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Run with Heart charity program for the 2024 Marathon Beneva de Montréal

Submit an application for your foundation to be part of the Run with Heart 2024 program!

The Marathon Beneva de Montréal was the first major international marathon to be held in Canada. For more than 30 years, it has been a must for runners of all levels of performance looking for a memorable experience that showcases Montreal in all its beauty and diversity.

In association with Beneva, we are very pleased to introduce the new charity component Run with Heart for the next edition. Its objective is to support charitable organizations by using the Marathon Beneva de Montréal (MBDM) events to help them raise funds.

Submit a foundation

How does it work?

Each charitable organization calls upon its network to use the event (races, systems and infrastructure) as a fundraising tool.

The organization’s role is to recruit runners to register for one of the MBDM events by creating their own secure fundraising account to raise funds on behalf of the organization.

A page will be created for each organization, highlighting their mission, brand, and photos.

The organization can also, depending on its resources, prepare communications and activities for the group of runners committed to its cause, and thus optimize fundraising efforts. Visual tools will be available to support them.

Finally, each person who registers for any of the Marathon Beneva de Montréal events will have the opportunity to choose if they wish to run for a cause. Registered organizations can see the number of participants increase depending on the interest in their cause.

All financial transfers are handled by the Race Roster platform.

Participation criteria

The MBDM favors the following sectors of activity: physical and mental health, sports activities and healthy lifestyle, youth and environmental protection. The impact of these participating organizations can be local and/or provincial. The MBDM reserves the right to accept or not the organizations that wish to participate in the event;

Your organization must have been in operation for more than three years and be recognized by the public authorities as being charitable and therefore not-for-profit.
Your organization must be recognized as a registered Canadian charity with the Canada Revenue Agency;
Your organization must identify a person who will be responsible for coordinating your fundraising activity and act as a contact person with the MBDM;
Mandatory use of the Race Roster platform and acceptance of the terms of use.

Benefits of participating in the Run with Heart program

The Marathon Beneva de Montréal charity platform is a turnkey fundraising tool.
Your organization will be recognized as an official charity partner on the Marathon Beneva de Montréal website. Your visibility will be increased tenfold by teaming up with a world-class event.
Individuals recruited by your organization can partner directly with your organization during registration. Their contact information will be shared with the selected organization, allowing them to follow up on the progress of their fundraising efforts.
Everyone who registers for a Marathon Beneva de Montréal event will be offered the opportunity to join a fundraising campaign.
- Several exclusive benefits during the race weekend:
- Access to the charity area at the start sites for your runners;
- Possibility to install a tent at the finish site for your runners;
- Other services surrounding the participation of charitable organizations are being studied: bibs personalized to your cause, exhibition space at a preferential rate at the Marathon Expo, food and beverage service, etc.
Financial incentives are put in place by the MBDM to encourage recruitment efforts and the achievement of fundraising objectives by organizations.
Access to a toolbox of email templates, digital banners, and other visuals to support your fundraising campaign.
A turnkey solution that is accessible, centralized and inexpensive:
- Secure registration and fundraising through a single platform, Race Roster.
- Online payment of donations through weekly direct deposit.

BENEVA GRANTS PROGRAM

SUPPORT FROM THE HEART!

In addition to being the title partner of the Marathon Beneva de Montréal, the company is once again demonstrating its commitment to causes that contribute daily to the well-being of communities across Quebec.

These grants will encourage the organizations that reach the top of the podium in the following 3 categories:

The 3 foundations having raised the most money
The 3 foundations with the greatest number of committed participants
The 3 highest Amount raised per participant ( Price to the cause supported by the first place participant)

The total prize money awarded will be $25,000.

*Please note that only one prize can be awarded to the same organization.

Total amount collected

$5,000 to the first place organization

$2,500 to the second place organization

$1,500 to the second place organization

Number of donors

$5,000 to the first place organization

$2,500 to the second place organization

$1,500 to the third place organization

Amount raised per participant

$3,500 to the cause supported by the first place participant

$2,500 to the cause supported by the second place participant

$1,000 to the cause supported by the third place participant

The Race Roster platform

The Race Roster platform is the official registration platform for the Marathon Beneva de Montréal. All participants must register via this platform in order to participate in the event. Race Roster offers a turn-key solution for fundraising at an event.

A secure online fundraising system that guarantees the security of transactions.
Organizations will have access to the information required to issue tax receipts.
Real-time fundraising reports with details of registrants and information on cumulative or individual donations are readily available.
No cost to the organization. The participant can mark up their donation to cover transaction costs. If the donation is not marked up, the fee is deducted from the original donation.
Organizations and participants can customize their own fundraising page by uploading a photo, setting their individual fundraising goal, customizing their own fundraising message.