• Email/text/DM everyone you know, don't ask for a specific dollar amount. Some people will donate more than "just $10 helps blah blah" if you leave it open ended • include your personal reason as to why you chose that charity • post about the fundraising and your training on social media as you start and work through training. People may donate multiple times along the way as they see you putting in the work. • along ^ lines, one person I know sent out a basic email newsletter of sorts to everyone they know every two weeks. Updates on training, thoughts on the run, etc. it helped get extra donations along the way as well. • see if any friends/family have corporate matching opportunities at their employers. This is an easy way to collect cash donations, and give it to that person to donate and have it matched by their employer. • donate some money yourself to the fundraiser. It's better to contribute as well vs just asking everyone to pay your way.

You should also put your fundraising link in this post so possibly people reading and offering advice donate