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Jul 2010
10:44am, 14 Jul 2010
6,325 posts
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Naomi P
Yes, there ought to be some way of getting people to commit to the target and it is something they are working on. Unfortunately, they haven't found a contractually binding way of doing it yet.
Chris and I were lucky this year because we have access to a network of people who are wealthy enough to make big donations, and of course the generosity of Fetch donations helped me considerably.
But look at someone like Foxy Davy. He's done loads of charity events, doesn't have loads of loaded mates yet blew his target out of the water through hard effort and a creative approach. It can be done.
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Jul 2010
11:05am, 14 Jul 2010
205 posts
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Marcusuno
FD was very inspurational last year and i admit right now i am going to steal a few of his ideas for my own fund raising this year.
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Jul 2010
11:40am, 14 Jul 2010
1,116 posts
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Runamok
It may be a good idea for us to share all our ideas on how to raise money, both past and present, in order to minimise the risk of not raising the required amount. Maybe even share some of our efforts/events. At the same time it will build camaraderie and team spirit.
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Jul 2010
11:41am, 14 Jul 2010
14,299 posts
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Foxy Davy
are you now young man ? 
I was Scott yesterday about some way of taking a credit card number to debit any shortfall say the end of June after the event - that way as Naomi said the funds are gauranteed & encourages folks to raise the money to avoid digging into their own coffers.
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Jul 2010
11:46am, 14 Jul 2010
14,300 posts
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Foxy Davy
x-post !
I offered myself as a mobile billboard offering to wear companys shirts in return for £100 a time - Marshall Amps, River Island & Natuonwide went for that - I aimed at local companies.
Organising my own races has generated a few quid & auctioning sports memorabilia.
A guess my time Comp or sweepstake on your time can be a fun fundraiser.
For London a few years back I had 120 squares at £1 each from 3.15 to 5.15 & gave away a DVD player costing £20 as a prize.
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Jul 2010
11:46am, 14 Jul 2010
11,895 posts
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Velociraptor
I think being prepared to share fundraising ideas is great
Foxy Davy has been very generous about this in the past, to the extent of offering to help out people who were struggling to meet their own targets.
Top of my list would be to make sure as many people as possible know what you're doing and know that you're committed to the charity itself. An organisation that helps turn around the lives of wayward or disadvantaged youngsters isn't going to pull the heartstrings in the way that a children's charity or a cancer charity or a humanitarian charity might, so you DO need to sell it convincingly.
We wrote hundreds of well-thought-out letters to companies requesting sponsorship. This brought in £425 in money, six pairs each of our favourite running socks, and a voucher to be used in a raffle or as a competition prize.
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Jul 2010
11:48am, 14 Jul 2010
7,943 posts
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hellen
Marc, you could put on a bonus JW event or something similar, like Foxy with his Enigma. Keeping it fairly low key like Foxy and making it count as one of the 100 should drum up a fair amount of support
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Jul 2010
11:48am, 14 Jul 2010
11,896 posts
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Velociraptor
I wanted either a chocolate brand, a funeral director, or "NEXT!" on my shirt. None of 'em showed any interest, alas
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Jul 2010
12:46pm, 14 Jul 2010
14,301 posts
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Foxy Davy
Carlberg shirt ?
Probably the best TiTs in the world
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Jul 2010
12:47pm, 14 Jul 2010
14,302 posts
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Foxy Davy
breaking the target down into months can help it's only £250 a month !
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