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As someone who was on the other side of such a request, it made me very uncomfortable to have another pilgrim requesting a donation from me for a charity with which he was involved. It has never made any logical sense to me that a person who walks a certain distance should somehow be able to request money from acquaintances for his or her chosen charity. And to have such a request made by someone I just met in a shared albergue was most uncomfortable. But if someone who shares an interest in a particular charity requests money from others at home whom they know are interested in the same charity and both parties agree to somehow associate this donation to the pilgrimage, that is between them.
No, my answer was the same @WakaWhen I walked in 2015 on the CF someone in my church asked if I was seeking sponsorship. My reply was that as it's a pilgrimage I felt it inappropriate to do under sponsorship, I'm sure they'll be a lot of people disagreeing with me, and thats fine after all it's a free world.
When I walked in 2015 on the CF someone in my church asked if I was seeking sponsorship. My reply was that as it's a pilgrimage I felt it inappropriate to do under sponsorship, I'm sure they'll be a lot of people disagreeing with me, and that's fine after all it's a free world.
I tend to agree. Its a very personal journey...........
Or do you mean sponsorship as in the donations are used to cover the expenses of the Pilgrim?
In 99.9% of cases I cannot see how that would be appropriate......
Charity (all funds going to a worthy cause) and Sponsorship are two totally different things.......
You get more endorphins from giving than receiving and this world needs so much. Go on pilgrimage, carry a stone and encourage people to give.I would be interested to know if many pilgrims seek sponsorship for charity when walking. I did when I walked the CF and raised quite a healthy sum. I am planning to walk the VDLP staring in March 2019 and cannot make up mind whether to do so again. Just wondering whether it places some form of subtle unseen pressure that might affect my enjoyment of the overall experience.
@David TallanBut I would never have thought about asking fellow pilgrims to sponsor me. That's not how the "sponsor me to go the distance" things work. The sponsorship comes from people sitting at home and not going the distance themselves.
This I have never experienced and would agree wholeheartedly with what you say. My thoughts are fundraising through approved websites such as JustGiving.As someone who was on the other side of such a request, it made me very uncomfortable to have another pilgrim requesting a donation from me for a charity with which he was involved. It has never made any logical sense to me that a person who walks a certain distance should somehow be able to request money from acquaintances for his or her chosen charity. And to have such a request made by someone I just met in a shared albergue was most uncomfortable. But if someone who shares an interest in a particular charity requests money from others at home whom they know are interested in the same charity and both parties agree to somehow associate this donation to the pilgrimage, that is between them.
It would never be to cover the cost of the pilgrimage that is a very personal thing. Any money raised goes direct to a chosen charity without money changing hands.I tend to agree. Its a very personal journey...........
Or do you mean sponsorship as in the donations are used to cover the expenses of the Pilgrim?
In 99.9% of cases I cannot see how that would be appropriate......
Charity (all funds going to a worthy cause) and Sponsorship are two totally different things.......
This is an excellent idea - for interet my chosen charity is https://www.tfsr.org/@Albertagirl I totally agree with you. When we walked for charity we never asked anyone. We had a patch on our backpacks and if anyone wanted to ask us about it , they could (and did). We did ask friends and family at home with whom we already had a relationship (and I think I talked about it a wee bit here on the forum), but noone on the way. We were astounded at how many people offered cash, and in some cases significant sums.
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Here are the two water projects that our money went towards....and what I like is that each individual who gave, can see their contribution (for anyone who gave us cash we uploaded the same amount in their name or as anonymous if they didn't want their name on the site)
https://my.charitywater.org/projects/ET.RST.Q2.14.162.128?donation_id=406244
https://my.charitywater.org/projects/ET.RST.Q2.14.162.109?donation_id=406244
I'm thinking about asking for sponsorship for Medecins sans Frontieres when I walk in May/June, but would certainly not dream of approaching others on the camino. I would be asking via Justgving (goes straight to the charity) and aiming the request at friends and family who know I do odd things for charity.This I have never experienced and would agree wholeheartedly with what you say. My thoughts are fundraising through approved websites such as JustGiving.
Large organisations, such as Medecins sans Frontieres (doctors without Borders), have fund raising personnel who will help you organise ways to fundraise.This thread is interesting. Before I walked my camino several years ago I approached a particular organization with a view to raising money on their behalf. I was very clear that I intended to pay my own way and any money I raised would be for their benefit. I had no idea how these things work but I thought they would perhaps ask their regular sponsors to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile I walked, or something like that. I never heard back from the organization ... perhaps it was not worth their while. But, I guess that's okay ... I have no hard feelings against anyone; I just don't know how it works.
Perhaps my idea would have worked better with a church group or some other smaller charitable organization.
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