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| Grassroots Fundraising |
As
we grow, we rely on individuals to further our mission of providing
computers and technology education to underserved children in Houston.
Individuals, groups, businesses, schools and clubs can raise funds by
holding events or participating in established events.
Events
can include fun runs and walks, bake sales, silent auctions, or other
organized activities. Aside from events, you can set-up a booth to
raise funds and awareness at a local community event, such as a picnic
or festival. The possibilities are endless!
It
is very important for Comp-U-Dopt to be aware of fundraising events
that are being held for our benefit. We will assist you any way we can,
but we do not have the capacity to plan, schedule or organize your
event. Thank you for understanding our limitations in this situation.
In order for Comp-U-Dopt to review your event, please submit your event.
We understand that all details for your proposed event may not be
available at the time of your submission, but please fill out the form
to the best of your knowledge. We will review your proposal and contact
you regarding the next steps.
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| Below are a few ideas that may help get you started with your own grassroots fundraising campaign. |
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| Glass/Recycling Drive |
 Recycling
and other environmentally friendly activities are enjoying more support
today than ever before. Any activity that is environmentally friendly
has a huge advantage over other activities. A glass or bottle drive is
definitely in this category. A wonderful mix of making money while
helping preserve our environment. Let your membership or community know
that you are having a glass drive, and all the details of it, at a
meeting, by letter or a mention in the local paper. What you want to do
is let everyone know what you are doing thereby giving them time to put
their empty containers aside, to make your efforts worthwhile. Fix a
date for pickup (this could be over a period of a day to a week). When
advising people of your activity include a contact name and phone
number, so those wanting to participate can advise you of their
involvement and addresses. The more people involved the better your
success will be.
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| Counting: ONE, TWO, THREE |
 Here's
a fund-raising idea to raise money and to keep people guessing. It's
simple, inexpensive, easy to do and is adaptable to almost any hub
event.
What you do is fill a vessel with some kind of a filler that can be
counted, then you charge a set amount for a person to enter a guess of
how many individual fillers the vessel contains to win a prize. People
can enter as many times as they like, the more they enter the more you
make.
On the large scale if you are hosting a golf day and you can get a car
dealership to sponsor the event you could try to fill a car with golf
balls, the closest entry wins either the car or a basket full of auto
related goodies. Alternatively it could be a golf bag filled with golf
balls to win the golf bag or a years' free membership to the golf club.
On a smaller scale you simply fill a valuable vase with jelly beans,
the winner getting both the vase and the jelly beans. The point is this
fund-raiser is as variable as your imagination can make it.
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| Cook Books |
Cook
books are always in fashion. From ethnic flavours to TV chefs to diets,
all sorts of themes are used to sell cook books. So devise your own
theme and off you go.
By having members of your group donate their recipes you stand a better
chance of having a sales base on which to build. This also offers the
opportunity to reflect the ethnicity or uniqueness of the local area
and therefore increases the appeal to the local community so sales will
be helped.
 The
book itself does not need to be a hard cover, glossy, picture filled
epic. Design the book to those who you want to sell it to and what
resources are available.
The effort to collect recipes, collate, print, binding/stapling can
time consuming and tiring, so a group of 3-4 to share the load may be
desirable. On the up side this project can be a very sociable and
enjoyable one especially if the people entrusted with this project
enjoy cooking.
Always include the names of the donors in recognition of their participation and as a promotional tool.
Pay careful attention to the price. The higher the price the harder it
is to sell. Also the asking price should be in relation to the finished
product.
Holding a bake sale could really help promote sales. |
| Office Buffet |
 Hot
pizza, spaghetti, Chinese buffet, subs or even burgers are a nice
change from last night’s leftovers when it comes to lunchtime at the
office. Call a local restaurant and ask them about purchasing basic
food (pizzas, hamburgers and fries, turkey or ham subs, fruit plate) in
bulk. Set a date, sign everyone up around the office (be sure to charge
enough to cover costs and make a profit) and have fun fundraising! |
| Rubber Ducky Race |
 Who
doesn’t like a good race? For this event you will want a large number
of ducks and a body of water to float them down. Get a roll of raffle
tickets and mark each duck with a corresponding number. Use a permanent
marker. Sell the raffle tickets and let people know there is a rubber
ducky with their number on it. Set up a starting line where all of the
duckys will be dumped into the water at once. You may want to find
large boxes or crates to dump them from. |
| Beach Day at the Office |
 Wearing
a suit to work every day can get tiresome. Everyone wants a break from
time to time and they’ll probably pay to get one. Work it out so the
office allows employees to purchase passes to wear something casual,
jeans, pajamas, shorts etc. Have fun with it and come up with themes
(beach day, super hero day) A great way to raise money and bring
employees closer together. |
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