How can I fundraise successfully?

Question

Along with my church, I will be doing the 30 Hour Famine (30hourfamine.org). The purpose of the 30 Hour Famine is to fight world hunger and experience it for ourselves. We will also be fundraising to help feed starving children. I really want to participate in both aspects of the Famine, but I can't quite figure out a "right" way to ask people to donate. (I do know there's not really a wrong way, but you know what I'm saying...hopefully ;)) Can anyone help?

Answer 1

go do work and if you are school teacher go in counnty get help

Answer 2

well, when I went and asked businesses to donate for a 4th of July fundraiser, I told them what I was collecting for, and I assured them that their business would be posted on a large poster for everyone to see who sponsored me.  I would tell them that, and even with individuals, they like to be recognized for the good they do.

Answer 3

Sell homemade cookies, raffle off an expensive item.

Answer 4

just explain to the people that your asking to donate, what the group your helping out does. people usally dont know about topics like this, so you have to educate them, if their really interested, you should give them the number or someone, maybe yourself, to call so that way they ccan help fundraise too.

good luck and thank you for helping those people!!!

Answer 5

Raffle off vacations. The money to buy the raffle tickets will go to the church and the winner will receive a free vacation.

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Answer 6

just tell people about what Famine is and what they do passionately and people will help out.

Answer 7

by answering my questions silly goose.

Answer 8

Make sure to tell them the cause. If you decide that you want to be kind of pushy and say: You are selfish: Make sure to say: We are selfish: And make sure it sounds interesting AND DON'T BE PUSHY!!!  People hate that and they will fall asleep (trust me if you were in the persons position and wasn't interested you would be bored out of your mind)

Answer 9

You must be spontainius & enthusiastic. Gather as many people as possible to help. But definately do things you wouldn't normaly do. Like approach people you would normaly be too shy to approach.

Answer 10

Michelle,

When I had to raise money for mission work it was soooooo hard.  I know exactly what your going through.  

What my team leaders has us do was right a letter to every one we knew asking them to donate to the cause.  Not to donate to us but to the starving children.  We also went to local business and asked them if we could collect the cans in there lunch rooms.  

Maybe if you and some of the other people in the famine could shovel snow or rake leaves.  

These are a few of the things we did