WHAT ARE CHARITY BIBS?
Charity Bibs are opportunities for individuals
to secure participation at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020, especially if they
have missed the registration date or have been unable to qualify for the event.
Participating NGOs have a limited number of charity bibs available with
them. These bibs are unique as they can be used for any race category a
participant wish to participate in and are available at a premium with these
NGOs. The intent is to provide a means for the nonprofits to build new
relationships and raise funds for their causes.
HOW DO I CHOOSE THE CHARITY?
As and when NGOs register with United Way
Mumbai they would be listed here. Each NGO has an
independent page which details their work/project, contact details and charity bib
availability status.
HOW
DO I OBTAIN A CHARITY BIB?
First, an individual need to decide the cause
and select the registered NGO they wish to support from United Way Mumbai’s
website. Once this is decided, interested runners will have to directly
connect with the desired charity organisation to secure a bib. The contact
details of registered NGOs will be available on the NGO page.
The NGO will guide you on the process to get
the charity bib available with them.
Please Note:
- The bibs are provided to the
NGO to enable them to raise funds for their work. Each of them will have the
requirement of different donation amounts based on their project need. Their
page lists the number of bibs available with them.
- Please DO NOT DONATE DIRECTLY on
the NGO page for a bib.
After you have spoken with the NGO representative and decided the donation
amount, they will share a unique link for an online payment for the bib.
Alternately, you can send a cheque and your information to the NGO.
- Once your
donation is received, the NGO will provide you the voucher code and
registration link
- Interested individuals can also avail a bib by raising the required amount of funds for the NGO/s of their choice until 26th December, 2019. To know more, view the fundraiser privileges here.
I WANT TO RUN, BUT
THERE ARE NO CHARITY BIBS AVAILABLE.
If you wish to run for
a cause and interested in raising funds, you can avail of UWM's fundraising opportunity
to secure a bib through the fundraising route. A fundraiser at the Bronze category (on raising INR 10,000) gets an opportunity to avail of a Dream Run bib. Similarly, on reaching the Silver level
(on raising INR 50,000) s/he gets an opportunity to avail of a bib for any race
category, post closure of open race category registration. In both cases, the event rules and race fees are applicable.
If
you are 21 years and below, up on raising INR 75,000 you will be entitled to avail
of a complimentary bib of any race category provided the event rules (age and
timing) are met.
Similarly,
if you are above 21 years and up on raising INR 1.5 lakhs (Change Maker level)
you will be entitled to a special Change Runner bib with your name printed on
the bib, custom 6-digit number of your choice, priority line up across all race
categories and various other privileges attached.
To start fundraising:
- Choose the NGO/s you wish to support
from the list of participating charities on United Way Mumbai’s website
- Create a free of cost account
for yourself on the Tata Mumbai Marathon Fundraising section (if you have
done so last year, please use the registered email id to log back into
your account)
- Select the NGO/s you wish to
support and set a target you aim to raise for the selected charity. You
can add up to 3 NGOs at a time and can anytime change your fundraising
target. The page offers you feature to share your fundraising campaign through
various social media platform to create awareness and receive donations.
- Enlist family, friends,
co-workers and acquaintances to help you raise funds, which can be easily
transferred via the online payment gateway. Also note, ALL of the funds
raised online will be disbursed to the supporting NGO/s, UWM absorbs the payment gateway charges.
- There are some incentives that the event promoter - Procam International Pvt. Ltd. will provide when
you reach different levels of fundraising. Read more about Fundraising
Levels & Benefits here.
For more information, or any other queries,
please email us on tmm@unitedwaymumbai.org