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| Coming Up with Unique Fundraising Ideas |
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by Terry Terhune
In order to come up with unique fundraising ideas involves knowing a few things before you begin. You will need to assess what sort of fundraiser will draw a lot of people in, what resources you have at your disposal and what the people you have to help possess in terms of skills.
Knowing your resources can help you in coming up with unique fundraising ideas. These sorts of factors include facilities at your disposal for hosting an event, things which you have to sell and others. If you have no resources to begin with, this does not mean that you cannot hold a fundraising event, just that you are failing to take advantage of something which you have not thought of. A lot of fundraisers can be done on little to no budget.
The skills of willing volunteers must also be taken into account. Anyone who will benefit from your fundraiser is likely to be willing to volunteer for your event. If you know people with skills; baking for instance, than a bake sale may be a good fundraiser for you. If you have some creative types in your group, then perhaps a craft sale will work well as a fundraiser for you. If there are parents, consider having children create artwork and crafts for the fundraiser. Knowing your group and their talent can help you to come up with some excellent, unique fundraising ideas.
Another thing you need to think about when you are holding a fund raising event is that you need to know your community. When you know your community then you know what they are likely to respond to. You should also be sure that the cause you are trying to raise money for is something people will care about. This means that you need to know people believe in the cause.
You should also hold an event where you know people have money to spend. If you hold an event on the poorest side of town where the economy is very poor then your chances of making money are much lower than if you were on the rich side of town.
Think about which local businesses and organizations are likely to support your fundraising mission. For instance, if you were to raise money for a book club or library, perhaps local bookshops would be willing to assist your cause by donating books to be sold at a fundraiser. No matter what your fundraiser, look for organizations that have concerns which are relevant to your own.
Grocery stores also have book sections and they may be willing to let you put out a table for a bake sale. There are public places and businesses that will be willing to allow you to hold your event on their premises.
To come up with unique fundraising ideas, think about all of these things. Knowing the skills of your group, the resources available and the nature of your community will help you to come up with an event which will work well for your group.
About the Author:
Terry Terhune, the author, writes often on subjects like Unique Fundraising. If you want more fine articles and videos, take a few seconds to visit Fundraising FYI |
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