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fund raising help?

By *he tactile technician OP Man over a year ago

the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands

Anyone worked as a professional fundraiser at any time? I could do with some steer on how best to maximise on raising funds for a voluntary not for profit org that I run around sailing for visually impaired people an would appreciate any guidance whatsoever.

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By *he tactile technician OP Man over a year ago

the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands

forgot to say that there could be a free cruise for you if that fundraising works out

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

tried to pm you.

If you needs a DJ for a charity do, give me a shout.

Charity auctions, get loval business to donate prizes, approach local tv station to see if you can get a celeb to appear free of charge, lots of other things that you could do

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Perhaps offer some cruises for paying guests? Or if sailing smaller boats, maybe do a race with a paid sweepstake and an entry fee......

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

on fab we have raised money for most charities and haave raised a good few thousand over the yrs , we have fancy dress nites out

how about doin one of them where you arrange a social where all pay a fee to attend and keep it to a min of 100 guests at 5 quid per head ,you already have the offer of a dj , im sure some where local would help with a venue ,

arrange things like a few of lads getting up and doing the full monty , and have someone goin round with bucket , raffle prizes also worked , but dont let it take up all th enite let them party and mix maybe a half hr out of it for all this .

hope this helps you xx and good luck , ooooops mind advertise on fab for folks to get names down , need any more help give me shout xx

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By *he tactile technician OP Man over a year ago

the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands

Thanks Ozzie, Georgey and Siouxwan2, all really useful stuff, will give me plenty to think about. Already got some ideas from what you guys have suggested.

Shall add to this and maybe pm you on it further on

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

try the " is TT worth his weight in gold" and get everyone involved and all their friends to give you all their odd earrings to sell to a bullion dealer .( i do have access to one and its not anything like cash for gold !!!,he pays really good rates ) .i raised over a thousand for charity last year in a very short space of time .and it can be an ongoing thing too .....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If you ever need a Karaoke singer theres a few around here...

And the ghost of the fastest milkman in the west...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If you ever need a Karaoke singer theres a few around here...

And the ghost of the fastest milkman in the west...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Have you registered as a charity and got your charity number then contact local businesses, maybe get announcement on the radio. Plus lottery funding. Holding raffles, car boots, auction nights.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

there must surely be a "fundraisers' toolkit" somewhere on the web. try googling it.

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By *etillanteWoman over a year ago

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By *atureFem4FunWoman over a year ago

Petts Wood

"there must surely be a "fundraisers' toolkit" somewhere on the web. try googling it."

The Charity Commision website is the place to register a charity.

I'd post a link but it seems government websites are not a permitted link for the site.....

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By *londeCazWoman over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Have you registered as a charity and got your charity number then contact local businesses, maybe get announcement on the radio. Plus lottery funding. Holding raffles, car boots, auction nights."

Haven't worked as pro fundraiser, but have raised about £6k for animal charities over the last few years - car boots are really good, ask folk for donations (hard work though), organise own tabletop - book hall, offer tables at fiver apiece, folk sell their own stuff - if you can add raffle, tombola, cake stall, refreshments and charge 50p entrance can do ok - I live in a small town in the frozen north ~10k population and the tabletops I've done have raised about £650 a time xxx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I help out with local school pta, And as from a couple of years ago we are now a registered charity and when trying to get prizes for raffles and things can show people we are laggit. In the process of getting prizes for annual bingo night.

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By *vor-bigMan over a year ago

hertford

you could try a racenight they are fun!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"you could try a racenight they are fun!"

Wouldnt the political correctness squad have issues with that...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Some of the big football clubs are suprizing good when it comes to donating items for raffle or auction. A friend of mine gets signed shirts and balls regularly from Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal for the charity they help with

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"you could try a racenight they are fun!

Wouldnt the political correctness squad have issues with that...

I have organised a racenight but rather than hiring films of races, if you are "handy" you can make your own horses and have people pay to be the jockeys. The "horses" have a lenght of string on them and you have to wind them in. A great laugh as everyone gets involved. You can also sell the rights to be owners. We set it up as an "Ascot night" all the ladies came in hats again paying to enter the best hat competition, bottle of bubbly to the winner.

Chaddy

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"you could try a racenight they are fun!

Wouldnt the political correctness squad have issues with that...

Chaddy"

Now thats an evening I would come to...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Firstly good luck with your all your fundraising efforts,,, that is a truly wonderful cause you support

This is a cheap easy and successful fund raiser we've used in the past,,,,

We made toffee apples and apples dipped in chocolate rolled in 100’s & 1000’s which were then wrapped in coloured cellophane, these sold like hot cakes at fates and car boot sales etc, ( As did bags of easy to make Cinder toffee)

These are very low cost items to manufacture and produce a high value return at a very affordable price’s which easily attract willing customers

We sold them from trays supported around the neck, similar to the ones used by beach vendors to eliminate table top hire costs…..

A couple of hours in the kitchen with a box of apples…… a pack of lollie sticks , some cellophane wrappers,,,,, some sugar,,,,, some chocolate ….some. 100’s & 1000’s,,,,,, then get out there with a bit of good sale’s patter …….

The manufacturing cost per item were only a few pennies ,,,,,, and easily sold for £1 each or 2 for £1.50….!.

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By *etillanteWoman over a year ago

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By *adcowWoman over a year ago

kirkcaldy

always check with local council about their policies on cakes stalls and tombolas as some require the produce to be made on the site you plan selling them from and some tombolas/raffles require a special license especially if alcohol to be offered as prizes. i found this out recently organising similar event for children in need through our local college.

good luck with your venture though xxx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

try google funder finder, i got loads of useful links to grants also try community foundation, their grants are relativley easy to get , good luck x

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By *he tactile technician OP Man over a year ago

the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands

Wow! you guys are just so brilliant! What a fantastic heap of really useful suggestions and novel ideas for fund raising - thanks, I'll keep you posted in case we take the cart racing idea further and need ponies and riders

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