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You may find that some people are willing to volunteer their time rather than funds. For example an electrician may prefer to spend a half day checking the wiring in the new offices your non-profit group just moved into, rather than donate cash. As long as this benefits your non-profit organization, any donation is welcome,Jordan Space Jams, whether it is time or money,UGG Boots Clearance, but make sure your donors know what the goal of your organization is,Nike Dunk Low Heels, and how their assistance will help you. They may then mention it to their circle of friends, and this kind of promotion is very valuable.
Book sales are always well attended,Ken Griffey Jr Shoes, but of course you will need to collect a lot of donated books to make this a success, as books do not generally sell for a high price. You could approach local publishers to see if they have any books that they could donate to support your cause. If they do give you some books,Nike Heels, don't forget to write them after your event to thank them and also to let them know how successful you were and how much their donation helped you. Donors like to be thanked,Jordan Space, and they are more likely to support you in the future if they know their gift has been appreciated in the past.
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Have you realized just how much fundraising is going on these days? There is fundraising for little league,UGGS Classic Tall, school fundraisers, and the college fundraiser,Jordan 12, as well as  church fundraisers. Day cares need more funds,Jordan 1, hospitals need new equipment, and cheerleaders need to fundraise for their costumes. And to think up new fundraising ideas that will be successful is becoming more challenging every day.
Some groups like to ask for donated items and then they use these to make up some themed gift baskets which they then raffle, usually at another fundraising event. For example you may make up a bath basket containing some soap,Air Griffey Max 1, hand towels and bath salts from your donated items. The trick here is to keep raffle tickets affordable, especially if you are expecting those that donated the items to be buying the raffle tickets!
On a good note, it shows that people do care how others live and cope with thier lives. However,Jordan 5, it also means that, because we are always being asked to donate to one good cause after another, we are not always able to help. Despite our best intentions, our own funds simply will not stretch that far.
However,Jordan 6, if we request the donation of items instead of cash, that is often a relief to a potential donor. People will often gladly donate a can of food for a food drive,UGGS Classic Tall 计算机四级考试：数据库日志清理的, or a kitchen item they have never used for a sale,Air Jordan 13, whereas they would not donate cash. And there are many kinds of fundraising ideas you can use to hold sales based on items collected.
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For example,Air Jordan 9, you could hold a toy drive that would give your organization toys to sell to support your work. Or what about a gardening sale? If you have some volunteers with green thumbs, they could easily grow some plant cuttings or start some seeds or bulbs growing ready for a plant sale in the spring or early summer,Air Jordan 4, when the general public is looking to restock their garden after the winter.
Al Jackson takes pride in being a complete non-techie who,Jordan 11 Space Jam, despite the challenges of life with her particular husband and daughters, enjoys creating websites intended to inform,Air Jordan 2010, entertain,Jordan 2010, and help others. Her website is a compilation of many useful ideas for novice fundraising, and incorporates an entire eBook on the topic.