You get people to “pledge” donations. It’s partly about raising awareness for the charity and partly because a lot of people are more likely to donate to these types of drives versus donating just because.
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muzzle@lemmy.zip 4 days agoCan someone explain the “I did it for charity” angle? I never understood why would someone do a sporty thing, that they clearly woyld do anyway, motivate me or anyone else to donate money to a charity. To be honest it always felt quite performative and self serving to me.
droans@midwest.social 4 days ago
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Think of it the other way around, doing extreme athletic feats (even for fun) is a great way to attract attention, and using that momentum to attract sponsors for charity is a nice extra to do some good