Fundraising Tools and Tips 

                 Team Recruitment and Fundraising Timeline

• Send out your first email.  Recruit people to walk with you, if not walk than help you by donating money.  Ask them to share your message on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram

• Post on social media about the walk and appeal to your followers to join you or donate to the cause.  Remember to share your reason for walking.  Let people connect to your message so that they want to help you 

• Write letters and call friends and families to donate:  There are certain individuals who respond to a personalized approach.  Call or send a handwritten note asking them to join you or donate 

• Ask local businesses to sponsor you or distribute flyers at their location

• Keep people updated with your progress by once a week posting on Facebook about the walk

• Two weeks before the walk call and email friends and family for a second appeal. Reiterate why you are walking and the importance of our mission.

                                    Five Easy Ways to Raise $150

1. Ask five people that you feel the most confidence would donate to your cause for $30 each.
2. Have a Garage Sale
3. Offer to cook a meal or do a drawing for friends, family members, and colleagues if they make a donation
4. Have a book sale.
5. Ask friends on social media platforms to donate $10, then you just need 15 friends to donate  

                                     Seven Ways to Raise $500

1. Ask three family members for $25
2. Sponsor yourself for $25
3. Ask 5 friends for $15
4. Ask five co-workers to sponsor you for $10. (also ask your company if they match charitable donations)
5. Email 15 contacts and ask for a $10 donation
6. Ask two businesses you frequent for a $25 donation
7. Ask your company for a $75 donation     

  More Ways to Raise Money...

• Restaurant: Contact your local restaurants and see if they’d be interested in holding a fundraiser! Generally speaking, restaurants would still receive a portion of the funds raised but this is a great way to get a large group of people together to raise money!

• Bowling: Ask your local bowling alley if they’d be willing to hold a bowling night for a fundraiser and make an entry fee for attendees. If you want to try something new, see if you can do an overnight bowling session!

• Sports Tournament: Create a sign-up sheet online and urge people in your community to sign up and create teams. Each team will pay a small fee to participate and the winner will receive a prize!

• Fundraiser Challenge: Challenge your friends to a friendly fundraising challenge. You can contact local restaurants and businesses to help out!

• Bake Sale: Bake some of your favorite desserts and set up a booth to sell them. Use all of the proceeds towards your walk money.

• Lemonade Stand: Make some fresh-squeezed lemonade on a hot day. Set up a stand and sell it to people passing by.

• Pool Party: Contact your local community pool or club pool and hold a pool party for a small price! Customize it with food, decorations, and pool toys!

• Movie night: Create a movie night with your friends and family and create a small entry fee and/or concessions for a small price!

• Obstacle course: Create an obstacle course with your friends, school, or coworkers and gather a crowd with a small entry fee and/or sponsorships.

• Trivia Night: Organize a Trivia Night by selecting a large venue and a 3-hour time slot. Promote your event through social media, word of mouth, email blasts, etc. Have people create groups of 5 and charge $50 as a sign-up. Create trivia questions and pick someone to MC. Get donations to raffle off and as prizes.

• Car wash: Make your own car wash at your local school or just a neighborhood parking lot. Ask for volunteers to donate supplies like sponges and soap and charge a small amount per car.