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Fundraising Idea of the Month: Ticket Considerations by Doug Nash The tickets you use in your fundraising activities need careful consideration as they are a part of your image. AS such they can be used to promote your organisation and play a role in building they way the public perceive you or maintaining the image you have taken care to build. Below are some thoughts on tickets for your consideration. Ask a Pro: About Fundraising Holiday Shops by the AFRDS A fundraising holiday shop is a seasonal "store" at school where students can make holiday purchases, selecting from an assortment of inexpensive gift items sold on consignment by the sponsoring parent group.
Choose the Right Catering Service for Your Fundraising Event by Deane Brengle When food is a part of your fundraising event you must choose a catering service wisely. How your guests remember your fundraiser will greatly depend on what they thought of the food and service. Those memories, good or bad, will influence them when it comes time to think about attending your next fundraising event. 6 Steps to Designing Great Tickets by Brad Leary Most of us are not graphic designers by trade. I, for example, have a degree in physics, something that is almost in direct opposition to being artistic. Fortunately for those of us who are artistically impaired, it does not take a great deal of artistic talent to design an attractive ticket, so long as some simple guidelines are followed. Increasing Event Attendance by Heidi Richards Increasing event attendance is generally the biggest challenge facing meeting and event planners. Many people think that if they plan a fantastic event, people will just come. This does not happen, not on its own. In fact, this can be confusing and disturbing to those responsible for hosting and completing the event. Do you hire a Public Relations firm to help with the publicity, which is supposed to lead to more attendees? Or do you depend on the “lists” of likely people to attend. It can be a little of both. Hiring PR firms and solely depending on their ability to drive attendance up can be a big mistake. A PR firm’s responsibility is to bring in publicity, not attendees. In fact, the media rarely does stories on events that have not yet happened.
Security by Doug Nash One of the major responsibilities of those organising a fundraiser is to ensure as best they can that the workers, usually volunteers are not put in possibly compromising situations. The most common in this regard are contact with and handling of stock and cash. For this reason, you, as an organiser should employ strict control over both these areas. There should be clarity, transparency and accountability.
Beer Tent by Doug Nash This can be a very profitable fundraiser, however it must be done right and some very important details must be attended to in a proper and timely manner. If you don't attend to these details properly ,the ramifications will be significant so if you choose to run this fundraiser then make sure your planning and attention to detail is spot on. Please remember this is a general overview, not a detailed plan. The responsibility is on you to get it right!
Don't Come Event by Doug Nash Do you ever feel that at times you would rather not go to that function? You feel that you would rather stay at home, grab a quiet night and help out a really good cause by doing so? Then the Don't Come Event is something that you should seriously consider using as a fundraising event. Imagine how good people will fell towards you for saving them the effort or inconvenience of attending `another' time consuming function with `boring' speeches and people that they might not want to see again quite so soon or at all.
Hoops by Doug Nash Hoops is a very very simple, easy, versatile fund-raiser and you need no special equipment. The basic idea is to lay out prizes on a table or on the ground, people win by throwing a hoop over a prize. The prizes can be as simple as a bottle of drink to a voucher for a more substantial prize like a dinner for two. The hoop must completely surrounded to win the prize the prize.
How to Plan a Car Show Extravaganza and Fundraiser by Tonza Borden A car show “extravaganza” is a fantastic opportunity to bring a community or special interest group together – for more than one cause. Planning your car show event is not an easy task but the process can be simplified and efficient. The most important steps to planning your extravaganza are as follows:
The "All About Car Shows" Series by Tonza Borden Tonza Borden covers all the aspects of producing a Car Show including:
Dress Day by Doug Nash Dress days like all good fundraisers are easy and simple to organise and fun to participate in. The point to a dress day is to have a change in the dress code for a day, either dressing up or down depending on the where the activity is taking place. Dress days are great activities for work places or at a picnic type event.
Turning Tickets and Invites into Low-Cost, High-Impact Marketing Tools (Case Study) by Nancy Schwartz I recently returned from a trip (part work, part pure play) to San Francisco. I grabbed a cable car ticket before jumping on and found myself enthralled by a strikingly effective marketing tactic – The San Francisco Cable Car Collectors' Series.
Getting a Flood of Referrals from One Event by Heidi Richards The second most important thing next to staging a world-class event is the front and back-end promotion. By that I mean, cultivating referrals from your clients/vendors/attendees. Promoting your services for other events to this base of referral business requires careful, strategic, ongoing planning. You could turn one event into many with the right marketing mix. It’s the personal attention, the details and the relationships you build that will create this flood of referrals.
Creative Posters Draw Attention to Your Event from the Nonprofit Communications Report newsletter When it’s time to create a poster to promote an upcoming event, some creative brainstorming and hands-on involvement from your volunteers can help ensure that your poster will be noticed, and that people will remember the name of your organization even if they cannot attend the event. Large printing budgets are always an advantage, but not essential for making a good impression — creativity doesn’t have to have a high price tag.
Evaluation by Doug Nash Who benefits from evaluating? YOU DO! Planning your event helps to avoid or minimize mistakes and so do the best you can, evaluation can help you avoid making the same mistakes and improve the return on your next effort both in the financial and fun departments. Companies and professional organisations use the tool of evaluation constantly to improve their performances in nearly everything that they do. As said elsewhere in this book, if it works for them then it will work for you and your organisation.
Trivia Nights by Doug Nash Trivia nights can be a whole lot of fun. They require a little more in the way of organising, however this is repaid by lots of laughs and fun on the night. A great feature of trivia nights is that there is no set ways, no hard and fast rules that to be followed, trivia nights are as flexible as your imagination and situation. To help you I have written about different features you can use, in any order or combination. These segments might trigger a few unique features of your own that you choose to use.
Anatomy of an Event: Part 1 of 3 by Sylvia Allen Planning an event seems like a simple enough concept. Start with an idea, hire some talent, put out a little publicity and - voila - you have an event. For any of you who have done events, you already know that it is never that simple. In this article you will be provided with a simple program for event design and management and, following that, a specific timeline for an event, from start to finish. A detailed presentation of an actual event, Oceanfest '99, a 4th of July celebration that features sand, water, food, crafters, children's games, sports (hoop-it-up, etc.), entertainment and, of course, fireworks, will be spotlighted. And, although this event attracts in excess of 100,000 people, the fundamentals are the same whether 500, 5,000, or 50,000 people attend.
Money Making Booths for Summer Fairs by Deane Brengle Sometimes you need to do a fundraiser, but you don't need all the hassle of throwing an event yourself. That's where the concept of piggy backing a fundraiser on a larger more successful event can work wonders. One such opportunity is a booth at a summer fair.
Anatomy of an Event Part 2 of 3 by Sylvia Allen Revenue Generation How does an event make money? One of the primary ways is to sell sponsorships. Sold in various dollar increments, sponsorships are designed to provide the sponsoring organization with an opportunity to support a worthwhile event while getting its message to its target customers and/or the public. The sponsor's target customers may include ...
Fundraising Idea of the Month: Don't Come Events by Doug Nash Do you ever feel that at times you would rather not go to that function? You feel that you would rather stay at home, grab a quiet night and help out a really good cause by doing so? Then the Don't Come Event is something that you should seriously consider using as a fundraising event.
Anatomy of an Event, Part 3 of 3 by Sylvia Allen Case History Using The Time Line As stated earlier, this is an ideal time line, allowing you one full year to plan an event. If you plan multiple events, as many of you do, you have a number of time lines going at any given moment. Some activities can be combined for multiple events which creates greater efficiencies during the year; other activities have to be done individually. For example, once you have developed an event calendar you can sell some of your sponsors on multiple event participation; others may opt for a single event sponsorship. At least, when calling on the sponsor, you have options from which they can select. Another example of “bundling” ...
How Nonprofits Can Strike Gold Using Golf Events by Mike Mucci
Several years ago, National Golf Foundation research revealed that more than 35,000 fundraising golf events are conducted each year across the United States and that these tournaments raise more than $250 million a year for worthy causes.
Debates: Raise Attention and Money for Your Cause by Doug Nash Where the location allows host a debate or guest speaker night. Debates can feature politicians, either local councilors, state or federal representatives before an election or if there is a community issue that needs attention. You can host specific speakers, such as experts in a particular field i.e., an expert to talk on issues faced by first time mums or an employee from a local financial or investment firm. Anyone on any suitable topic that is of interest to your local community. Community Garage Sale Ad Lions Club community garage sale fundraiser advertisement. Conducting a Community Clean-up Fix-up Campaign by Robert "Stan" McAdoo A clean, attractive community is not only a more pleasant place to live, but the value of the good impression it makes on prospective employers, professionals and others who visit your community should never be underestimated. Clean-up campaigns can involve a large number of citizens and give them a sense of accomplishment. They can even be fun. Tuxedo Stomp Fundraising Ad A newspaper ad for the Tuxedo Stomp Fundraiser. Fundraising Idea of the Month: Dress Day by Doug Nash Dress days like all good fundraisers are easy and simple to organise and fun to participate in. The point to a dress day is to have a change in the dress code for a day, either dressing up or down depending on the where the activity is taking place. Dress days are great activities for work places or at a picnic type event. Guaranteed Sponsors for Any Event by Sylvia Allen Sometimes it's hard to know where to start when soliciting sponsorships. Here is a list of the top 20 potential sponsors you can approach for almost any event. Fundraising Idea of the Month: Movie Nights by Doug Nash Going to the movies has really become a popular pastime again in the last few years. This is great news for fundraisers as it means that you could raise funds for a weekend activity and have a lot of fun doing it. This an activity that can appeal to a wider audience than just your member base. The more you can appeal to those outside your member base then better for your financial bottom line. Also you may attract some new members form such nights. |