Thursday, November 1, 2012
Does anyone have successful fund-raising ideas? Or do you know any companies willing to sponsor us?
Does anyone have successful fund-raising ideas? Or do you know any companies willing to sponsor us?
A group of grade 11 students from South Africa want to go to the St Andrew's Model United Nations (SAIMUN) conference in Dublin, Ireland next year in March. However, we need help in terms of funding. Its about $11000 for the 7 seven students. Flight and accomodation is included.
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For Year 11 students, having a 'talent' auction is good; instead of selling actual objects, each person or group of students comes up with a unique idea/service that they can sell; celebrity chefs, music performers, lessons in a certain skill, or just plain old housework. Then get your local community to come and purchase your skills! Or you could have a fundraising performance; if you are good at music have a 'Battle of the Bands' competition, or get your community to come to a survival of the fittest night where each student has to undertake funny tasks. Think up your own skills and play to them. Teacher versus student sporting matches are good in schools; your group can compete against a group of teachers who will help, and other students can pay to watch. Disco's are also great at lunchtimes in schools. Same with sausage sizzles and cake stalls. They may only make a few hundred dollars, but they are great for a little on the side project. Having a 'hat day' or 'sunglasses day' or another similar themed day are also good; everyone pays $2 to wear a hat and the most creative get a prize. Running competitions for students at lunchtimes also works well.. students pay a small amount to enter and the winner gets a small prize. Hope some of these helped :)
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$11,000 is a lot of money. Doing fund-raising activities, such as those that have been mentioned before, are good, and you should do them if you can, but they aren't going to raise as much as you need. Put together a formal written proposal, showing the budget for the entire trip, how much your own family will be putting forth for the trip, etc. Detail about why this event is important, what the results of your participation will be, what you will commit to do AFTER the event back in South Africa, etc. Also, have an administrator for the funds -- what person or organization is to receive donations, and how will this person or organization ensure that money is spent appropriately? Assure donors that, if you do not raise the full amount and, therefore, cannot go, all donations will be returned. And offer a list of references -- community leaders, teachers, etc. and their contact information -- willing to affirm your group's credibility. Also, make this document available to all of your communities of faith to which you belong (churches and mosques). They *may* solicit donations on behalf of your group as well. Have an adult review this proposal and make sure that it looks appropriate and well-put-together. Then, call major companies in your area and ask to whom you would send a funding proposal at the organization. Or send it directly to the CEO of such. Also, issue a press release to local newspapers and radio stations at this same time, announcing this fund raising drive, the importance of your group's participation, what you hope to accomplish, what you will bring back to your communities as a result, etc. You could do a web site as well, highlighting all of this. If social networking is big in your area, such as MySpace, create a profile specifically for your group, with all of the aforementioned details, and ask all of your friends to link to it. Your goal is to raise the profile of your group locally. If you engage in the kinds of activities talked about in the other post, that may not raise as much money, but it will raise your profile, which could raise money in the long run.
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