As part of our sponsorship, John Hancock donates over a thousand Boston Marathon entries through our Marathon Non-Profit Program. Runners pledge to raise money for select organizations in exchange for these coveted bibs.
Fundraising
As part of John Hancock's program, the company provides its non-profit partners with a centralized online fundraising platform on CrowdRise. Use of CrowdRise as the exclusive online charitable fundraising platform is required.
Communicating about the Program
[Organization name] is proud to be an official Partner of John Hancock in the Marathon Non-Profit Program. The Non-Profit Program provides over 1000 Boston Marathon® bibs to select non-profit organizations throughout the community, which provides organizations with a significant fundraising opportunity. Last year, John Hancock Non-Profit Runners raised over $13.1M for their causes.
Branding
As a participant of the John Hancock Non-Profit Program we require usage of the John Hancock logo on all of your printed materials including, but not limited to promotional merchandise, singlets, website and social media, or any other clothing products.
Only the approved John Hancock logo is permitted for use.
Important dates
September 2019
Kick off event
September 16, 2019
*Deadline to submit Partner Agreements
CrowdRise Webinar
September 19, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm
October 2019
CrowdRise Webinar
October 16, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
November 2019
Deadline: Activate CrowdRise Page
November 1, 2019
December 2019
On-Site Meeting #2: Registration
Date & Time TBD
Registration opens
December 16, 2019 12:00pm
February 2020
Deadline: Registration closes
February 14, 2020 12:00pm
March 2020
On-Site Meeting #3: Countdown to Race Weekend
March 23, 2020 4:00pm - 6:00pm
April 2020
124th Boston Marathon: April 20, 2020
May 2020
Deadline: Submission of Final Fundraising Survey Results: May 31, 2020
Non-profit contacts
John Hancock
Ashley Wheeler
Senior Program Manager
ashley_wheeler@jhancock.com