Getting pledges & donations...
Fundraising comes with a lot of "No's." Forget those and keep going for the "Yes's." It never hurt anyone to ask, just ASK, ASK, ASK!! Stay positive. Keep a good attitude. Remember the reason Together we DO make a difference!!!
This year we have made fundraising SUPER easy for you! Upon your registration, the system will allow you to create your very own fundraising page, as well as create links to facebook, email all your friends and family to ask for assistance and much more!! All pledges will be able to be paid directly online by credit card, and for those that pay you in cash, the site will allow you to track those contibuting too!!
Some key points:
Set a Fundraising Goal – The earlier you begin fundraising the easier it is!
Educate your donors – Educate them about why you are doing this and about the TraX4 Breast Cancer event!
Direct Email –
Email all your friends and family directly from your page and ask them to help you with your fundraising efforts.
- Have a fundraising competition in your office – if your company has divisions you can compete against each other
- Ask a local restaurant to donate a percentage of their sales for a day or a busy time of day to support you. You can ask if you can make flyers and post them or hand them out to patrons entering the establishment
- Krispy Krème Doughnuts – Did you know that Krispy Kreme supports fundraising efforts? Contact your local store for details on fundraising opportunities
- Dinner Party – have a dinner party and set out a donation of $50.00 per person to attend. Plan out your meal plans and try to spend $20.00 per person or less on your cost to prepare the meal – If you invite 10 people that would equal to $300.00 or more in donations.
- Talk to the corporations and small businesses that you know locally or have connections with, let them know what you are doing and let them know how they can help you.
- Spare Change Box – Start a jar and keep it near your door, every day put all your extra coins in it – those loonies and toonies add up quickly. Take it one step further, put it on your desk at work and ask others will join you. Or talk to your work to see if you can put one by the coffee/water machine and ask for donations.
- Happy Hour Party – Invite your friends and their friends, get them to sign encouraging words on a t-shirt. Charge them $10 per signature.
- Tipping Jar – Ask local businesses to put jars near the register or on their front counter. Tape a picture of yourself and a short explanation of why you’re raising money.
- Ask for Empties – ask your friends for their empty beer bottles, tell them you will return them in exchange for the money to be donated.
- Ask a local restaurant to donate a percentage of their sales for a day or a busy time of day to support you. You can ask if you can make flyers and post them or hand them out to patrons entering the establishment
