Fundraising Idea

kmullini · #1 10-02-2000, 11:34 AM

At my school we would pass out programs and do clean up at the Patriot Center. Thats where we had our Basketball games, Rock Concerts, and events. Another idea might be to do a golf fundraiser and do it with a sorority. We did one once with a credit card company. Our biggest event was helping the American Cancer Society every year raise money. We would do it at the local Marriott where they had a fashion show. Dressed in our kelly green jackets. We'd sell azaelas and help give out gifts to guests/participants that came to the show that donated or bought for the cause. A very good time I must say. Doing theme nights at bars or clubs with a sorority is a good one too. If all else fails I guess you could start charging at your parties. Think PCU.(movie)

FYI: Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart, is a Beta Theta Pi.

Kevin
Beta Theta Pi Alum
Epsilon Mu Chapter
George Mason University

[This message has been edited by kmullini (edited October 02, 2000).]

dspstu · #2 05-02-2007, 10:05 PM

I'm the current director of development at Delta Sigma Phi in Milwaukee, I do the fundraisers and rush. I've just started up two new fundraisers. The first one is simple, we do a 50/50 raffle for sports events. For those of you don't know what that is, it's just another raffle, but 50% of the money in sales goes to the winner. This increases attendance at games, and gets some really easy money. You would just need to obtain a raffle license from your state.
The second one I've just started up a dunk tank. I schedule professors and staff to be dunked, and rent a tank from a local vender. Our school has a designated "free hour" and we run it through that time. Sell balls to students walking through the campus.

ADPi Conniebama · #3 05-04-2007, 02:47 PM

Runners are crazy interested in 5K and 10K events - winter, spring, summer, or fall - if it is properly measured and accredited by whatever local group checking that stuff then "they will come."

Positives
- T-shirts have your org name on them (good pr)
- $ comes from runners and advertisers (win-win)
- the local runners group will do most of the work (i.e. measuring, location, numbers, advise)
- it is only one day of real, time involved, work.
- healthy and good for members
- includes people outside of the greek system.

If it is done right 5K events are wonderful and a great fundraisers.