Auction and Fundraising Ideas
An auction is a great way to raise money for a good cause as well as an effective way to bring people from the community together to help those in need. By setting up an auction, whether it be silent or otherwise, you can raise money for just about any reason. Through donated items, the auction can consist of anything from sports memorabilia from local athletes to the auction of goods and services from local companies.
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Auctions
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Auctions can be conducted at charity events to raise money. By receiving donations from local businesses, you can sell these items in an auction to accumulate money for those in need. It is possible to solicit these donations by calling local businesses and contacting local sports teams, both collegiate and professional, to donate helmets, game-used balls and autographed memorabilia. Sports teams of every kind enjoy donating items to charitable causes. Many of these items are highly sought by collectors and should fetch a good amount of money for the cause.
Charity auctions can be held in a normal format or in silent form, depending on your preferences. In a silent auction, bidders write down their bids for individual items. There is usually a set amount for the starting bid and the auction itself is for a set time. When the time is up, the highest bidder wins the item and after paying, can collect.
Bake Sales and Charity Dinners
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Have a bake sale in your community. Setting a day where local residents can make and sell baked items to other locals is a great way to raise money for a particular cause. By announcing the sale at church and on the radio, you can draw quite a crowd. At these events, you can also set up an area where individuals can make donations instead of buying an item.
Charity dinners are very popular as well to not only raise money, but to allow local area residents to get together and mingle for a good reason. In most cases, there is a charge for the dinner, which is most often donated as well. the money collected by the attendees is donated and inviting local celebrities can help draw attention to your cause and increase overall attendance.
Radio Telethon
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Radio stations are always looking to raise money for charitable causes. They often are able to set up weekend events that facilitate their goal. By having listeners call in and pay a nominal fee to play any song they want, stations are able to raise thousands of dollars. The phones are manned by people donating their time to help out and there are sometimes even celebrity guests who donate their time to speak to listeners during breaks.
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