| Starting up a project or business isn't easy. It can | | | | anything else. It may take a while to sell these, but |
| take months or even years WITH the right | | | | at the end, it's usually worth it. |
| fundraising, and even longer without. You can't just | | | | 3. Ask for donations. Or, you could simply ask for |
| jump into it. You have to have an image, a game | | | | good ole donations. This doesn't mean that you |
| plan, a goal in which you absolutely must meet. It | | | | necessarily won't get the donations that you are |
| doesn't matter what venture you are attempting to | | | | looking for, but you might have some issues since |
| start, you need to have enough money in order to | | | | you aren't really offering anything to the people |
| start up and keep the business going. | | | | donating. Granted, there are plenty of kind-hearted |
| Then there's the issue of actually fundraising. | | | | people who wouldn't mind giving up a dollar or two or |
| Fundraising doesn't mean that you have to sit around | | | | maybe even a little more. But there are more who |
| on a street corner, sweating to death in the heat or | | | | won't give very much without getting something in |
| freezing in the cold, holding pastries and waiting for | | | | return. |
| someone to stop and buy a box. Most of the time, | | | | 4. Another interesting option is online fundraising. |
| those types of fundraisers just end in sun- or | | | | There are certain websites that, if you post and |
| windburn and very unhappy fundraisers without funds | | | | explain what you are looking for as far as the |
| raised. Not to mention fifty boxes of uneaten | | | | project goes, they will help you to find the donors |
| pastries that are already starting to go stale. | | | | and funding needed to complete your project. Keep |
| However, there are several ideas for fundraising that | | | | in mind that this may be one of the quicker means |
| you can easily incorporate: | | | | of getting funding, but it also has a few differences |
| 1. Athletic events. Whether it's a marathon or some | | | | from other funding methods. For example, you don't |
| other sporting event, you can easily raise funds for | | | | keep the money if you don't get enough donated. |
| your charity or other project. It could be as easy as | | | | This isn't an attempt to be unfair to you-it is returned |
| simply asking each athlete to attempt to get donors, | | | | to the donors. It's because if you can't make enough |
| or asking for a donation at the door. Then, everyone | | | | to start your business, it's likely to fail. Also keep in |
| who is going to compete competes and everyone is | | | | mind that just because you don't want the money |
| happy. | | | | returned before you start the business, doesn't mean |
| 2. Food fundraisers. Food fundraisers can mean | | | | that you should shortchange yourself. This just |
| several different things. They could be as effortless | | | | leaves you with problems because then you'll fail |
| as selling tickets for a special meal that is being | | | | because you didn't ask for enough funding. |
| specially provided by a generous business or selling | | | | These ideas for fundraising are all great ways of |
| donuts or candy or some other sweet by the box | | | | getting your project started. All you have to do is |
| until they're all gone. Donuts are the usual choice, but | | | | try. |
| candy generally holds up a wee bit easier than | | | | |