How to Sell a Product to Raise Money for Children With Cancer

According to the childhood cancer foundation Candlelighters.org, there are more than 12,000 children diagnosed with cancer each year. There is no cure for cancer, which highlights the need for money to be raised for treatment methods and research. There are several ways that products can be sold to raise money for children with cancer and involvement from the community is important.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Decide which product you want to sell to raise money for children with cancer. There are many fundraising companies that offer a variety of products to sell, including cookies, bottled water, candy, magazines, pizzas, and even wrapping paper. These companies can be found by searching the internet or looking in fundraising resources, such as LarMar Enterprises' All Fundraising Companies Directory.

2. Get local schools and organizations involved with your efforts to sell products to raise money for children with cancer. Local schools and non-profit organizations frequently raise money for various causes and an opportunity to raise money for children with cancer is definitely a worthwhile cause. Approach the school or organization with your idea and your product; a school or non-profit organization can easily enlist people to sell the product to raise money.

3. Approach local businesses and ask if they will work with you to sell a product to raise money for children with cancer. Local businesses can set up small displays in their storefront that showcase the product that you're selling and include information about your cause. At the very least, businesses can hang flyers in their windows about your fundraising activities that provide instructions on how to donate.

4. Take full advantage of social networking websites, as well as blogs. These are free to join and create, and can serve as free advertising for your product.

References

• Candlelighters
• LarMar Enterprises
• Guidestar

Resources

• Entrepreneur