Tired of the Same Fundraisers? Try Creative Fundraising

By Brad Morgan

Vital to any non-profit organization is fundraising.

If you want to have some fun while you host fundraisers then perhaps you have to take a look at some interesting fundraising ideas to make your business prosper.

Creative fundraising is a method that a lot of people have been adopting lately to boost the scope of their business.

Through innovative fundraising, it is possible to create new and interesting ways to fund your endeavors. A major gain is that they tend to be much more jollier than classic methods of fundraising.

If you're glad then chances are your prospects are too and will be more glad to part with their hard earned money.

How does this work in a actual non-profit organization? Imagine you are trying to raise funds for an animal shelter.

Maybe you would hold sponsorship functions or rely upon funds from a scattered group of people. Most animal shelters depend on procuring funds in this way.

Is there a more efficient tactic? Could you, as the fundraising chair, figure out a way to encourage people in your shelter and open their wallets? What about pet day?

During pet day, children from the community are invited to come and have fun with the pets from your animal shelter. You can fix a appropriate location and make it a cherished day for everyone, especially your pets!

Once the parents see their children having fun in the company of the animals, they are more likely to shell out much needed funds. This is creative fundraising: it doesn't need much, if anything, and the profit can be impressive. Chances are also good that your employees had much more fun with the children than with an advocacy conference or soliciting random donations.

How about a tactic for library fundraising? Creative ideas for school fundraisers are a dime a dozen but the most effective one is perhaps a library day.

Try organizing a library day. Community members could come and see the library and see first-hand the various things that go on there. Students could present or exhibit information about different activities that the library promotes and offers. Parents will love to see the work their little ones do, and once they see all that the library has to offer, they will be more likely to contribute.

People are definitely more amenable to opening their handbags when they've been fed. You can bind library day with a lunch for even more fun and unexpected returns.

These are a few examples of creative fundraising ideas that are not only fun, but practical at the same time. - 29971

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