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| We had a European Dinner Fundraiser My Daughter was chosen to go to Europe for 3 weeks and it cost over $3,000. She went with the People to People program and while I could have just written her a check, I wanted her to earn her way or at least as much as she could and I told her she would have to work and fundraise at least half the amount. She did many different fundraisers from Pizza Kits, to candy, to sandwich sales... The BIGGEST FUNDRAISER we did was dinners at home. We sent letters to all our family and friends and invited them to dinner for a $30 donation and since she was going to 4 different countries she searched the internet for recipes and Dad funded the food part. She had to do the research, the letters and send them out. Then she had to help cook and clean up. Her brother even helped to wait on people. We held the dinners one weekend a month and had different foods each time so family/friends could come more than once. Since we only had room for 10 people, we took reservations. That way we would never have too many people in one night. She did this for 4 months and raised about $1900 a little over half of her money that she needed and her brother was thrilled too because people left tips and she gave him all the tips for helping out. Everyone thought this was a great idea and that I should share this idea. It could be done on a larger scale for an organization that had facilities and volunteers. The key is to do it for a cause.... Dinner to put new windows in our building... then make foods related to windows or shaped like windows... or maybe you do certain ethnic foods or themed to what project you are doing. Send official invitations and have people make reservations like they would at a restaurant. Charge restaurant prices too. It works really well and you can make a good bit of money quickly. |
Posted By :- R. Godfrey
Posted On :- 16 Feb 2011 |
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| We did this in Virginia and it worked well, but I don't think it would be a fundraiser you could do every year. The excitement of it the first time is great. This is an easy fundraiser idea for any group, whether it's a school, church, nonprofit, or cause-related organization. Doing a "chair-ity" fundraiser is so simple, and yet so profitable, that you'll be amazed at your results. You see, a chair-ity fundraiser revolves around fundraising with chairs, new or used, it doesn't matter. What matters is simply the presentation. That is, what gets added to the chair in the way of decoration, accessories, and enhancements. Calling all chairs Put the word out to your supporters about your chair-ity event. Ask each one to put together a unique chair for your group to auction off. Donations can be rocking chairs, kitchen chairs, children's chairs, computer chairs, recliners, car seats, bar stools, etc. Each chair should have a theme and be decorated and accessorized accordingly. For example, a child's chair could be freshly painted to cover wear and have a teddy bear painted on the seat with a matching teddy bear resting in it. A computer chair could have a new monitor, printer software or other accessories with it. A kitchen chair could have a cookbook, a grocery store gift certificate, a new blender, or Tupperware collection. A rocking chair could have an afghan, family photo album, case of lemonade, or new slippers. A car seat could have baby food, diapers, play toys, or baby store gift certificate. The bar stool could have drink recipes, a box of assorted liquor, drink glasses, bartending lessons, or similar items. The recliner could be accompanied by a case of beer, pretzels, deluxe remote control, or big screen TV. The important thing is that each be unique, creative, and desirable. Fundraising tips Go all out for your chair-ity auction event. Arrange your chairs around the perimeter of your room in an attractive display and place silent auction bid sheets next to each one. Emphasize the retail value of each package and use command language like "Bid Right Now" at the top of each bid sheet. Make the descriptive signs easy to read with large fonts and tape them down next to the bid sheets along with a handy pen. Have your volunteers get the bidding started on each one with a opening bid. Choose out your top award-winning chair packages and place blue ribbon medals on those to increase bids. Give the creator of each category's winning chair a gift certificate donated by a sponsor. You can also do other fundraising activities at your chair-ity auction such as a raffle for donated prizes. To maximize revenue, be sure to sell raffle tickets well ahead of the event, not just at the door. A good raffle can easily net $5,000 or more. Sell food and beverages, include a bake sale, or offer other related fundraising products such as fast food discount cards, Tupperware, or Pampered Chef items. You might also consider doing a live auction of the most desirable chairs or auction off donated items unrelated to the theme. Having a central focus of the event that keeps people around bidding right up to the deadline is always a good thing, so you could also offer live entertainment. Publicity tips A big turnout is the key to your fundraiser event's success, so you have to get the word out in every way possible. Use roadside signs, posters, flyers, newsletters, emails, phone trees, and word of mouth. An effective press release can work wonders, so make yours shine by focusing on the unique aspect of your chair-ity event, the chairs themselves. Your summary paragraph should highlight that along with how the funds raised will be used. Send it to all the major media contacts in your market at least two weeks before your event. Then place follow-up calls to newspapers, radio and television stations to stimulate coverage. Remember that it does you no good to get coverage the day of the event, s |
Posted By :- D. Johnson
Posted On :- 16 Feb 2011 |
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