Fundraising Ideas Made Easy

Charity events can be an effective means of raising funds and building your organization’s profile. A charity ball, banquet, fashion show, auction, rummage sale, curry night, barn dance or other activity can help to put funds in your kitty, attract new supporters and volunteers and promote your group’s work or area of interest.

An athletic activity, such as a sponsored walk, road race or a sports tournament can also be a great way of promoting your nonprofit.

At any type of fundraising event there are always opportunities to make that little bit extra by adding in things like raffles, tombolas and other fundraisers on the side.
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The use of flyers for fund-raising events for nonprofit groups always works well in a small community and it makes sense to print flyers for each and every fund-raising event that you have.

It is important to find creative ways to distribute these throughout the community. Any flyer that you print should have a large logo on the front as well as boldface fonts, which state the location, time and date of the fundraising event.

Proper distribution of flyers in advance of a fundraising event could bring as many as 50 extra people to the event. If the fundraiser event is a silent auction, performance or pancake breakfast you will be surprised how well these flyers do.

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A “special event” can include–but is not limited to–parties, dances, rallies, bands, concerts, special speakers, 5K runs, walks, fun-runs, athletic or sporting events, etc. In planning for the event you should ask these questions:

1. What is the purpose of the event?
2. When it will occur?
3. Where is the specific location?
4. Who is the target audience?
5. How many participants/guests will there will be?
6. What is your budget?
7. Will you be charging for tickets?

Let’s try and answer these questions:
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