If you are responsible for planning a fundraising event, you need to have it be a big success. There's no point in hosting a fundraising event that requires planning up the wazoo if not enough people will participate and donate, so be sure to dot your i's and cross your t's, and your return will be a spectacular event.
Having A Good Idea, And Time
Now before you make a start on planning you must decide on the beneficiary of your event and what form it will take. Will it be a $250 a plate chicken dinner for a political candidate? Or a "please donate" campaign to spur on a local politician? Will it be a $5 a family "Harvest Festival" at an elementary school to raise money for library books? Or an ongoing campaign of selling scrip to some local stores where the school gets a percentage of sales? Maybe you could organise an online fundraising campaign, using electronic payments? You make the call. You know your cause and organization ? what is the best fundraising event to plan?
Getting Donations From Your Community
The key thing to take into account when fundraising event is to keep overhead as low as possible, so that the organization can keep more of the money, for there cause.
A good way of reducing costs is if it will be a local event; try to garner support within your community for your event. Perhaps your local supermarket will be willing to donate food items for a raffle or fundraising dinner for breast canner awareness week.
If so, wonderfuol! Be sure to let attendees know who was kind enough to support your cause with a donation ? the good will can go a long, long, ways.
When it comes to where to stage your event, it may be possible to get a hotel to give you a discount on that ballroom, since you're taking the larger room with AV instead of the smaller room, and since it is for a good cause ? it can't hurt to ask! Be aware that most businesses will want to see a flyer or something like that shows information about the event.
Inviting The Right People ? And Getting Them To Show Up
Who cares about your cause? Families in your community? Friends of the politician? Who ever it is, be sure to invite them. Invite the newspaper, too, if you want media attention for your cause. You can plan a fundraising event so that the media attention can be an ongoing benefit to your organization ? perhaps the media will let the public know where to send their donations toward your cause. - 15478
Having A Good Idea, And Time
Now before you make a start on planning you must decide on the beneficiary of your event and what form it will take. Will it be a $250 a plate chicken dinner for a political candidate? Or a "please donate" campaign to spur on a local politician? Will it be a $5 a family "Harvest Festival" at an elementary school to raise money for library books? Or an ongoing campaign of selling scrip to some local stores where the school gets a percentage of sales? Maybe you could organise an online fundraising campaign, using electronic payments? You make the call. You know your cause and organization ? what is the best fundraising event to plan?
Getting Donations From Your Community
The key thing to take into account when fundraising event is to keep overhead as low as possible, so that the organization can keep more of the money, for there cause.
A good way of reducing costs is if it will be a local event; try to garner support within your community for your event. Perhaps your local supermarket will be willing to donate food items for a raffle or fundraising dinner for breast canner awareness week.
If so, wonderfuol! Be sure to let attendees know who was kind enough to support your cause with a donation ? the good will can go a long, long, ways.
When it comes to where to stage your event, it may be possible to get a hotel to give you a discount on that ballroom, since you're taking the larger room with AV instead of the smaller room, and since it is for a good cause ? it can't hurt to ask! Be aware that most businesses will want to see a flyer or something like that shows information about the event.
Inviting The Right People ? And Getting Them To Show Up
Who cares about your cause? Families in your community? Friends of the politician? Who ever it is, be sure to invite them. Invite the newspaper, too, if you want media attention for your cause. You can plan a fundraising event so that the media attention can be an ongoing benefit to your organization ? perhaps the media will let the public know where to send their donations toward your cause. - 15478
About the Author:
Rick Dupont works for Course Basic a website that has comprehensive information on fund raising as well as great Basic courses for all manner of teaching subjects.
