[nfbwatlk] Fw: [Nfb-fundraising] Successful fund raising ideas

Thu May 8 16:58:05 CDT 2008

Yeah, but they get gas in Dallas for sure!  

Couldn't resist.

Bennett Prows

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From: nfbwatlk-bounces+bjprows=comcast.net at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces+bjprows=comcast.net at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Kristina Lawrence
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:07 PM
To: amcanfield at comcast.net; NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [Nfb-fundraising] Successful fund raising
ideas

Not a bad idea. Though I think it would have to be a state thing or
chapter thing. Are there any stations that would be nationwide? Ben
and I had the experience that a Starbucks card purchased here in
Washington did not work in Louisville, KY.

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Alco Canfield <amcanfield at comcast.net>
wrote:
> I have another idea.  How about a gas raffle?  $10 ticket buys $200
worth of
> gas.
>
> Alco
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces+amcanfield=comcast.net at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces+amcanfield=comcast.net at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of
> Mike Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:26 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [Nfb-fundraising] Successful fund raising
ideas
>
> More fund-raising ideas.
>
> Mike Freeman
> ... "It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole
> France
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Evans
> To: NFB Fundraising Mailing List
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-fundraising] Successful fund raising ideas
>
>
> Dear Ryan,
>
> There are a great many fund raisers you can do that have big returns.
> Sell advertisement when and where ever you can.
> Here is an example.
> Make a deal with a restaurant to supply them with free place mats to
set
> their tables with.  You just get to sell the advertisement on the mats
> and
> the restaurant gets to deduct the amount of money you make on the
> advertisement as their donation to your chapter.
> You sell business card ads on the place mat from other businesses in
the
> same or near by shopping centers.
> Let the ads include coupons for discounts on services and goods at
these
> other places and people will keep the mats, just for the coupons and
> discounts.    Note: Don't use other businesses that are competitors of
> the
> restaurant.
>
> Another way you can sell advertisements is to do a free car wash.
Yes,
> I
> said free Car wash.
> You go around , with a letter that says you are a 501-(C)(3)
non-profit
> organization and sell a business card size ad for say $20 to$25
dollars
> each
> or a coupon ad for $40 to $50 each.
> Don't spend a lot of money on fancy printing.  Just cut and paste the
> ads on
> to a light colored paper and run them off on a copier.  The colored
> papers
> helps to prevent people from running off copies of your flyers easily
> and by
> placing a expiration date on them 2 months after your event also
helps.
> Make sure that there is an expiration date of no more that 3 months
> after
> the date of your car wash.
> On the front page put: Free Car Wash sponsored by the merchants of
> whatever
> area you are in, to benefit the National Federation of the Blind, a
> non-profit organization serving the Blind.  Please favor these
merchants
> with your patronage as they help support the Blind citizens of our
area.
> Find a place that will let you wash cars that is on a busy street
corner
> and
> is visible from the street.
> Seek donations of the place, water, hoses, buckets. rags , soap and
> short
> latter's to use in washing the cars.
> Make up signs and get some pretty high school girls to carry the signs
> out
> by the street.
> Have a table set up to greet the drivers and their dirty cars, where
you
> will hand out the set of flyers with the adds on them.
> Also have a large labeled donation jar there for drivers to see as
they
> get
> the flyers and the ads.
> Get some local press about your event and people will be interested in
> how
> and why your would put on a free car wash as a fund raiser.  Make sure
> you
> have all car washers remove their jewery and large belt buckles so
they
> will
> not scratch the cars.
> The hard part is just going around to all of the merchants and get
them
> to
> part with a $20 dollar bill.
> Talk only to the manager or better yet the owner.  Come back to see
them
> if
> you have too.
> Tel them that you are going to print at least 300 sets of flyers, with
> their
> business car or coupon on them and that you will do whatever it takes
to
> give them to possible customers.  nothing will be trashed.
> You can point out that this is cheap for a businessman to get 300 or
> more
> flyers printed and passed out to the Public and to connect their
> company's
> name with a great project.
> You will find that it does not take as much effort to pass them out as
> you
> might think.
> You will give one set of flyers to each of the businesses so that they
> can
> see their ad and the ads of the other businesses.  You will give
flyers
> out
> to all of the people who stop to get their cars washed.  You will give
> flyers to all of the workers, or their families who help you in the
> event.
> You will keep some flyers back to show the next time you want to do
the
> event, It only gets better.
> Now if you have any flyers left at this point, you can walk around a
> parking
> lot or at your church and pass them out until they are all gone.  You
> have
> kept your word.
>
> I did this for my Boy Scout troop and we raised $2,700.00 from the ads
> before we even turned the water  on.  We made another $320.00 from the
> donations jar and we got free pizzas, cokes and other things from some
> of
> the merchants to give to our volunteers.
> By the way, you can get a Boy Scout troop to do the washing for you
for
> community services and then make a donation to their troop  for
helping
> out.
> There are lots of ways you can get help to do it.
> You need about 3 months to work up to this and to give you time to get
> out
> and sell the ads and line up everything you need to do it.
> The rewards can be worth it.
> I use the selling ads techniques in many of my fund raisers to
embellish
> them and bring in more money.
> I do bowl-a-thons, walk-a-thons and all sorts of other things.
>
>
> I am tired now, so I will stop now.
> I have many other ideas that work and only need a few people to do
them.
> Write me back if you have any questions.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> President, Palm Beach County Chapter Florida
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Smith" <ryansmith78 at comcast.net>
> To: <nfb-fundraising at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:16 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-fundraising] Successful fund raising ideas
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am the fund raising chair person for a small chapter and hoping
that
> > some of you might be able to offer some proven fund raising ideas.
> > The
> > chapter members have kicked around the idea of a silent auction,
which
> > is
> > in the planning stage for later this year.  We have also discussed
> > selling
> > different items such as donuts, key chains, tote bags, etc.  I would
> > greatly appreciate hearing from any and all of you about your
various
> > successes.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Ryan Smith
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