Fundraising
Does anybody have any killer ideas on fundraising? Lately I have been racking my brains about ideas on how to raise extra funds for a local sports club. With grass roots sport becoming increasingly costly to participate in, local clubs have to find more and more money each year to keep going.
This year, if the sports club in question was to progress any further, additional developments would be required. This is to meet the minimum standard needed to act as a representative of that specific league.
There are of course the traditional fundraisers, bingo nights, meat draws and the like, but I am on the search for avenues the club hasn’t yet explored.
One avenue explored was the people at easyfundraising.org
I started using this website which allows you to raise funds when you shop online. Over 400 top retailers are participating in the scheme and all you have to do is use the retailer links provided on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online, and at no extra cost any good cause you choose to nominate will benefit from all your online purchases.
This service does not cost you a penny extra to use, and if you select my cause when you register they will benefit. I support: Otterton Football Club
Imagine what a difference could be made if we all started using this site to raise funds for good causes when shopping online.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I thought I would share with you a new free findraising service for small clubs and organisations. Auction of Promises provides a service for starting and managing an Auction of Promises. Anyone statring an auction can choose the coverage required and invite people to donate and bid as they see fit. The service is totally free.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Fundraising like life is not easy. When I was nominated to stand for parliament I tried to raise funds by holding a variety of sponsored events. I thought I was on a winner with my sponsored whiskey drinking but I hadn’t expected the negative reaction from would be sponsors when I explained that the cost of top quality malts would be taken from funds raised.