what are the fastest ways to fundraise?
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The three our teen group found most successful were a pancake breakfast, a spaghetti dinner, and a chili cook-off.\n\nWe got the most money at our Mardi Gras Party, but it required some planning ahead.  We invited several bands from the area to participate in a contest, with the winners getting a part of the money we raised.  The bands paid for the chance to participate.\n\nWe also did real well on the craft show, but again, that took some advance planning.\n\nHope you can get some ideas from this.
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I would decided first of all which charity you're going to support with your efforts. Next, become familiar with that organization, its mission statement and the clients it serves. Volunteer there. Seriously. If you're going to raise money and ask for donations, you need to be behind your cause 150%. Otherwise people will just see right through you. \n\nTo set the walk up, I'd talk to the director of the agency, or possibly even the board of directors (if it's a local charity!). Then, pick a date and and find a location that will support you. Next, start looking for businesses to donate prizes to you. Don't forget about refreshments (food & beverages). After all, if you're charging admission, you want to make sure that they have something to get into! \n\nMake sure that if you're working with a 501(c)(3) that you're working within their tax-exempt guidelines. \n\nTalk to radio stations & TV stations to help publicize & cover the event for you...\n\nGood luck!
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1.  Stick with the people that you knew and loved before winning.\n2.  It's your money, not theirs\n3.  take a small amount to spoil yourself with\n4.  Put the rest in the bank where it's tied up for at LEAST 6 months (and don't use credit)\n5.  Start learning about money and investing.\n\nHere's the stark reality...if you win $20 million in the lottery and you take the cash you're down to about $15Million.  After taxes you're at about $9 Million...maybe less.\n\nIf you spend $300,000 per year (sounds like a lot, but it's not hard to do) your money is gone in 30 years.  For most lottery winners it doesn't last nearly that long because the spend it like there is no tomorrow....then tomorrow comes.\n\nThe other advantage to tying it up is that you can honestly tell people that it's in an investment that you can't access.  Sorry.  You might even consider creating a charitable trust, putting $10K in it and having it managed by a trustee.  Make people fill out lengthy applications for a charitable contribution.  That way you can tell people that you've allocated a portion of your winnings to go to charitable causes, and you want to make sure it goes to the best ones.  \n\nStart learning about Venture Capital, hard money lending, bridge financing, and real estate.  There's no reason why you can't make at LEAST a 20% return per year.  I do more like 40%.\n\nGood luck.
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Get everyone involved call your friends and neighbors to help with the benefit. Give everyone something to do. Set a date. Make poster. You need to call your local business and ask for donation and tell them what you are doing. Have your local news paper to advertise for free.  Have a raffle on something that one of the stores give you. If you can get a florist to donate a plant you could raffle it off.  Me and two of my friends had a befit for a small boy in our home town and raised over $3000.00 We used a vacated lot  and had a huge yard sale and had all kind of activities for kids and adults to do. We even had a local band to preform and Pepsi donate a drink machine. Ask the fire department and police to get involved. Ask them to let the kids look at the trucks and cars.We even got our med helicopter to land and it was a big hit. Have a bake sale. Have someone to sell hamburgers and hot dogs. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Tell the business's you will advertise their name on what ever they donated. And have fun. Good Luck
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Fastest way is paypal but it is not the cheapest. Most cheapest will be a check but will takes quiet a few days to clear
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raffles, have a gun raffle if you live in the south, buy a good hunting or sporter rifle and raffle it off at 1 or 2 dollars a ticket. we raised over $3000 by raffling off a pump 30-06 with a scope. but doesnt have to be a gun, raffle off anything that is worth a couple hundred dollars and that you know alot of people want. full vehicle detail gift certificate, dvd player, anything that will attract attention will work great.
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First beleive in the cause in which you wish to support.  Take time in selecting a fundraiser.  Make sure that you have others to back you in this choice.  Make sure that it is honest.  You might want to set up a special account with your bank to deposit these funds and keep acurate records of such deposits.  Don't take money from the funds raised to pay off others.\nRunning a raffel gets sticky.  You must register, have the items already to be raffeled off.  Sell only tickets or such that go specifically for that event.  You must have a cut off date for the drawing and I would suggest that you have someone other than yourself doing the actual raffel.  Please check with your state to see if your charity is eligible to become a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity or organization.  There is a lot of paperwork involved in becoming one and there are fees too.\nHaving a garage/yard sale is an easy one.  Ask others that are interested in this cause to donate items for this sale.  You will propably have success at this type of sale. Bake sales are good, but you better have a good location to set up and have some good items (goodies) to sell (eat). \nGood luck with whatever you choose to do.\nI run a non-profit charity that raises funds by yard sales and we accept donations year round for our cause. Feeding the community is what we do.  We supply food to persons who don't have any in the area in which I live.  We have gone from feeding 11 families to over 200 in less than a year.\nOnce again, Good Luke and may you be blessed for your efforts.
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You can read more about how they make money at: \nhttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fundraising
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You can ask your local government or get a loan from them. If all else fails try to sell certain things or have a fund raiser. Contact the local media.
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Hi, this is a great website to use where people can donate money to your cause, its great for fundraising,\n\nwww.justgiving.com or .co.uk depending where you are
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Fund raising can be a very stressful and time consuming task, but I stumbled across this e-book online not too long ago to help me find some ideas for fundraising for a community development project, check out the site for the e-book by clicking the link I put down below.\n\nhttp://bigmacfann.uwematt.hop.clickbank.net
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Legally make a million dollars?\n\nThe fastest way would be to win the lottery.  Unreliable, but legal and fast.\n\nOtherwise, start your own business with an innovative concept and work tirelessly building it into a million dollar enterprise.  You need drive, ambition, and brilliance to do this.\n\nFailing that, convince a very rich person that you are truly worthy of a one million dollar gift.
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You have to solicit the corporate sponsors, but I think you would be surprised how many will actually donate.  Write a letter, make phone calls, try to set up face-to-face meetings.  \n\nAlso, individual store managers sometimes are given a small discretionary fund with which to make donations (supermarkets, etc.).  \n\nYou are doing noble work.  God bless and continued success!!
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If you are in the U.S., get in touch with your local senators and representatives (state and federal) and government leaders. If you give them a really big campaign donation, that is even better.
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Raising campaign money to be elected
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How about an internet-based fundraising campaign? Go to www.charitablepathways.com for more information.
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go to an open field.  Take the money in your hand, close your eyes, spin around 5 times really fast, all while screaming at the top of your lungs, and when you've lost your breath throw the money as hard and far as you can(eyes closed still).  Then go look for it.  Should take you the day.