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• Donation container fundraising
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Save old coffee cans, water bottles, jars, etc. and cover them in bright color paper with the HERO name prominently displayed (try printing out some logos off the Website ). Make sure to specify on the can where the fundraising donations will be going. Place the containers around your school and have friends and family take some to work. Visit local stores and ask if they will place the can at their cash register, or maybe even see if your apartment lobby will leave one at the front desk. Visit the locations once a week and collect all of the proceeds. HINT: email HERO and ask for some brochures that you can put with your containers to give potential donors even more information. |
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• Bake sale and/or yard sale
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Ask Mom or Dad to help you bake up some goodies for a bake sale at your school or in your neighborhood. Collect any old toys, books, movies, clothes, etc. that you or your family and friends no longer need, and have a yard sale outside of your home. Advertise the sale using flyers posted in your neighborhood, and again, make sure to let people know where the money raised is going. HINT: It is also a good idea to pre-print “thank you” receipts to give to customers after they make their purchase, thanking them for helping your cause and directing them to where they could find more information (Website, etc.). Hang some balloons and play some cool tunes on your radio, and make it like your own little HERO party. |
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• Online yard sale
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A variation of the yard sale fundraiser is to sell the items online. The best place to sell large quantities of lower-priced items is on eBay. You'll need to get help from Mom or Dad when creating the listings. Make sure to post a good quality photo with each item and you’ll be sure to sell all your items. |
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• Dog walks
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This is a great fundraising idea for pet lovers! If you have friends or neighbors who have pets, ask them if they would like to make a donation and in return, you will provide a walk for their pet. For example, if they make a donation for $10, you will give them one walk, $20 = 2 walks, etc. This would also be a good time to have your HERO brochures handy so you can show them what the program is all about.
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• Car wash
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All you need for the car wash are willing volunteers, a high-traffic location with good visibility, and some attention-getting signs. Remember to put together a quick flyer that includes the reason why you’re raising funds and clearly states the price. You can even offer some extra services such as providing high-gloss tire treatment or vacuuming interiors for an additional fee. Make sure to keep the event fun for all your participants and your customers by playing upbeat music and providing soft drinks and snacks to keep the energy level up. Be sure to get volunteers to hold and wave signs toward passing traffic.
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Alternatively, you can advertise a free car wash and just ask for donations for your cause. Often, this can raise more cash than stating a specific price, because people will see a group of volunteers working hard and having a good time, and may part with their money more easily. |
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• 50/50 raffle
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You can raise a significant amount of money pretty quickly by doing a 50/50 raffle. Fifty percent of the money you raise will go to HERO and the other 50% will be awarded to a lucky winner chosen at random. Make or buy some pre-printed raffle tickets and then decide on a price per ticket ($1 or even $5).
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• Put on a concert, play or talent show at your school
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Everyone loves this kind of fundraiser; it is a great opportunity to get friends involved in a great cause while everyone has a lot of fun. Make flyers to advertise and sell tickets. You can even contact local talent — like a popular local band — and ask them if they would donate their time for a night for a great cause. |
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• Host a cultivation dinner
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Cultivation dinners do exactly what their name implies – they cultivate interest and generate money. You can do cultivation dinners many different ways.
HINT: This is a great fundraising idea in which to involve your parents. For example, you and a few friends can come up with a menu, do all the cooking and then invite friends and family over for dinner. Charge a price-per-head, or simply ask people to make donations. You can put together a great presentation about HERO and even email us to request photos for your own slide show that you can put to music. |
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• Run a booth at your school’s sporting events
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Set up a booth at your school’s sporting events (i.e. basketball games, football games, soccer matches, field hockey, etc.) and ask for donations. Again, you should make sure you have some information on HERO available for people who may have questions. Be creative and create colorful flyers with photos, maybe have some music playing from one of the four African countries in which HERO works, and make it an engaging environment so people will want to stop by the booth. |
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• Matching opportunities
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Matching simply means that for every fundraising program or activity you plan, you try and get friends and family to match 1 to 1 (or more) for the dollars you raise. It is a great way to get people involved in what you are doing and allow them to feel like they are participating without having to do very much. You can create your own colorful pledge sheet and even ask your parents to take it to work to get more people to pledge with you. People will love to support your hard work and know that not only are they investing in a great program like HERO but they are also making an investment in YOU. |
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