The event organisers work closely with the Official Charities to achieve its long term aim of developing the marathon into one of the leading events on the UK fundraising calendar. The Edinburgh Marathon Festival will work with four official charities this year.

Principal Charity Partner	We are very excited that one of the world’s most renowned charities, which fights poverty worldwide, has added Scotland’s biggest marathon to its portfolio, a measure of our event’s growth in recent years. For the next three years Oxfam will become the principal charity partner for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. Oxfam will have over 500 people running and they would love you to join them in 2011. Click here to find out more.
The British Heart Foundation is the nation’s heart charity, raising funds for pioneering research that saves and improves the lives of vulnerable men, women and children whose hearts are in crisis. Research breakthroughs, like clotbusting drugs, keep thousands of hearts beating today. However, you are still more likely to die from heart and circulatory disease than any other serious illness, including cancer. Every two minutes someone has a heart attack, only half survive. That’s why the BHF funds more heart research than any other UK charity, spending ?5 every minute of every day so we really need your support to allow us to continue our vital work which is helping to save lives"
	Personal Experience, Professional Support We are here for anyone affected by breast cancer. Please join our team and we will support you every step of the way as a valued supporter of our cause. We make fundraising easy and race day one to remember. Enjoy our encouragement throughout your training and on the big day, with our renowned large squads of cheerers. Be welcomed home to first class hospitality and leave with one of our famous goody bags. Click here to read more about running for breast cancer care
At Team Macmillan we know what it takes to run an event no matter what the distance! Join us in Edinburgh and experience the level of care and support that’s made us famous and help change the lives of thousands of people living with cancer across the UK now and for years to come. By joining Team Macmillan you'll benefit from the personal support provided by our dedicated Running Team and national network of fundraising specialists. We’ll also provide you with a host of support materials including an expert marathon or half marathon training programme, a fundraising guide plus a Team Macmillan vest or T-shirt to wear on the big day.