A charity rally is a charitable event in which participants usually drive, ride or otherwise participate in through the medium of motorised wheeled transportation in an event to raise money for a charitable cause.

Fundraising Model

Fundraising models differ from event to event, however the purpose of a charity rally from the organiser's perspective is to organise an event that will generate funds or direct donations which can then be donated to charitable causes. A pure charity rally involves participants raising money for charity, which is paid directly to the nominated charitable organisation. Controversy exists over some other forms of charity rallies, whereby organisers fund their costs, and sometimes their lifestyle, from charitable donations, while holding out their organised rally to be a charitable one. Purists consider this to be a form of

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Aid Model

In other forms of charity rallies, teams have to compete in a motorsport event and deliver goods, services and other direct aid to the communities they visit during the rally. Rallies such as the

Budapest-Bamako The Budapest-Bamako or Great African Run is a charity car race in Africa, and the largest amateur rally in the world. It is a low-budget version of the Dakar Rally, and goes from Budapest, Hungary to Bamako, Mali through t ...

and the Mongolia charity rally follow this model. Different schools of thought exist with respect to the type of aid model that a charity rally should support.

Business Model

Ultimately, the choice of aid model follows the organisation's business model. A business model from which the organisers make no profit, either from the entry fee or the funds raised by teams, is the most valuable model for the community. This is a model used b
Charity Rallies
a volunteer based rally run by a UK registered charity, with teams paying a £300 entry fee to cover administration costs for the Mongolia charity rally (with the excess being donated to charity), and the teams raising £1,500 for charity, in 2009 and 2010. Another form of business model involves the events themselves being run by a profit making company, whereby the entry fee supports the organisers who make a profit from organising the event, while teams who take part in the event raise money for charity. The

Mongol Rally The Mongol Rally is an intercontinental car rally that begins in Europe and ends in Ulan-Ude, Russia. The rally originally ended in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. However, to avoid punitive costs and taxes associated with vehicle imports and disposal, the ...

has a business model like this, with a £650 entry fee being raised for the organisers, and the teams raising an extra £1,000 for nominated charities, in 2009.

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Fundraising Model

Aid Model

Business Model

See also

Pure Charity Rallies

Profit Making Rallies with a charity element

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