How to Organize a Fundraising Pub Crawl

What could be more fun than dressing up and getting drunk with a bunch of your friends? Well, raising money for a good cause along the way. There are several ways that a pub crawl can be used for fundraising.

Things You'll Need

• Charity to raise money for
• Participating bars

Instructions

Choose Your Method of Fundraising

1. Charge a fee for people to participate in the pub crawl. This can be a set fee or on a donation suggested basis.

2. Get bars to donate drinks for the cause. This works best if it is a large pub crawl that covers a few neighboring bars over a short period of time. Participants would pay a few to be part of the crawl and donate a dollar, two or more for each drink they have.

3. Have the people on the pub crawl solicit donations or pledges from people along the way. Make sure that all participants are clearly distinguishable from the public to avoid random people from fundraising for themselves.

4. Have people earn sponsorships for each bar they make it to. (It's not a good idea to make it for each drink, because some people will drink past their limits to raise money.) Have participants get stamps on their pub crawl map to prove they were at the bar. Sponsors should pledge $1 or more for each bar.

Organize the Fundraising Pub Crawl

1. Create a schedule of events. Pick the bars and the pub crawl route, along with an itinerary.

2. Call the owner or manger of the bars to confirm you can bring a group of people there on the day of your event. Also, ask if you are allowed to ask for money in the establishment, and if the bar will donate a portion of the profit or offer drink specials.

3. Organize your fundraising pub crawl around a theme that matches the cause. Pink ribbons or shirts work well for breast cancer, while nurse and doctor costumes fit a medical charity.

4. Send invites that include the name of the bars participating and directions for fundraising.

5. Consider having shirts printed for each person who participates. This is an inexpensive way to give something back to the people on the crawl who have donated money.

Tips & Warnings

• Organize a public event during the day on a weekend so more people can participate. Bars are more likely to get involved as well, since you won't be disrupting their peak hours.

• Make sure you are raising money for a registered non-profit or organization. Raising money from strangers so you can go on a ski trip is unethical and against the law in some states.