Friday, 10 May 2019

Proven Fundraising Opportunities Springfield That Work

By Harold Martin


Sometimes, you might need to raise money as an individual or as an organization. This can be for long term gains or even short term gains. One of the ways you can raise funds is by making use of different fundraising opportunities Springfield. There are several things that you can do to get people engaged and wanting to financially support your cause. Here are some proven techniques that you can use to raise funds.

One of the easiest things you can do is to have a yard sale. In this case. Talk to members of the community and request them to donate items to you. You can then take these items, clean them up, repair them and then sell them to the public at a yard sale. You get to keep all the proceeds from the sale. To increase the amount of money that you raise, talk to major shops and well known people in the area and ask them to donate major things or help you create a buzz about the yard sale.

You can also ask people to deny themselves something in their life and instead donate the money they would have spent on that thing to a good cause. It doesn't even have to be a lot of money. It can be money they use to buy coffee for a day or even one meal in a day. Just make sure to let them know the financial impact their donations will have on the recipients.

Organize a trivia night. Have it at a restaurant or even club. Invite people to form groups, which will compete against each other. Groups will compete in a question and answer session, with the winners having bragging rights. Every group will have to pay an entry fee. Other participants should also pay money to participate in the event. Challenge every group to raise the highest amount of money for your cause.

If you are a creative person, come up with creative things that people can buy. For instance, you can design some apparel or even jewelry or bags and sell them. Get other people to help you, so that you can design many things. Just show them how to get things done.

Cookbooks are also quite popular. You can get people to give a recipe each of something they like to cook. You can then put together these recipes and come up with a cook book. Have a graphic designer layout the book professionally then sell the cookbook to the public.

T-shirt fundraisers also work great. Have some great t-shirts designed and sell them off. You can use online platforms for this. Design the t-shirt online and the company will ship them out to wherever the buyer is. This will save you a lot of hassle. Just make sure to get the word out that the t-shirts are on sale.

You can also organize a potluck meal. Have different people bring different dishes. Then ask community members to show up for the meal. Charge people a small amount of money as entry fee for the meal. This way, all the parties involved win and feel that they have made a valuable contribution.




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