Fundraising Ideas
Doing Good While Eating Well
These days, it’s not unusual for potential donors to shy away from giving, not because they don’t support the cause anymore, but because they have so many other pressing financial priorities. And for many people, eating out has become more of a luxury than it used to be. Here’s a simple way to solve [...]
Cookbook Sales Can Enhance Health-Related Athletic Charity Events
Are you planning an athletic charity event for a health-related organization? You might want to consider adding a cookbook fundraiser to the event. I recently read an interesting article at fundraisingIP.com about how cookbook fundraisers can bring in significant profits for an agency.
Why Cookbook Sales Can Work
For one thing, you can tailor the cookbook to [...]
Book Review: Publicity for Nonprofits
I recently had the pleasure to review Sandra L. Beckwith’s book Publicity for Nonprofits; Generating Media Exposure That Leads to Awareness, Growth and Contributions (Kaplan Publishing, 2006). Although the book is written for non-profit charities, I found a lot of helpful information throughout the book, that I can apply to my personal fundraising campaigns.
I saw [...]
Social Networking: A New, Cool Fundraising Tool
How did funds get raised before the Internet? This crosses my mind whenever I embark on a new fundraising venture, because I’d estimate that 95% of my fundraising occurs online. At first, this consisted of setting up a fundraising page on the charity’s website and then using email to encourage everyone I know to visit [...]
Spaghetti Dinner & Chinese Auction Fundraiser
My husband and I have a lot of charity athletic events planned for the 2009 season. If I add up all the money we are supposed to raise, it seems a bit overwhelming. Our largest fundraising minimum is for the Tahoe century ride, AKA America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, we are doing with the Leukemia [...]
Event/Community Partnerships — A Win For Everyone
Most race organizers understand that giving back to the community that supports the event reaps its own set of rewards. Athletic events require large numbers of volunteers to check in participants, man the water stations, pass out bananas and oranges, and act as course marshals and security to keep the course safe. Those volunteers usually [...]
The Sauntering Sommeliers Are On the Move!
Last summer when a group of us signed up to do the 2009 Rocky Mountain Avon Walk for breast cancer, it seemed like we had all the time in the world to train and raise money. But lo and behold, January is here and we’re less than six months from event weekend. We took some [...]
Strategies for Generating Donations from Complete Strangers
When raising money for an athletic fundraising event, our first instinct is to ask all of our family members and friends to donate to our cause. That’s a great idea, because tapping into our circle of influence can sometimes be enough to reach our fundraising goals.
What happens, though, when you’ve asked everyone you know, and [...]
Look In Your Mailbox for 2009 Charity Events
Unless you’ve successfully removed your name from every marketing list in the world, you’re probably receiving a lot of fundraising letters in the mail during the holiday season. Most charities are seeking year-end gifts, especially during these tough economic times.
I actually don’t mind receiving these letters, because they often are from charities that I support [...]
Get a Head Start on Next Year’s Charity Event Fundraising
Although I usually participate in a variety of athletic charity events each year, the one I never miss is the Southern Utah Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk, which is held each November. As soon as it’s over, the rush of the holiday season ensues, and it’s hard to think about doing anything to prepare for next [...]
