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But people think they are donating money to a charity, not purchasing an experience from an event company. It’s misleading at best.

macspoofing 7y ago
>It’s misleading at best. Is it though? Not everyone who participates does it to support a charity. Some people just want to do the event. Obviously it's more efficient to simply not hold the event and have all the resources that would be spend on running an event simply go to the charity ... but that's not the point. You're doing the event, because you want the event.
nradov 7y ago
There's no need to mislead potential participants. Just post information on the event web site showing where their registration fees go and let them decide.
- elliekelly 7y ago
  I don’t think it’s the participants who are being mislead the most, though. It’s the donors. The people who “sponsor” the participants.
  - nradov 7y ago
    Arrangements vary by event and production company but typically participant registration fees cover the management company's charges. Any additional donations from sponsors go directly to the charity, minus a small processing fee. Of course you might be able to find exceptions to that rule.
jonlucc 7y ago
As someone involved in a very local run this weekend, people aren't that dumb. They know that there will be a company making sure the run actually works, and a small portion of proceeds goes to the charity. Actually, it really depends on the number of runners, so after a hundred or so runners, the amount to charity increases per additional runner. It's a bit like saying that people play the lottery and think it is an effective way to support education in their state. No they don't. They know most of the money doesn't support education, but even if a small amount does, the other benefit (playing the lottery or running a 5k) is still worth something to them.

macspoofing 7y ago

>It’s misleading at best. Is it though? Not everyone who participates does it to support a charity. Some people just want to do the event. Obviously it's more efficient to simply not hold the event and have all the resources that would be spend on running an event simply go to the charity ... but that's not the point. You're doing the event, because you want the event.

nradov 7y ago

There's no need to mislead potential participants. Just post information on the event web site showing where their registration fees go and let them decide.

elliekelly 7y ago
I don’t think it’s the participants who are being mislead the most, though. It’s the donors. The people who “sponsor” the participants.
- nradov 7y ago
  Arrangements vary by event and production company but typically participant registration fees cover the management company's charges. Any additional donations from sponsors go directly to the charity, minus a small processing fee. Of course you might be able to find exceptions to that rule.

jonlucc 7y ago

As someone involved in a very local run this weekend, people aren't that dumb. They know that there will be a company making sure the run actually works, and a small portion of proceeds goes to the charity. Actually, it really depends on the number of runners, so after a hundred or so runners, the amount to charity increases per additional runner. It's a bit like saying that people play the lottery and think it is an effective way to support education in their state. No they don't. They know most of the money doesn't support education, but even if a small amount does, the other benefit (playing the lottery or running a 5k) is still worth something to them.