Tag: Sponsorship
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Skateboarding, Mud Running, Barefoot and Swimming
Back after a brief hiatus whilst in Patagonia, here are half a dozen articles that I’ve read in the last month or so and thought that you might enjoy. I do a similar post each month and have created a new archive page for the Six of the Best series. I was pleased to notice that only…
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Uninspired
Ever since I started running The Next Challenge, I have been planning a South Pole expedition to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. I’ve been pretty sure for some time that it was not going to happen and now that is quite certain. The simple explanation – and the one I usually give when anyone…
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Start!
If you want to quit your job and go cycling but it all seems too daunting then first buy a bike, book a plane ticket or draft your resignation letter. If you want to get sponsorship for your expedition but don’t know how to go about it then email a company and ask for their…
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Expedition Fundraising and Sponsorship Advice #3 – Ethos
Below are a few things that I would advise to anyone seeking sponsorship for an expedition. Reading them may not help you get money in the short-term but it will be a step toward going about it in the right way. In the long-term, I believe that you will reap the benefits of your good…
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Expedition Fundraising and Sponsorship Advice #2 – Alternatives
I often receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself thinking the same things: Why do you want a sponsor? Wouldn’t you rather be on a cheap expedition than begging someone to fund an expensive one? Have you consider the alternatives? To save me writing a fresh…
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Expedition Fundraising and Sponsorship Advice – #1 Pitching
I frequently receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself writing down the same things. To save us both time, here are a few general pieces of advice for pitching an idea to sponsors. If you read them and would still like some help then please feel…
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The 100 Club
What is The 100 Club? A collection of cheap and simple expeditions for people who are low on money, short on time and lacking in expertise. Why? It is my firm belief that adventures are available to everyone and specifically that money is not a prerequisite for having one, nor time, nor expertise. I set…
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Can you help me get to the South Pole? (Takes two minutes!)
Would you give two minutes of your time to help me get to the South Pole? I have been short-listed for a British Airways ‘Great Briton’ Award. If I get enough votes then they will provide me and my team mates with flights to South America to begin our journey to the Pole. As you…
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Bid for my rickshaw!
The rickshaw I used to cycle 1000 miles from the Highlands back to London is being auctioned for charity this week. It may be pending Guinness World Record status but it is, in my books, already the stuff of legend having been pushed so hard, so far and so fast. It’s fully functioning and ready…
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Join us for the final Tube run – 5km in fancy dress
As you may know, myself and my friend Laura have been running the length of every Tube line in London over the course of the year. We’ve run 8 out of the 12 lines so far, covering 134 miles of track, 179 miles of actual running, passing 162 Tube stations and through 24 London Boroughs.…