Cost of entering triathlon Vs. Volunteers
u_j_2001
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Reading some of the threads I just realized that in most of the events there are quite a few people that volunteer to assist the organizers.
First and foremost - respect to you all who have done this and will be volunteering over the weekend in London.
I was just wondering what my 70£ odd pounds of registration for London and usually around £50 for other lower key events are used for?
Take London: 13,000 triathletes x 70£ = £910,000. So revenues from the event are around £1M.
Of course there are various costs involved but isn't £1M sufficient to operate this triathlon, without the need of volunteers and still make a nice profit for the organisers?
Without volunteers would the registration be significantly higher?
Thanks again to tomorrows volunteers
First and foremost - respect to you all who have done this and will be volunteering over the weekend in London.
I was just wondering what my 70£ odd pounds of registration for London and usually around £50 for other lower key events are used for?
Take London: 13,000 triathletes x 70£ = £910,000. So revenues from the event are around £1M.
Of course there are various costs involved but isn't £1M sufficient to operate this triathlon, without the need of volunteers and still make a nice profit for the organisers?
Without volunteers would the registration be significantly higher?
Thanks again to tomorrows volunteers
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A much smaller event with only 300 entrants but still needing perhaps 50 volunteers is another matter though. Then at £100 a head you're looking at ~£16.70 per head.
I'd conclude volunteers are essential for club events but large commercially organised events can afford to pay.
Not saying there isnt a profit in there somewhere but for a large event there is a lot of organisation behind the scenes.