Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Unique Fundraising Events Can Be Effective

By Janet Brooks


Getting people to generously donate money to a cause is not the easiest task and it requires a particular kind of person to get people to willingly hand over money. Holding unique fundraising events to raise money is a good way to get ahead as the patrons are more likely to participate when they feel that they are benefiting in some way. Generous donations are bound to follow.

A popular way to raise money for a good cause is a well set up golf tournament. The invited players will play in groups of four, each paying for their place in the tournament. The entry fee, which is usually quite expensive, will go towards the cause. The objective is to have a fun day, with prizes and drinking games along the course. The prizes are donated by supportive corporations and companies and at the end of the entire event, there is a winning four-ball, who will take home a bigger prize.

Inviting generous and giving patrons to buy tickets to attend a dinner auction is also a fun way to do it. The attendees will get a lovely supper, participating in the ongoing auction. The donated items of sports memorabilia, art or jewellery will garner a lot of attention and people will be willing to spend money for a good cause.

Consider holding an art auction where the local artists and street artists are invited to showcase their work. Hire a caricaturist to walk among the patrons, with every portrait being sold and the proceeds going to the charitable cause.

Hold a pumpkin growing contest, with the critical planning of the event starting around April, well ahead of time for a Halloween finish. Participants will buy their entry tickets, with many months of anticipation and ongoing competition amongst themselves and have fun in the process. Donated prizes for the largest or strangest looking vegetable and so on could make it an annual event for the community.

A charitable organization such as an animal shelter or children's home could host a quiz night, scavenger hunt or treasure quest on their premises. Each carefully and skillfully planned clue could be exchanged for a task that results in the property being repaired or updated. Walls can be painted, floors repaired and gardens tidied in sections by the participating players for them to progress on their pursuit.

The whole idea behind fundraising is to motivate companies and individuals to part with their money so that another organization or group of people can benefit. From soliciting funds for a group of students to travel to a sports event, to raising money for an animal shelter or a children's charity.

Methods and reasons for raising money are unlimited, being anything from sheltering abandoned animals to repairing historic buildings or caring for orphaned children. Gathering public interest and support is not an easy task, but the goal is to motivate kindness and generosity so that others can benefit.




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