Charity Places

How to Enter for Charity for 2011

  1. Pick which charity you are interested in running for and select which event you want to do.
  2. To ‘Register your Interest’ in running for a charity you will need to supply your race details or team details to your chosen charity through the marathon website. Press ‘Send my information to charity’.
  3. You will also be able to purchase shuttle bus tickets and marathon merchandise as part of the enquiry process but these will only be sent after your charity approves your entry.
  4. Most charities will send you a sponsorship pledge form for you to sign or ask you to agree to a minimum fundraising target before they give you a charity place. YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLACE IN THE MARATHON UNTIL THE CHARITY GIVES YOU ONE OF THEIR PLACES.
  5. After your charity is happy that you agree to raise the minimum fundraising target they will approve your entry. You will get an automatic email from the marathon office to confirm your place.
  6. If you are entering the relay please have the name, address, contact numbers, email, t-shirt size and DOB of all 4 members of the team. Team members’ details can be changed before 15th April 2011.

For more information please visit our Official charities section or click on one on of the below logos.

2011 Official Charities

Oxfam - Principal Charity Partner

Run for Breast Cancer Care

British Heart Foundation

Run for Team Macmillan

We recommend that you choose your charity carefully and select a cause that you believe in or feel strongly about. It will prove invaluable when your are trying to secure sponsors to support you.

We have many affiliate charities. Please click on image below for affiliate charity section.

Affiliated Charity Section

Fundraising can actually be a lot of fun. Don’t be put off by the target. Once you get organized just a few simple events can raise you all the money you need. Your chosen charity will give you lots of support and encouragement and you can even arrange all your sponsors to pay you online by setting up your own webpage at www.justgiving.com

If you are a charity and are interested in become an affiliate charity of the Edinburgh Marathon, click here.