Global Village Fundraising Handbook Page 23
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44EVENT-BASED FUNDRAISING
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A-thons
Big athletic events are a great way to piggyback fundraising with your athletic
interests. If you’re a runner, cyclist, swimmer, hiker or any type of athlete, you can
solicit sponsorship for an upcoming event. Ask friends, family and people you
know through work, church and civic groups to donate based on your accomplish-
ments, such as running a marathon, cycling or swimming a certain distance, or
hiking a mountain.
Tip-a-thon
Food service workers have held tip a-thons to collect donations for their GV team.
e restaurant and your co-workers might be willing to donate all or a portion
of one night’s tips to support your GV trip. Placing a donation jar with a compel-
ling photo and donation information near the cashier’s station or on the bar gives
patrons an opportunity to help. Be sure to make cards with information on how
people can donate online, and have those available too.
Work-a-thon
Design a work-a-thon! Work-a-thons provide a service, especially to the elderly
and those with limited free time. Brainstorm tasks that others would appreci-
ate having done — raking leaves, washing cars, babysitting, taking care of pets,
running errands, tailoring clothes, doing laundry, cleaning, trimming, shoveling
snow, etc. Ask friends to take on a task or two on your behalf. Ask recipients of the
services for a donation and ask others to sponsor you for a day, or per task.
Bowl-a-thon
A bowl-a-thon is a popular way to raise money. Get a local bowling alley to sponsor
or partially sponsor the admission price for your guests, charge a higher donation at
the door and create a bowling competition with prizes at the end of the night.
Tournaments
Golf tournaments and shing tournaments are also successful ways to ask for a
donation to register and then provide prizes at the end of the event.
Grow a mustache
ere are groups of men who get sponsorships to grow their mustaches for a
month. Groups have grown mustaches to collect spare change in local schools, for
research on prostate cancer, and more.
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