Fund Raising Ideas
Do you need fundraising ideas?
Well, you need to know that it is MORE than just ideas.
On the surface, finding fundraising ideas is easy. Get together
a group of co-workers or co-volunteers into a brainstorming
session, and you will likely get a list of ideas ranging from
jumble sales to door-to-door selling to a direct mail campaign.
Type in "fundraising ideas" into any Internet search engine and
you are likely to get thousands of search results, ranging from
bake sale ideas to companies offering fundraising opportunities
There are a few things that separate a good fundraising idea
from a bad one. You should take note of the following when
considering each idea:
* Cost of getting going should be what you can afford to spend -
Make sure that your total cost does not exceed your proceeds!
* Use of resources and talents - Do you have the people to do
it? * Manpower - Do you have enough or can get enough for it *
Theme-appropriation - Don't try Marathon fundraising for aged
home organisation. It may not be suitable * Appropriate for the
size of your group - Make sure that you have enough (and
committed) size to work on it. I recommend having some "extra"
staff for just in case purposes. * Usuage of expensive resources
you do not have * Appeal to donors
There are many other issues to consider but the above would
serve as a basic guide when considering each idea.