Successful Personal Fundraising

·         Pledge yourself first – ask your friends to match your donation

·         Ask your most generous donours first to get momentum going

·         Sign up for On-line Fundraising and then email! email! email! 

·         Ask your Facebook friends to sponsor you

·         Take your pledge sheet everywhere

·         Remember people need to be asked – tell them why you are involved

·         Celebrate your accomplishments!

Easy work fundraisers

·         Set up a company etiquette jar – offenders pay between $1 and $5 for crimes like being late for work (or meetings), if cell phones go off during meetings etc

·         Auction or raffle work perks like the best parking spot, lunch with VP, company items, day off with pay etc

·         Drink the company coffee  – challenge everyone to drink coffee at work and donate what they would have spent on fancier coffee

·         Have a Team spirit day – for $5 employees can wear team shirts etc (could use Superbowl or Olympics as theme)

·         Auction a Manager job-switch opportunity (could be for half day/full day)

·         Hold a bake sale or silent auction.  Ask people you know to donate items and sell tickets

·         Hold a weekly 50/50 draw

·         Donate Casual Day funds or sell a month or year worth of jean days for set price

·         Ask your employer to match your team’s contribution or to pledge your team (we’ll provide the tax receipt)

·         Ask 10 people to pledge you $10

·         Ask all the people you supported by buying chocolate bars, raffle tickets, subscriptions, etc. 

·         Sell Bowl for Kids Sake Raffle tickets.  They are $5 each and you only need to sell 20 to make your first hundred!