why fundraise? you know everyone you need to know to raise the amount of money you need to raise

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Page 1: Why fundraise? You know everyone you need to know to raise the amount of money you need to raise
Page 2: Why fundraise? You know everyone you need to know to raise the amount of money you need to raise

Why fundraise?

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You know everyone you need to know to raise the amount of money you need to

raise.

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•5 Things You Need to Learn About Grassroots Fundraising

• If you want money you have to ask for it.

• Most money comes from people, and those people are not rich.

• Donors are not ATMS

• People’s anxiety about fundraising stems from their anxiety about money

• Fundraising is an exchange: People pay you to do the work they cannot do alone.

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Think about a time when you were asked for a donation

How did it make you feel?

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Think about a time you asked for a donation

How did it make you feel?

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Why are you afraid of asking for money?

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What’s the worst that could happen?

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The money is out there!

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• $50-100,000 give 6%• $100-199,000 give 4.2%

• $200,000 and up give 4.2%

Poor and working class folks give more of their income away than

rich folks.

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How can you start fundraising?

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Write a personal letter telling your friends and family:

• What you’re fundraising for• Why it’s important to you• When to give (why now?)

• How to give

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Whom can you fundraise?

Mom and Dad

Roommates

Aunts and Uncles

Siblings

Coaches and teammates

NeighborsCousins

Friends!

Professors and old teachersGodparents

Congregations

Coworkers Departments Classmates

Student Activity Funds

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Don’t forget to send a thank you card!

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What goes into a fundraising campaign?

• Reachable goal• Timeline

• Fundraising activities• Coordinator and roles

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Resources:

Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT)www.grassrootsfundraising.org

Fundraising for Social Change by Kim Klein

Raise More Money: The Best of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal by Kim Klein

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