Friday, July 26, 2013

Setting up a Solid Campaign through Fundraising and Crowdfunding


If you have a heart to support specific reasons or cause, fundraising can be a good way to earn money. With creativity and brainstorming, you can come up with the best fund raising ideas that can provide food for the homeless kids, build a new school or raise money to be able to buy medicine for the sick that are lacking some financial resources. Fundraising is an enjoyable thing to do and it can give you a significant amount of satisfaction with every finished project. There are many ways to fund raise. Here are some ideas for fundraising that you may consider.

  • Host a bingo night that your neighbors will enjoy.
  • Sell old books. You can call your friends for some old books that they have read and ask them to donate it.
  • Ask a band to perform a benefit concert. Invite everyone from the neighborhood.
  • Sell candies, brownies or any kinds of sweets in front of your house.
  • Organize a puppet show. Kids will surely love a puppet show. Make it an entertaining and educational show.
  • Offer gift wrap services on special holidays.
  • Organize a garage sale. You can save a lot of space in your closet when you get rid of clothes that you no longer need. You can also ask your friends to fix up their closet too.
  • Rent a karaoke machine and charge everyone who sings.
  • Hold a beauty pageant.
  • Wash cars in a high traffic.
  • Ask waiters to donate their tip.
  • Put a donation jar in coffee shops.

Fundraising gives a lot of benefits. It can make you realize your worth and inspire others. There are other strategies that you may consider in creating a strong network of support in raising money for a cause. Crowdfunding is powerful platform that gives you a newsworthy story to pitch to your national and local press. It is important that you make your social mission clear for people to understand. Basically, you are working for a story to tell so you have to make that story appealing to get participation. You have to inspire people to make their move and support your campaign. You have to be in charismatic pitch and display a reputation of excellence. You may check out http://www.yourstreet.com/ to know more about a crowdfunding website that talks about the alternative methods of raising finance. 

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