Fundraising:

Charity Up!

 

 

Here at Charity Up! we believe that fundraising is one of the most rewarding and important part of a charity. Its can make the difference between your idea failing due to lack of support or most of the times funding.

We have had charities come to us before mumbling shame faced that they have very little money for fundraising due to other costs. However fundraising doesn't have to some big event it can be small, easy and cheap but reap big rewards.

The top tips on cheap fundraising:

•  Don't be afraid of approaching people - these can be shops in the local town ,churches, colleges most of the time these people want to help and if they cant donate money they can donate either their time or people.

• Communicate with these people often don't just go to them when you need something - this may sound odd or confusing but it can be as simple as emailing them or personally sending a Thank You letter for their support, mention how the resources was used this will encourage them to donate again.

• Study up on that charity law - There are different requirements, duties and responsibilities you have to know before you hit the pavement looking for funds. For example - permits and licenses.

• Keep it simple -  I have seen events where on the night the fundraising manager is pulling their hair out as the drinks haven't arrived or the food is late and they spend the rest of the night disappearing to fix one problem after another. My advice would be if your a beginner keep it simple - make a closed raffle and get your local town to donate items, do a movie night, speed dating or even just a coffee morning. All these things can be done with local help and efficiently which in turn improves your skills to plan those big events. :)

So overall fundraising isn't about making the biggest party you can to raise money and if it fails its not the end of the world. Look at it like this you can learn something new from the event be it networking, selling techniques, or even just discovering what people think about your mission.

 

But the most important part of fundraising is HAVE FUN !

So wear that silly hat, put on some tunes and mingle people :)