Ways to fundraise

[Pat Montani]

Every time I talk to someone in a chapter, I learn more about how to fundraise. this discussion is here to share ideas and to hopefully allow everyone to be more successful

[Pat Montani]

I was talking to Ryan yesterday and he was telling me, Keith had a great idea. keith, if you could elaborate more on it and how it went, that would be greatly appreciated. From what I heard from Ryan, Keith and the team in kelowna had a United Way type of thermometer at the collection and they moved the red indicator up as they got closer to thier goal of $7,000

[Pat Montani]

has anyone else done anyting similar to this

[Seb Oran]

Ottawa chapter - ways of fundraising to date and planned for this year:
- Launch at a Bistro
- Humanity Rocks! Benefit Concert
- use of Givemeaning.com to raise funds online
- sale of cards, prints, t-shirts, jewelry
- sale of original framed photographs
- tent at Westfest music festival - doantions and sale of merchandise
- bike rental kiosk at Rideau Canal Festival
- sale of pins at used bike shops
- funds raised by individual/group efforts for B4H include: African drum show by Djembe students; For the Love of Dance, dance show; Cabot Trail ride by two local triathletes; Fredercik Banting School raises funds through bake sales, table at checkout at grocery store, dance show, bake sale, basketball game, pizza day; funds raised by triathletes riding in 8 competitive events; individual collecting bikes and donations ina near by city; Team Montreal LIfecycle: chocolate sales, comedy night, spagetti night, bike ride, dog walk;

[Pat Montani]

Hi Seb, wow, a lot of very interesting and exciting programs. Hopefully Keith will put up what he has done, pretty interesting as well and the community rallied around him, the amount needed, raised so far thermometer was a great idea, it gave people a reason to dig into their pockets