Easy Fund Raising Ideas

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Question: A dear friend of mine lost her sister, dog, home and all belongings in a fire, need Fundraising Advice?

She was on vacation in Florida when she was notified of the horrible incident last week, and recently found that insurance will only be covering very little. We are having a benefit for her next week, but being unemployed at the moment I have very little to give myself. I thought I might attempt to contact some local businesses as well as a few major (Walmart, Home Depot, etc…) in an attempt to raise some funds, whether they’d like to donate funds, gift cards, or items. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I might go about doing this, or any tips as to how to maximize a potential donation? Thank you for any advice

Answer: Hey Sarah

A friend had a similar incident last year. We rounded up things to auction and held an auction at a local bar. We invited friends and family and raised money that way.

I might have a few good ideas for ya. How about scratch cards. You can give them to donors, they scratch off a circle which reveals a donation amount. You can get cards that have coupons for restraunts so everybody gets something. Every card can raise $115 so if you can get a group to sell them you can raise money quickly plus it’s easy to combine with any other Fundraising Ideas.

You can also do things like have a BBQ at a local mall.
Walk dogs or tutor in the meantime. Every dollar counts.

The time and effort you put in will make up for money donations. Your friend is lucky to have a friend like you.

Good Luck!

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Question: Economical Way to mail cookies to numerous recipients?

As a thank you to people who have very generously donated to a cause I was fundraising for, I thought it would be a nice gesture to mail 2-4 small/medium-sized cookies with my thank you card. The cookies will probably be something simple, like Chocolate Chip. I’m trying to figure out the most economical way to do this,but also something that looks cute and isn’t a simple Ziploc bag. I have about 10-15 that I need to mail.

I was thinking of using bubble wrap envelopes for the packaging. As for the cookies, I was considering first wrapping each in plastic wrap and then putting them in a small, decorative plastic treat bag. For a finishing touch I was thinking of putting a thank you label or a label with the cookie receipe and rafia.

I’ve never done this before, so would welcome any other ideas from the experts! Thanks!!

Answer: I ship small starter samples VIA USPS all of the time and although I change from time to time, placing the vacuum sealed item into a small rectangular box along with card works well. The total weight is under 8oz so I can send it first class mail for around $1.25.

Custom Discount Card Fundraiser