Show me the Money! - Handout
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How Chapters Across the Organization Raise Money Chapters raise money in a variety of ways. Here are a few examples: Personal Asks – Friends of Board Members, Mentors, Area Businesses (local business or corporation with dollars for community gifts – Hy-Vee, Walmart, etc), Community Leaders, Service Organizations, Churches, Teachers (Payroll Deduction) and “Ask Events” Apply for Funding - Community Foundations, Corporate Foundations, Family Foundations, and Education (School) Foundations Benefitting Events – Business, Service Organization or Church hosts an event and gives proceeds to the Chapter: Runs, Walks, Golf Tourney, Industry Fundraising Challenges, Feeds, Restaurant Days, Jeans/Jersey Days, Affinity Groups, University Frats/Sororities/Clubs/Majors, Donation for Achievement – So much for each goal, basket etc. Direct Mail- Campaign to mentors, chamber, purchased lists, etc. Chapter Website – online donations School Fundraising – Raffles, Concession Stands at Sports or Community Events, Activities at Sporting Events, School Carnival, Items sold to students, Staff donations Other – Memorials or Honorariums; Candy Machines; Special Events put on by Board – Golf, Runs, Walks, Feeds, Bowling, Recognition or Dinner with Speaker events with tickets and sponsors; Leave an Item in the Yard; Car Wash; Bake Sale; Offs – or A-thons; Trivia; Non-Event Event; Concerts; Restaurant Fundraising Cards.
Transcript of Show me the Money! - Handout
How Chapters Across the Organization Raise Money
Chapters raise money in a variety of ways. Here are a few examples:
Personal Asks – Friends of Board Members, Mentors, Area Businesses
(local business or corporation with dollars for community gifts – Hy-Vee,
Walmart, etc), Community Leaders, Service Organizations, Churches,
Teachers (Payroll Deduction) and “Ask Events”
Apply for Funding - Community Foundations, Corporate Foundations,
Family Foundations, and Education (School) Foundations
Benefitting Events – Business, Service Organization or Church hosts an
event and gives proceeds to the Chapter: Runs, Walks, Golf Tourney,
Industry Fundraising Challenges, Feeds, Restaurant Days, Jeans/Jersey
Days, Affinity Groups, University Frats/Sororities/Clubs/Majors,
Donation for Achievement – So much for each goal, basket etc.
Direct Mail- Campaign to mentors, chamber, purchased lists, etc.
Chapter Website – online donations
School Fundraising – Raffles, Concession Stands at Sports or
Community Events, Activities at Sporting Events, School Carnival, Items
sold to students, Staff donations
Other – Memorials or Honorariums; Candy Machines;
Special Events put on by Board – Golf, Runs, Walks, Feeds, Bowling,
Recognition or Dinner with Speaker events with tickets and sponsors;
Leave an Item in the Yard; Car Wash; Bake Sale; Offs – or A-thons;
Trivia; Non-Event Event; Concerts; Restaurant Fundraising Cards.
Chapter Fundraising Ideas
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Donor requests – Make requests to local donors for support of your chapter via personal
request, letter-writing or email. Local business associations, chambers of commerce and
volunteer associations have lists of members that are a great resource for identifying prospective
donors and sponsors. Make a list of potential donors, develop a case for support and materials to
collect donations and pledges, identify TeamMates chapter board members or volunteers who
can assist with making calls to these donors and send our letters or start making phone calls to
schedule donor visits. TeamMates mentors can also be a source of funding using this method.
Ask Event/Barn Party – A great way to introduce new donors to your organization is by
inviting them to an “Ask Event.” Fondly known as “barn parties” at TeamMates because they
often take place in their host’s barns, these events are hosted by a local TeamMates supporter(s)
who helps build a guest list of folks who know little about TeamMates but have the capacity to
financially support the local chapter. The host(s) should cover the costs of food and drink for all
guests. Guests should be invited to come enjoy the evening, which can include mentor/mentee
testimonies, an introduction to TeamMates from a board member or the host and potentially a
few words from Tom Osborne (depending on his availability). During the program, the host
makes an ask for financial support of TeamMates and pledge cards are distributed among the
crowd. Detailed materials are available on the Coordinators Playbook or by contacting Jen
Benson at [email protected].
Candy Machines – TeamMates partners with Frank Haverkamp of FMH Holdings to place
candy vending machines in companies and offices across Nebraska and Iowa. Frank is growing
the business rapidly and is interested in placing new machines in offices and business buildings
where there are at least 30 employees and/or 150 walk-in customers. Ideal locations are factory
or machine-shop-type buildings. TeamMates chapters receive a percentage of the vending
proceeds through quarterly disbursements based on the machines located in their chapter’s
geographic area. For Omaha metro area chapters, proceeds are distributed based on machines
where the chapter facilitated the placement. Quarterly disbursements range from $10 to $1,800
depending on the number of machines located in a chapter’s territory and the sales volume of
those machines. To learn more about how your chapter can become involved in candy machines,
contact Frank Haverkamp at [email protected].
Coffee sales – TeamMates has partnered with LaRue coffee to offer a fundraising opportunity
for chapters interested in selling bags of Husker-licensed coffees. Chapters will receive proceeds
of $4-$5 per bag sold. TeamMates does not allow youth to sell products but local adult board
members and volunteers are welcome to sell coffee. Contact Jen Benson at
[email protected] for information.
