Donations needed for silent auction and Family Fun Walk?

Question

I have started a non profit to help rural seniors in Oklahoma and we are planning a Family Fun Walk and Silent AUction. Need donations.

I also work a fulltime job working from 8 - 5.

Answer 1

I do lots of charity work and fundraising while also doing two real jobs. It just takes time management. E-mail helps a lot, too.

Maybe instead of a Silent Auction, consider a Chinese (aka Teacup) Auction. That's where people buy tickets for $1/each (6/$5) and can put their tickets in various canisters and win those prizes.

For those, I do get some donations but also buy some items. For example, I usually buy a new men's 10-speed bike at Toys R Us for about $70 and that usually gets 300 tickets.

Answer 2

So what kinds of things are you looking for?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Start using your lunch hour.

Call around to local businesses and ask them to donate items for your event and sponsorships for the walk.  Make sure to have your organization's tax ID so that they can claim their donations as deductions.

You are going to have to become quite the salesperson.  Good luck - running a nonprofit while working a separate full time job won't be easy.