subject: Great Fundraising Ideas [print this page] Fundraising was never an easy task, and with recession affecting most of us, it has become more difficult that before. Still, it is not something impossible. There are many fundraising ideas that you can use to generate funds for your school, team, cause, or any other reason. When planning a fundraiser, first you need to consider the gentry you are expecting at the event. Based up on expected guests and their psyche, you should select the fundraising ideas.
One of the most popular methods of fundraising is an internet fundraiser. You can use social media and other parts of web-space to promote the cause of fundraiser. However, for the internet fundraiser to be a success you got to have a credible brand name behind the event as people have become reluctant due to innumerable scam donation sites. You can use the internet to sell fundraising items such as chocolates, cookies, cookie dough, mementos, etc.
You can organize talent shows and competitions such as dance competition, singing competition, shooting competition, musical shows, magic shows, and more. For this you will need a team of active volunteers to promote the event. You can use posters, flyers, e-mail, and social media to promote the event. To generate funds, you can set a nominal entry fee for the event and setup few stalls of items like funky jewelry, handicraft items, eatables, and more.
If you are planning to organize a fundraiser in a city that is famous for something, try to include that in the fundraiser. For instance, if the city is popular for great pancakes, you can have a stall of pancakes. This will give the guests a sense of belonging. Always try to add things that your guests can relate to on a personal level.
When planning a fundraiser, you can also take help of a professional fundraising company. These companies specialize in fundraisers and offer a whole lot of sellable goodies for fundraisers. And since, these companies manufacture products for fundraisers only; they price their products really low to allow fundraiser organizers to experience maximum profit.
