SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING IDEAS WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE HASN’T WORKED!

PRESENTED BY: AAFCS DEVELOPMENT

COMMITTEE

AAFCS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

GRACE ANGOTTICAROLE FROMER

NINA COLLINSKYLEY BROOKS

SHIRLEY HYMAN-PARKERMARGARET VIEBROCK,

CHAIR

WHY

FUND

RAISE ? It’s fun … or

make it fun! You have a good

cause … Promote AAFCS

to new people Money, of

course!

#1 MEETING FUND RAISERS

Theme basket – you win, you bring it next time

Day at a spa – donated by the business

Diamond Drop raffle

Make it a fun activity for members and use the money for a specific project

#2 AUCTIONS REINVENTEDCLEVER WAYS Sell a deck of

cards Auction your

services Find donors Plane ride with

a local pilot Pie-a-month

YOUR IDEAS?

We pay for good ideas!

# 3 YOU HAVE BEEN FLOCKED?

Write a ransom note and explain your fund raiser.

Immediate payment needed to have them removed!

Donor gets to pick the next victim – who will it be?

Or pay to have them “not” show up in your yard!

#4 USE A CHEF OR PLAN A COOK-OFF EVENT

Solicit local celebrities or chefs to enter their best dishes

Sell tickets to your friends and neighbors

Visibility for AAFCS!

#5 SIT-A-THON Offer

babysitting services to the faculty & staff for a special university event

Use Facebook Have a reason

for the money!

#6 TOO MANY SHOES?

HOW MANY SHOES DO YOU HAVE?

COLLECT MONEY FOR SHOES IN YOUR CLOSET

Flip Flops = 50¢

Casual = 75¢

Dress = $1

Boots = $1.50

PAY NOT TO DO IT!

Fill the Sock

Instead

NO Bake Sale

NO Raffles

# 7 UN-RAFFLE

#8 PLAN AN EXCURSION

Shopping Trip Winery Day Trip Garden Tour Holiday Homes What Could You

Offer?

What would people like to do?

#9 IT’S A BUST! Sell balloons

for $10 each Insert a

number in each balloon

Number the prizes

# 10 OFFER CLASSESWHAT CAN YOU WHAT CAN YOU TEACH?TEACH?

Bridge Chinese Cooking Wine Tasting Wreath Making

$10/class or what ever your the market will allow!

WHO WANTS TO WHO WANTS TO LEARN?LEARN?

#11 JUST ASK!

Establish common ground

Why are you

asking for

money? Suggest ways to donate

Make it fun! Send a

valentine Pass the “hat”

Send a personal note

#12 DINNER/DESSERT EVENTS

Dinner for 6 - $5.00 tickets•Food prepared by members•Served in a member’s home•Winner chooses date and main course – beef, chicken or fish•Tickets sold at local event and through member sales•Raised nearly $900

#13 EAT FOR A CAUSE Ask a local

restaurant to donate 10% of their proceeds

Be sure all your friends eat out that day

Be the “wait staff”

TAKE AWAY IDEAS

People respond to creativity!People want to be asked to

contribute to an identified cause …

When you raise your new money, please consider a 25% contribution to the AAFCS Development Fund!

Thanks for coming - good luck with your fund raising!