If you are striving to run to raise money for children with cancer, this is just one example of people coming together to run to help our nation’s little ones. Pick the option that pulls your heartstrings. There are different kinds of runs throughout the country for many, many cancer organizations. You can choose from short to long runs or even walks. The important thing is that you choose a charity you adore and commit to the process. 

She’s the First

If you’re not into running, consider Sweat for STF. She’s the First is an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to girls in low-income countries. The goal is to help first-generation graduates and cultivate the next generation of global leaders. Recipients are picked based on three factors: financial need, school merit and potential to become community leaders who make a positive impact. 

And best of all, you can choose how you raise money. STF encourages fundraisers to get creative. If you like group fitness classes, you can plan a benefit class starring your fave teacher. Or you can have a lunge-a-thon in which you lunge for money. Really, what you do is all up to you. One hundred percent of the net proceeds you raise will go toward sponsoring a child. 

stickK

What’s more motivating than the possibility of losing money? stickK is a goal-setting platform created by the brilliant economists at Yale. And it’s anything but boring. 

When you sign up with stickK, you pick your goal and decide how long you’ll take to meet it and what’s at stake. In the process, you can sign a financially binding Commitment Contract (or not). They’ll have your credit card information. And if you fail, your money will be given to a charity that makes you cringe. You can even bring friends on board to monitor your progress and choose a referee to follow just how you’re doing.