Fundraising is not easy!

It is frustrating, highly competitive, challenging,  but very rewarding.

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If you look at our “Past Events” links you can get some idea of what we have done in the past, but the simple ideas are often the best.

Lots of individuals doing “little bits” can make a huge difference.

Lots of us know about raffles, tombolas, coffee mornings,  ALL good ideas, but what about the following?

How To Raise Money Through Dinner Parties.

Lots of people enjoy cooking and spending the evening round the table with family and friends.

The only difference with this evening is that you do not sit at the table !!

Assume you can seat up to eight people at your dining table….                                (It wouldn’t matter if it was only four, but more than eight would probably be difficult to cater for.)    

Spread the word among friends that there will be a Charity Supper at your house and wait for interested parties to get in touch.

Once word gets round….it is amazing how much interest there is! 

It is along the lines of “Bring a Party to a Party”

Draw up a fairly simple menu with a choice of two starters, a main course and a choice of desserts.

 “Guests” make their choice from this menu in advance so life is easier and there is little waste at the end. 

The time for the evening is strictly set.

They all arrive at (say) 1930hrs and leave by  2200hrs.

Guests bring their own drinks of any nature.

Charge what you like, but for £15 per head and providing all the food (which would be your “donation”) you will make £120 profit and have good fun as well.

This is How You Organise a Disappearing Lunch 

This idea really does work providing you, the host, follow these simple rules;

The meal concerned can be lunch, supper, afternoon tea, morning coffee or any other form of refreshment, but must be charged out at £3 per person.                                                      Be flexible, and only do what suits you.

This is how it works;

ROUND 1 – Mrs SoandSo has invited 6 people for "lunch" and has  charged them £3 each.        (Total încome = £18)

ROUND 2 - Each of those 6 people will in turn invite 5 guests for a meal of theîr choice.

(Total = 6x5 = 30 x £3 = £90)

ROUND 3 - Each of the 30 invite 4.   Total = 120 x £3 = £360                                         ROUND 4 - Each of the 120 invite 3. Total = 360 x £3 = £1,080                                       ROUND 5 - Each of the 360 invite 2. Total = 720 x £3 = £2,160                                          ROUND 6 - Each of the 720 invite 1. Total = 720 x £3 = £2,160                                               If everybody follows this to the end, you will raise £5,868.

Obviously, if you charge more, you can make more!!

This How We Sell On Our Charity Stall. 

We found out that our Town Council provides one free market stall for charity each week, and that this includes erecting and dismantling the stall.

You simply need to ask, and contact phone numbers should be in the phone directory. 

We let family, friends, neighbours and other groups know what we are doing and ask them for anything they would otherwise throw away.

This could be books, china, small pieces of furniture, pictures, mirrors….any bric-a-brac, and even clothes (although these tend not to sell so well here)

When we get enough to fill the car we arrange a sale date. 

Although two of us can usually cope, it is better with more hands, and so once again we tell others and it is surprising that people will give their time for a few hours occasionally to help. Why not? It is fun, and we have a good laugh doing it. 

It is better if items are priced and labelled before starting selling, but this need not be too difficult as it can be done in stages as items are collected. 

Promotional material such as display boards, flags, leaflets, collecting boxes etc can be provided directly from Kidney Research UK.

Finally, turn up, set up and start selling.

Be prepared to take offers….but remind the public it IS for a good charity.

Any price received is better than dumping the item.

We sell from around 0900hrs until 1300hrs and most of the things are gone by then.

Whatever is left is quickly sorted and the really good stuff is set-aside for the next time, some is taken to one of the town charity shops, and anything unlikely to sell is dumped. (as it would have been anyway).

Finally count up the money and bank it……it’s as easy as that. 

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