do some schools recieve less donations after year one, and Why do some schools see a consistent amount of donations from year to year? What makes the Fun Run successful year after year for a school? Making it your own.
FundRunners is the only professional fundraising company in the nation that allows you to Make the Fun Run your own. Once you become familiar with the Fun Run program, FundRunners gives the school and parent volunteers the flexibility to get involved. Athens Christian School has been doing the Fun Run program for nearly 30 years. Each year they profit around $70,000. How do they do it? They made the program fit the personality of their families. How can you do it? FundRunners can guide and assist you in making the Fun Run program your own. Once you are familiar with the program, FundRunners will help train your volunteers and provide the basic necessities, prize program, t-shirts, pledge cards, guidance..., so you do not have to re-create the wheel.
Every school and parent organization is different. Some schools have all the volunteers they could ask for and others don't. FundRunners will fill in the gaps with the professional FundRunners’ team. Plus, you will not need to pay a professional company the same percentage as a school that has never run the program.
On the flip side, FundRunners knows that your school staff and parent volunteers change from year to year. FundRunners will always be available to step in at whatever level you need. Whether you need us to manage the entire program with zero hassle or simply provide the necessities to assist you and your volunteers. Using FundRunners will help you avoid the pitfalls of inexperience, plus you will find that our management and organization will remove days from your headache of figuring things out.
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Can I safely transmit information such as credit card numbers?
Yes. We use 128-bit Secure Socket Layers (SSL), the industry standard in transferring information to process your orders, to secure the checkout process.
The SSL encrypts, or translates, your order information into a highly indecipherable code, which is processed immediately. With SSL implemented on both the client and server, your Internet communications are transmitted in encrypted form. When you've finished shopping and begin the checkout process, you will move into the secure area of our site. A warning window may pop up to notify you that you are entering this "safe" area. Once you've entered, the page address (URL) will change from http to https, to let you know you are in a secure area. Also, a key or a closed lock will appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen to notify you of this change. You will remain in this secure zone for the entire checkout process.
Only your computer and the server can encrypt and decrypt your information. In transit, the information is an unreadable jumble. An intermediary can continue to route the data, and even make copies of it, but the information cannot be decrypted and remains private and safely communicated.
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