Summary: Fundraising activities are supposed to raise money for a particular cause. But fundraising itself requires large amounts to money in order to kick start the fundraising. This article discusses ways through which money can be raised with little or no money.
Many non-government and charity organizations as well as individuals hold fundraisers so as to raise the money to support their cause. The problem is that in order to hold such fundraising activities one has to invest large amounts of money so as to initiate the fundraisers. This investment is required in order to advertise, to pay the volunteers. And to pay for the items which are given away during the fundraisers. There are however some techniques available through which one can have a fundraising with little or no money. These techniques are very simple to use but some of them require thinking out of the box.
The following are the steps for fundraising with little or no money:
1. Determine your goals
One should first of all write down the goals of the fundraising activity. This includes deciding the specific amount one needs to raise. One should also decide the time period in which this amount is to be raised. Further objectives can be planned through this information e.g. what amount has to be raised per day for achieving the target in the available time.
2. How will you raise money?
One then needs to decide that how the money is to be raised. There can be various methods through which money can be raised. First of all it is necessary to find a business which supports your cause. Businesses can then be asked to help in various ways. These Include:
Businesses can be asked to donate services and products and one can then auction these for raising funds.
One can partner with a business in which the businesses will supply coupons for free products or services (e.g. t-shirt, dinner etc.) to the donors who donate funds. The proceeds of the donations can then be split between the business and those who are raising funds.
You could also try flamingo flocking. Learn more from www.flamingoflocking.com. Flocking teams earn upwards of $1300 per day by placing 10 or more plastic pink flamingos on the lawns of unsuspecting donors in the middle of the night. The donors will then pay a flocking fee to have the birds removed and could opt to give an additional donation to choose the next flocking victim. Additionally, these groups have sold flamingo flocking insurance equal to the donation to avoid having their lawns flocked. A fundraiser like this can cost only $200 to $500 dollars and has the highest pay back. Plastic flamingos can be purchased from www.plastic-flamingos.com.
3. Assemble a team
Assistance should be taken from people who support one's cause. One should make a list of such people and ask them for assistance. Assistance can also be asked from those who support your cause but cannot help you financially. Most of them will be glad to spread the word around if your cause is worthwhile.
4. Market your cause
Free marketing can be done very easily. Below are some ideas for free marketing:
Go door to door in the neighborhood and spread the word
Post on websites and forums supporting your cause
Post on FaceBook, twitter, MySpace and other social networking sites
Post on websites which provide free ads services under volunteer section
Spread the word through email. Email is free, fast and very simple to use.
Flamingo flocking generates a lot of buzz because who wouldn’t notice 20 or more plastic pink flamingos on someone’s yard?
Many people effectively use the above mentioned steps for free fundraising activities and you can do it as well. The secret of success is to employ all your resources effectively.
Good luck!
Fundraising through Flamingo Flocking can be fun way of raising money. For more information visit: www.flamingoflocking.com
