199 Fun and Effective Fundraising Events for Nonprofit Organizations
Author
Richard Helweg
Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Company
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Are you tired of searching everywhere to find fresh and exciting fundraising ideas for your nonprofit organization? Finally, here is the resource to turbo charge your events! Inside this groundbreaking book you will find 199 fundraising events that have worked for other organizations. This handy guide is broken into two sections: simple events and complex events. The simple events can be put together quickly with minimal time, supplies, and volunteers. The complex events require more planning and manpower, but will generate more revenue for your organization. Every event has a quick overview chart so you can see at a glance if the event is a good fit for your group. You will immediately be able to assess the degree of effort required in six major categories: estimated cost, obtaining sponsors and donations, finding a venue, recruiting volunteers, preparing for the event, and executing the event. You will find the events that best meet your financial and social goals and objectives. Now you can reach your fundraising goals in exciting and original ways. Whether it is for your school, sports team, church, or any other group or nonprofit organization, you will find your next event here.
Reviews
199 Fun and Effective Fundraising Events for Nonprofit Organizations By Eileen Figure Sandlin and Richard Helwig Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. I'm always looking for different fundraising ideas, when I came across this book. It is the best reference book on fundraising that was ever made. No other book can even come close to this one. This guide is excellent, as it is broken in two sections, such as simple and complex fundraising ideas. It goes into such details that no one can go wrong with it. It explains the man power, and examples of the revenue, you can expect to get for your organizations. As you read this book, you can clearly see which event will fit for your group, and that may meet your financial goals, and objective. The book gives ideas that fit any age, gender, or any size organizations, as well as tells you how to fit it for your group. No nonprofit organization can go wrong with it, but can without it. I have seen the events explained in the book, to be exactly as they are explained and they worked. Another thing the book explains is that you will get your organization well known with the events that you can plan with this book. My conclusion is that everyone: Teacher, Professor, Club Leader, Director, and anyone else, needs to have a copy of this book. No one should be without it. This book is like the must-have for nonprofit organizations. I have plans to give this book to my friends and family that have nonprofit organizations. Fundraising is the foundation for any nonprofit organization which makes this book a must have. Go and get this book before its gone.
Reviewed on 05/07/2011 by ReviewTheBook.com Member donna mcguire
As a president of a nonprofit organization I was excited to be able to review this book because we are in require much needed funding. After perusing this book I felt that many of the events can be executed providing there are enough volunteers to carry through with the projects.
Some of the events suggested by Sandlin and Helweg are: Dollar Days, Thrilling Theater Dinner, Host a Radio Show, Water Sports Challenge, Superhero Fair, and much more . Each suggestions includes: Sponsor/Donations; Possible Venue/s; Recommended number of volunteers; Preparation time needed; Execution; and, Tips. I especially appreciated the sections "Preparation" because the authors give a step-by-step detail of what needs to be done and when.
Not all the events would work for all nonprofits but I believe there are enough suggestions that any nonprofit can at least choose five and go with those. As in case with most nonprofits recruiting volunteers is often a major issue. However, there are many events listed that would only take as little as 5 people to pull it off.
I believe this book would be of interest to any committee in charge of bringing in funding, be it a school, church, or any other group attempting to raise funds. The content of the book is laid out in easy format; it is concise, to the point, and informative. I certainly do recommend this book; there are a lot of suggestions in between the covers.
Reviewed on 04/06/2011 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Irene Watson
