100+ Fundraising Ideas for Your Non-Profit
This course is about stimulating your creativity and imagination in service of the non-profit with which you are associated.
Board members are charged with fundraising. Often, they get stuck. The old ways of fundraising aren’t working any longer. They don’t know what else to do.
First things first are contained in the first part. Your organization’s foundation must be well-structured and sound before thinking fundraising.
The second part gives you loads of ideas – some old – some new. Whatever idea you have make sure it fits your group. You can combine some of these ideas to make your fundraiser even more spectacular.
The third part contains some ideas which may stretch your ideas about fundraising or you may say – “It’s so obvious. Why didn’t we think of it?”
There are a million and one fundraising ideas out there – this course is simply a stimulus for your group to put your brainstorming caps on and decide upon something. You can watch it over and over and over again – use it annually – and share your successes. I can add them to the course and help other groups.
Let's begin with the ideas - lots of ideas - one or more will certainly be right
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What is contained in this course and why I created this course for non-profitsFundraising is what you make it. It can be really difficult or it can be really fun. If you can see the advantages, then your experience will be exciting.
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Fundraising Points - think about these before you do your fundraising planning
Benefits - to whom? For what? What can benefits do for your fundraising efforts - a whole lot. Yet, benefits are often not considered.
What should fundraising be about besides raising much needed money?
What is the mistake that most people make about fundraising ideas?
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Get Organized - if your foundation is weak, fundraising will be challenging
The foundations of your organization must be sound before even thinking about fundraising. People wonder why their efforts don't pay off. Often the underlying support structure simply doesn't have the strength to support fundraising. Fundraising is a team affair and the team must be well structured before it can hope to win.
Something Different - organizers may not think about these but they are viable
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Ideas - you might be surprised by the first set of ideas
There are as many ideas as there are people but . . . what fits?
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Events - how many are there? It depends how you look at the term events
The list is endless for events - think about some of these. I've separated them into different sections and this lecture contains the first set. Fundraising events can be massive or teeny, tiny - people love to get together and do something.
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Oldies - but goodies - with a twist - what fun for everyone - all ages
Oldies but goodies - the whole family, friends and even an entire community - how can you make them more fun?
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Auctions - there different ways to fundraise through auction - old and new
Add "zip" to your auctions and see the alternatives to this one idea.
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A-thons - there are so so many kinds - all fun - blend with other activities
We all know them - but do we really? Besides a marathon, would could there be?
Wrapping it up - some thoughts - some connections
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Businesses - it's all business and it depends how you look at things
Business can support a business. See how one of these ideas might fit.
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Services - what kind of services? How do you organize them? How can they help?
Here are some ideas which may serve your group year round rather than just one project. You can use some of these ideas to fundraise all the time - this way, the group members never get "out of practice".
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