Fundraising

Prior to the mid-1990s the word fundraising was often written hyphenated as fund-rasing or occasionally as two words--fund raising.

About 1996 or 1997 the professional fundraising community began writing the word as one word: fundraising. I don't know if there is an official group or body who makes a word change official but the professional community now uses the word as one word--fundraising. Many spell checking software still identify the word as hyphentated.

First of all, congrats on getting your fundraising started! Raising support for a worthy cause can be super rewarding.

One route you might want to consider is setting up a homepage for your group on a fundraising website.

Raising support online is much simpler and more tidy than raising funds via cash or check (most sites can link donations straight to your bank account through a merchant processor). And having a group page gives you a central place to post information, photos and let people know what you do - this helps you promote your cause to friends, family and whoever else you want.

There are plenty of sites these days that help groups meet their goals - here are some good options:

First Giving (www.firstgiving.com) is a solid one. They charge about 5% on donations raised and have a simple structure to set up your page (though you may have to be a certified non-profit to register with them).

If that's the case, another option is Empowered they process about 3.5% on donations raised, offer lots of tools to help organize/fundraise, and I know they support all small groups, regardless of non-profit status.

And you could always try to send up your own PayPal account to link to you directly, but this is a little trickier and a bit inflexible.

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Save the Children raises hundreds of millions of dollars annually through donations, grants, and fundraising efforts. The exact amount can vary year by year, but in recent years, their income has generally ranged from $700 million to over $1 billion. These funds support their programs aimed at improving the health, education, and protection of children worldwide. For the most current figures, it’s best to refer to their annual financial reports.

The prepositional phrase in "With Fund-Raising Events" is "With Fund-Raising Events." In this phrase, "with" is the preposition, and "Fund-Raising Events" serves as the object of the preposition. This phrase indicates a relationship or association involving the fund-raising events.

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Most likely this refers to a once per year special appeal to raise money over and above peoples regular tithing. Often the funds are geared towards closing out a budget deficit for the year but it can be for anything including reducing building debt, funding an endowment, general operations or some other special cause.

Most private schools and colleges have what is called an "annual fund" that is supported by annual contributions from alums, parents, etc... The church is probably picking up the "annual" terminology from this concept.

Idyllically, recipients of fundraising letters, impressed by the writer’s gratitude and goals, will gladly give massive, string-free donations. Realistically, many fundraisers are little more than pen-and-paper paupers begging for pocket change, and recipients casually toss their leftovers or quickly stride onwards. Read how to write a fundraising letter that belies mediocrity and instead effectively conveys a purposeful and appealing message.

Step one: Take interest in the recipient. This is indubitably the most important step. Taking interest in another person – their likes and dislikes, hobbies, history, and public profile – shows the recipient that you genuinely value not only their assistance, but also them as a people.

Step two: Know to whom you are writing. A fundraising letter should never start with “To Whom It May Concern,” or another generic salutation. The recipient should be named by the appropriate title and personal name.

Step three: Introduce the point with immediacy and clarity. Yammering about a prosaic mission statement is a sure-fire method to bore your addressee. Politely, and without exaggerated salesman-like vernacular, describe the situation.

Step four: Actually request assistance. The recipient should know exactly what is being requested. Asking for general aid may elicit sympathy, but without clear direction, an addressee is less likely to actually participate. Most importantly, engage the recipient. Make sure he receives some reward for giving funds, whether it is psychological, physical or emotional. Make her feel important.

Step five: Thank the recipient in advance. Sincere gratitude is essential. A quick, disingenuous bit of flattery is transparent and will ultimately damage your attempts. Earnestly and honestly thanking the recipient, not just for giving funds by also for taking the time to read and consider the correspondence, vastly increases your likelihood of receiving funds.

Step six: Reread and check grammar. Nothing screams “juvenile and ill-planned strategy” like a poorly written letter. Also, reading the letter out loud catches grammatical and rhetorical mistakes that tend to hide when silently perusing. Using a descriptive – but not stuffy – vocabulary implies that you consider the recipient intelligent and educated – a subtle form of respect.

Step seven: Conclude with a handwritten signature. Then wait. You’ll get a response.

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Everybody loves a cute baby, so why not try selling baby calenders with a new baby for every month. It probably wouldn't cost much to snap a few pictures and take them to a place that can turn them into calender form

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Raising support for a worthy cause can be super rewarding.

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One route you might want to consider is setting up a homepage for your group on a fundraising website.

Raising support online is much simpler and more tidy than raising funds via cash or check (most sites can link donations straight to your bank account through a merchant processor). And having a group page gives you a central place to post information, photos and let people know what you do - this helps you promote your cause to friends, family and whoever else you want.

There are plenty of sites these days that help groups meet their goals - here are some good options, I think:

First Giving (see the related link) is a solid one. They charge about 5% on donations raised and have a simple structure to set up your page, though you may have to be a certified non-profit to register with them.

If that's the case, another option is Empowered (see the related link). They process about 1.5% on donations raised, offer lots of tools to help organize/fundraise, and I know they support all small groups, regardless of non-profit status.

You could always try to send up your own PayPal account to link to you directly, but this is a little trickier and a bit inflexible.

First of all, congrats on getting your group started! Taking the first steps of forming a group can always be a trying process... kudos for giving it a go!

One of the first things can really help getting started is finding ways to get organized early on. Coming up with the tools to manage your members, plan your events and get the word out about everything you do can be tricky.

I'd say the best way to get a jump on this: set up a group home page on a fundraising website. Many of them are free to use and can offer new groups amazing tools to organize, find new volunteers and raise awareness for a cause (regardless of whether you actually want to fundraise). Some require that you have non-profit status to form a group, but plenty others will give student groups, church groups and other groups without non-profit status some awesome ways to help get your group off the ground.

For example, one good site to help new groups is GroupSpaces (www.groupspaces.com). They offer plenty of tools to help get groups off the ground, including some event management functions that let you create events, as well as managing your members. And if you're interested in fundraising for your group eventually, they can link to your account and charge 2.5% of donations received (while some other sites charge as much as 5%).

Another good option would be Empowered.org (www.empowered.org). It is a bit newer than GroupSpaces and their platform is geared more towards social action, but are open to all small groups, regardless of non-profit status. Also, they offer plenty of solid tools to help new groups, and give groups the ability to create specific volunteer activities and events for each group (which GroupSpaces doesn't do). And if you ever were interested in fundraising, they offer specific fundraising campaigns (and charge 1.5% of donations) - nice if you ever go down that road.

There are some other sites worth looking into - MeetUp is another one that helps groups, but doesn't offer as many tools as the other two I mentioned. Anyways, I really think that setting a home would really help jump start the group-starting process.

Hope that helps! Good luck with your group going forward.

I'm not certain if you're asking for specific fundraising experiences, but I've been fundraising as a Major Gifts Officer for about 7 years. I've also worked as a Director of Devleopment and a Consultant in Fundraising strategy and theory.

a good way to raise money is to have a baked goods sale. who doesn't like baked goods???

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