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A leading innovator of sport event management software and online registration, presents an informative slideshow on the best fundraising ideas for your event

Best Fundraising Idea for your Event

• Organization Events

• Sponsorship

• Paraphernalia

• Online Fundraising

• Charity Events

Organization Events

• Competitions are probably the most commonly used fundraising tool

• Registration fees, if set high enough, can cover the cost of the event as well as provide money for future use

• You can also ask for donations during registration

Sponsorship

• Sponsors love to expose their name through advertising, and will pay to do this

• Sponsors tend to donate things in order to get their name out there

• This will eliminate costs, especially if you are running a fundraising event

• Event Manager allows you to add a sponsor banner on your homepage as well as create a dedicated sponsor page for your event

Paraphernalia

• Selling paraphernalia for your organization is a good fundraising tool

• It tends to be fairly cheap, and if you can get your sponsors involved by advertising their logo, it is even better

• Examples would be: t-shirts, hats, stickers, posters, etc.

• Compete-At’s Event Manager software allows you to create an online store

Online Fundraising• You can set up a fundraising campaign with

your members by asking them for donations

• This can be done by adding fundraising options in your Event Manager store

• People like to be able to donate money easily with a credit card. If it is simple to donate they will be more willing to give money

• Inform donors what they will be getting in return for donating money

Charity Events• Fundraising is essential if you are dealing with a

charity

• Not only are you raising funds for yourself, but you are also raising money for the other organization

• The aforementioned tactics and fundraising ideas can help when you are benefiting another group besides your own

• Asking for donations in addition to registration fees and requiring a minimum donation will help to increase resources

Useful Links and Resources

• http://www.usafundraising.com/charities/3.html: This website has information about fundraising in general as well as for charity events

• http://www.slideshare.net/Firstgiving/7-deadly-online-fundraising-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them: A presentation on the seven deadly online fundraising mistakes

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