Where to start
Fundraising activities rely on participation from volunteers and generous community donations. The activity you choose should generate enthusiasm and motivation from your members, more importantly it needs to be attractive enough for people to buy tickets or attend an event.
Here are some considerations to help you choose an activity:
- Fundraising committees -
Form a fundraising committee for the club if there isn’t one already. Allocate duties within the committee and agree to meet at regular intervals to decide on activities and monitor progress. Always take minutes and distribute. This keeps everyone informed and acts as a handy check list of things that need to be done before the next meeting.
- Amount to raise -
Determine how much money you want to raise. This will help decide how big or small the fundraiser needs to be.
- Time frame -
Work out when you need the funds by. How soon will affect the type of fundraiser you choose. If money is required in two weeks, a celebrity soccer match would be next to impossible while organising a raffle is a sensible option.
- Past successes -
Review past fundraising activities. If it has been successful before then there’s probably no reason to change the activity.
- Enthusiasm counts -
Discuss what you would all enjoy selling or participate in. If you’re enthusiastic about something, you’ll be more motivated to sell and get people involved.
- Hidden talents -
Find out the hidden talents and resources of club members, friends, relatives and associates. A child’s mother may be an event organiser, another’s uncle a sports personality or a next-door neighbour could own a catering company. Utilise what you can to cut down on costs.
It may be a brilliant idea but how much will it cost to do? Remember the fundraiser needs to make money to be successful.
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