Are you looking for a simple fundraiser with little to no overhead? Are you an organized, creative person? If you answered yes, then here is a simple ideas that could potentially raise lots of funds for your group.
With the current economy, many people are looking to save money. Yet, life does go on, and events still need to be organized. Those that may have turned to a professional event planner are no longer able to go that route. Yet, they may still need and want help in planning events. Why not advertise you services for help in event planning such as children’s birthday parties, bridal or baby showers…or even wedding is you are feeling confident!
You can charge a certain amount per hour or a fee, depending on the event. For instance….if a person is planning a bridal shower, they may only want you to make phone calls, send the invites, and keep track of the guest list for them. You could charge $50 to do this (or more if there are a large number of invites). The next person may be planning a baby shower and have no idea of how to accomplish this. You may have to do most of the planning here. This could be $100 for your time. Simply consider how much you think is fair for your time, and try to stick to the expected time frame.
You may want to think ahead of time of a list of services offered, and a fee per service. Consider: $25 for up to 100 invitations, or $20 for pick up and delivery of cake and flowers, or $20 for outline and scheduling of events, or even $10/hour to decorate for an event.
This is an idea that is largely dependent on your creativity, motivation and available time. Just make sure that you are clear to people that this is not a job, you are not a professional,and it is a funraiser they are supporting. Happy planning!!
