Re: Fundraisers
Bert Austin (austin@APS.ANL.GOV)
Fri, 25 Oct 1996 13:04:34 -0500
>Hi, I'm new to this. I am a student at high school yet. I am also the
>president of a my church group. I was just wondering if anyone could
>give me any ideas as to finding some good simple fundraisers.
Fundraisers seem to fall into two categories: gift solicitation and sale of
a product or service.
Gift solicitation requires a good cause, usually charitable, development of
a potential donor list and one to one solicitation of potential donors by an
organization member.
Service sales require member sales of either personal service or group
service in return for payment/donation to the group. This could be yard
work, errands, baby sitting, snow shoveling, spring cleaning, home repairs,
curb house number painting, etc.
Product sales likewise require member sales of product or tickets to an
event. Products might be hostess items like candy or nuts (especially
seasonal, i.e., Christmas, Easter, Halloween), Holiday items like Christmas
trees/wreaths or wrapping paper or other food or utility items. Tickets are
sold for an entertainment event (i.e., local scout, music, play, etc.) or a
meal (i.e., pancake breakfast, spaghetti dinner, luncheon, etc.). The
product could also be craft items (i.e., art fair, christmas decorations, etc.)
First you must determine how much effort your organization can commit to
raising money and what kind of resources you have available (both talent and
numbers). You can then talk about how much money you need and whether or not
your resources are adequate.
Just some thoughts on judging fundraisers. Others more creative than I can
help with the unique ideas.
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Riverside, IL |I used to be a Fox
Voyageur Trace District |EC-443W
DesPlaines Valley Council |
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