Movie Fundraising Ideas
Whether you're trying to raise money for charity or a school trip, convincing people to give you money is always difficult. Designing a fundraiser around movies allows you to give people an enjoyable experience in exchange for their cash. Start planning three months in advance and choose a date that doesn't conflict with local festivals or games so you can get as many people to attend as possible. Does this Spark an idea?
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Movie Night
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You can organize a movie night fairly easily and make a large profit. Get permission from a local school or church to hold the event in one of their large rooms. Rent or buy the DVD of a recent release or a classic film. Choose a movie that appeals to a wide audience, such as one of the "Harry Potter" movies. Rent a projector to show the film and ask local merchants to donate drinks and snacks. Charge $5 admission and $1 for food. Search online for the copyright laws in your state, since some states require a license to show a film for profit.
Movie Packages
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Put together total movie packages. People are more likely to buy a package than just a ticket that they can buy on their own. Ask a local theater to either donate movie passes or sell you tickets in bulk at a discounted price. Make the same deal with the grocery store or grocery distributors to get popcorn tubs, unpopped corn, bottles of soda and bags of candy. Put all the snacks into the buckets and add two movie passes to each.
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Theme Party
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Put on a party with a movie theme. For adults, choose a costume party to the theme of "Grease" or "Casablanca," depending on whether you want to have a fun party or a more serious cocktail party. For children, choose a recent popular cartoon. Project scenes from the movie on the wall, play the soundtrack for guests to dance to and organize volunteers to bake snack foods. Throw the party at your home or at a local community center and charge guests $10 to $20 to attend.
Reenactments
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Organize groups of children to act out scenes from their favorite movies. Let groups of children choose their own favorite scenes. Give children a week to study their parts on their own, then organize one or two rehearsals before the show. Children can make their costumes out of their own wardrobes and bring in props from home. Arrange to put on the show in a school auditorium and charge $5 to $10 admission. All the parents and friends of children in the show will come to support them.
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