What can be done to raise large sums of money for land conservation?

Question

Where does someone begin to raise money if additional funds are needed to save one of the most beautiful pieces of land in central Florida. How can we heighten public awareness?

News of 3 Sisters in the St. Petersburg Times at http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/article530206.ece

Answer 1

Get the word out!  Send a letter to the editor, send a chain email, make posters, make speeches at schools, everything!  I would also suggest contacting high school students who need volunteer hours to help you organize a campaign, particularly students in the IB program, as they need 50 service hours to graduate from the IB program. I know of two programs in Polk County as well as two in Orange County and one in Tampa.  I have some friends in the IB program, and they're desperate for service hours, so they would be ideal candidates to help you get the word out.

Answer 2

What I want to do is ask the director of parks if it is okay if I gather people to hear a speech about helping the animals and if anybody would want to donate money could they? I would also ask, if the director of parks said yes, can I put signs to get people interested in hearing my speech or just to donate money.

That is something that I will probably do for 5-10 days if the director of parks lets me.

To begin I would make a club in a Church to help.

Answer 3

You can do one of those things were people donate a certain amount of money for each athletic thing a person does. (like 10cents for every lap a person runs of $1 for every jump over a jump rope. Sorry I don't know what its called.

Answer 4

buy it with your own money and work hard to pay it off. that what most people do