Fundraising
Ideas
The days of bake sales as fundraisers are
over, they have outlived their usefulness, and we now need new
fundraising ideas to move with the times. That is easy to say,
but often there just isn't time to actually sit down and think
what would be good for your particular group.
This is where the internet comes in so
useful, as you have no doubt found out. You can sit and browse
all the information on this site and come up with lots of
different ideas that may be suitable for your fundraisers. For
more information go to the Free Fundraising
eBook for lots of information on all aspects of
fundraising.
An Innovative Fundraising Idea
by: Matt Eliason
Is your school, church group, activity group, scout group or
other group looking fundraising ideas? Are you sick of sausage
sizzles, car washes and other high-energy activities?
Coming up with new fundraising ideas can be a challenge.
However there is now a new fundraising idea that makes it easy
and it can be done simply, easily harnessing your groups social
and work networks and the power of emaila digital
caricature.
Caricatures provide a wonderful, unique and personal gift that
can be used in a variety of ways. All of them mean that a cost
effective gift that will be treasured for years to come can be
made with a minimum of inconvenience.
The best part of all about a caricature is that customers can
easily order at home, or at work. It also does not require lots
of hours on the part of your fundraising team over an extended
period of time.
Working from a photograph of one or two people, the caricature
artist creates an amazing digital caricature. While most are
done in a head and shoulders aspect, there is a growing number
of themes that can be selected, such as business, sporting
etc.
Caricatures can be used for plenty of uses. For a full list
just send a blank email to tips@caricatureking.com . Because
the image is digital, the price can be kept low, meaning even
when printed and framed, it remains an affordable gift
idea.
Here are several easy steps to fundraising with Caricature
King:
1. Offer a simple caricature service you provide the special
link to our website where the customer orders and we pay you
10% of every order. This works very well with a group of people
who can distribute the information through social and work
networks via email or personal websites.
ACTION: Have the fundraising leader sign up to our affiliate
program in order to get the link. The customer uses the link to
buy. The earnings tally up and then are paid out to you. We
have a low payout threshold.
2. For customers who may not have a digital image of
themselves, have a Portrait Day. This is where you take their
picture (or accepts a hard copy print for scanning - or even a
picture of a picture ;) ) and payment, and you submit them
through our system. The finished caricatures will then be
emailed to you. You handle final delivery to the customer (by
email again or on floppy disk). You can charge the customer a
10-30% premium for this service, thus leveraging your
fundraising inflow.
ACTION: Have the fundraising leader sign up to our affiliate
program in order to get the link. This link is then used to
place the orders by the fundraiser (not the customer). The
earnings tally up and then are paid out to you. We have a low
payout threshold.
3. Value add provide caricaturised products. Similar to number
2, except you may work in with a local supplier who can put the
image on paper, a t-shirt, mug, frame etc. Again this offers
the opportunity to further leverage funds by adding a
percentage for taking the photo, plus a further percentage from
the sale of the item (the supplier will give you at least a 10%
discount).
ACTION: Same as 2.
By harnessing the interest of your local community, caricatures
make a fun way to raise funds. Not only do people get
caricatures of themselves done, they often get them done of
their family and friends asa Christmas, birthday or other
special even gift.
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