Fund raising can be a great way to earn money and raise awareness for an important cause or issue. Fund raising can be done through events such as auctions, formal dinners, art galas, charity games or tournaments, concerts or shows. You can use a fund-raiser to raise money, network, recruit volunteers and get people interested in your cause. If you want to put together a successful fund-raising event, you will need to be organized, focused, motivated and ready to promote through a variety of media.
Instructions
1. Determine a goal. You need to establish the reason why you are having a fund-raising event, be that raising money, recruiting volunteers or creating awareness. If you need to raise money for your cause, determine the exact goal you have for the event. This will help you decide on what scale to plan your event.
2. Put together a committee of volunteers. If you are working with an organization that already has volunteers, establish a committee and give each person an area to manage. If you are not working with an organization, recruit volunteers in your community. Creating a committee will help you delegate jobs and stay on top of things.
3. Itemize your budget. If you want to stay within the limits of your budget, you will need to clearly plan out your spending according to priority. You will need to budget for food, alcohol, wait staff and bartender, music and decorations, depending on the type of fund-raising event you are having. Do not forget basics such as chairs, tables, silverware, table clothes and napkins if you are hosting a dinner event.
4. Use social networking sites to promote your event and ask everyone associated with your fund-raiser to do the same. Social networking is a great way to get the word out about your event and spark a possible buzz.
5. Create an e-invite page. Using the Internet instead of traditional paper invites is not only green, but a more reliable way to reach people. Create an event page online for free with websites like Evite.com and Pingg.com and invite your contacts. If you use e-invites, your guests can email all the info to any of their contacts they think might be interested.
6. Talk to everyone you know about your event, and get your board of directors to do the same. Word of mouth can be a powerful tool, so you should recruit everyone you know to participate in your event and ask them to invite friends.
7. Post your event on free event websites for your area. If you want people in your area to find out about your fund-raising event, you need to get the information out there. Post an event flier on local community sites like CraigsList and Eventful to reach people outside of your immediate network.
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