Easy Fund Raising Ideas

Archive for June, 2009

Question: Etiquette-Party Invitation (asking us to pay for ourselves)?

We just received a party invitation to a party. When we read the invitation it included a response date, a cost per person (not cheap, either) to attend (this includes a meal and beverage) and a request to bring cash for the fundraising drawings that will be going on during the party. If we dont want to attend, we are asked to give a donation to the birthday persons charities. I really like this person and wanted to attend a party for them. I would even have been willing to donate to a charity in lieu of a gift. But to be asked to go to someones party and pay to attend (it doesnt sound like the host/ birthday person is paying for much) is crazy to me. I have throw many, very expensive parties in the past and NEVER asked for people to pay, when I am the host. What are other peoples thoughts?
I am not sure of other invitees incomes? I am sure of both mine and my spouse’s. We earn far less than 100K together.

Answer: That was one nervy invitation you received. It almost sounds like the hosts want to make a large donation to some charity in their own name, but are not willing to actually pony up the money themselves. No one should ask for money for you to attend a party much less ask for any if you do not. It’s like saying, “Gotcha! We sent you an invitation and now it’s going to cost you no matter what you do.” A fundraiser should be labeled as such, not poorly disguised as a “party.”

If it offends you, which it should, send your regrets. If the host says they will send you the list of the guest of honor’s favorite charities, say, “Thank you, that won’t be necessary.”

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Question: I need ideas for fundraising!?

I’m in yearbook in my school, and there’s only 4 people in it, because they don’t want that much people. Anyways, we really need photo-shop. But it would cost us 2,000$ to get it, because of the licence thingy and for photo-shop itself. Every year in my school, each club or class would open a stand during this day like a fair during school. We really need ideas that would make us alot of money. Help? Ideas?
We need 2,000 dollars, because the newest version of photo-shop is about $900, and if we want to download it to all of the computers, we would need to buy a licence thats like, $900. x.o

Answer: You could do a photo booth where you yearbook students are the photographers. Come up with some creative backdrops or scenery around school and charge students for portraits you take of them. You can charge an additional cost for prints they order. If you don’t have enough time to take photos of students during the fair at school, make a sign up sheet where kids can schedule a portrait-taking time and continue your fundraising that way! Hope this helps

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