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Eric DeVos Runs his Way to $5,000 to Benefit His Parents' Illnesses
Former college wrestler Eric Devos took on the challenge of running a marathon to raise over $5,000, split between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the ALS Association's Iowa Chapter.
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NFL Prospects Use Combine and Pro Days to Support Causes
Throughout the end of February and early March, select College Football players will be selected to perform in the NFL Combine and school Pro Days.
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7 Steps to a Successful Weight Loss Campaign
Congratulations on launching your Pledge It campaign! Check out the below fundraising tips that have helped other people lose weight and raise money for their favorite cause. These fundraising tips and best practices will ensure your campaign maximizes its fundraising potential.
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Giving Tuesday 2018: Ten of Pledge It's Top Campaigns
In honor of #GivingTuesday the team at Pledge It put together a top ten list of some of its best campaigns from 2018.
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The 162 Home Run Challenge
At the beginning of the season New York Yankees' super fans Steve Melia and Marybeth Longona embarked on an epic journey—attending all 167 Yankees games, including the playoffs. But that's just where the story started. By partnering with Pledge It, the couple raised over $28,000, split amongst four non-profit organizations.
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9 Reasons Why MSBC is a Great Conference
For the second year in a row, Pledge It was an official partner of the Michigan Sports Business Conference. The student-led event was held at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business on October 18th & 19th. The conference brought together top industry professionals and students looking to gain insight and entry to the ever-growing sports business world. This year, our partnership took on a new dimension with Pledge It presenting MSBC’s first ever charitable campaign— First Downs for First Step—which can be found at pledgeit.org/msbc.
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Pledge It's 2018 MLB Campaign Awards
As the MLB season winds down, we pause to recognize some of our top campaigners from the 2018 season. We present the First Annual Pledge It MLB Campaign Awards.
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Touchdowns Against Cancer featured on NFL Network
The NFL Network has featured the amazing story of Tom Pettry and the work of high school football teams across the country in Touchdowns Against Cancer, the nation's largest high school football charity program. Each September, communities unite in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month through this initiative created by Pledge It & MaxPreps, a CBS Sports Digital property.
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Pledge It Congratulates Two-Time Campaigner Danny Duff on his Nomination for the Prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.
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Youth lacrosse player wins faceoffs to defeat cancer
Tyler Collins FaceOff Against Cancer Challenge was a season long fundraiser where he invited family and friends to pledge a donation per faceoff win. Tyler ended up raising more than $3,000 to help those battling cancer through his fundraiser. Our team conducted an interview with Tyler (and Mike Collins, Tyler's dad) to learn more about his fundraising efforts, and why he decided to earn donations for the HEADstrong Foundation.
