Global Village Fundraising Handbook Page 22
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EVENT-BASED FUNDRAISING
GLOBAL VILLAGE FUNDRAISING GUIDE
decorations or entertainment from the region you will visit or create a home-
building theme where the goal of the party is to raise enough to build a house.
Some successful event ideas
Dinners
Host a dinner party at your house and ask for a minimum contribution from the
guests. Do a short presentation between courses. You could serve food from the
region you will visit and see if local shops that carry that type of food can donate
items, such as desserts or drinks.
Get a restaurant to sponsor or partially sponsor you, and charge a donation at
the door for a bu et or xed menu. Some people like to host these events at restau-
rants that serve the cuisine from the country you will visit.
Drinks
A popular and successful way to raise money is to gather people at a restaurant or
café, where you charge a donation at the door. Ask if the venue will o er you free
drink tickets or a discount at the bar. We’ve seen people include silent auctions as
part of these events to raise even more money.
Concerts
If you know musicians or other performers (or if you are one), you could create
and produce a bene t performance. Or attach yourself to a music event or other
performance that is already scheduled. Ask if a band you know would be willing
to collect donations at the door or by passing a hat, and allow you to speak on
stage in between sets.
Parties
Host a party at your house or at a venue that you can use for free. Charge a donation
at the door. If you are ambitious, have a silent or live auction as part of the activities.
Bring new meaning to the term house party. Create a party where the theme
is build a house and set a goal to build at least one house for a family in need
with the money raised that night. Make sure everyone you invite knows about
the theme and the goal.
Benefit classes
Ask a local restaurant to sponsor a cooking class and charge a donation at the door.
Ask a yoga teacher, dance teacher, boot camp tness instructor, etc., to create
a bene t class that is at a special time, in a special location and perhaps longer
than their normal class. Sometimes people gather a group of teachers to teach
an exciting class together.
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